Solothurn government for federal funds to news agency
The Solothurn Cantonal Government supports the federal government's proposal to provide financial support to the national news agency SDA through an annual contribution from the radio and television license fee.
In its statement to the Federal Office of Communications (Bakom) published on Monday, the government council writes that it supports the creation of a legal basis for the future support of the Swiss Press Agency (SDA). It is also in favor of anchoring the legal basis for target group-specific advertising in the Radio and Television Ordinance (RTVO). The Aargau cantonal council had already spoken out in favor of financial support for the SDA on Friday. This fulfills an "important task in the Swiss media landscape". However, Aargau rejects the idea of creating the legal basis for target group-specific advertising in the ordinance. (SDA)
