After the start of the broadcast with the chime of the bell for the start of the Autumn Fair, the electronically stored original sounds got mixed up. The first messages were aborted with reference to the technology, which had only been set up "a few seconds ago", and the bell was played again. After a delay of four minutes, everything worked.
While the music in the program is very smooth, the spoken word contributions stand out: for example, the first German-language news block reports on the practice of the Aargau police to ask very personal questions in traffic offences. There was also an interview from the fall fair. There was also an exclusive new short sketch by Emil. In it, the cabaret artist makes fun of radios in general and Basel in particular. The launch of the 22-strong editorial team with a budget of 5 million was thus a professional success.

Radio 1 and Radio Basel join forces
Radio Basel and Zurich's Radio 1 have signed a contract for all editorial content. As Radio 1 boss Roger Schawinski told the media in Basel, the two stations will make all their raw material available to each other. The two stations are linked online. This allows them to use their partner's material freely, as reported on Bazonline.ch. However, Christian Heeb, Managing Director of the new station Radio Basel, said that there are no plans to regularly take over entire broadcasts or to divide the work between the stations.

Radio Basel: Start of broadcasting on October 24 - earlier on DAB
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The desired distribution can be calculated with the calculator on Free newspapers.ch can be selected by title or region. After entering the format and selecting the color, the price is calculated automatically. If you want to include these figures in your planning, you can download the calculation as an Excel file.
The Association of Swiss Free Newspapers VSGZ brings together those titles that are published weekly and distributed to all households in their area. Members include the Anzeiger St. Gallen, "Genève Home Information", the Baslerstab and the Bündner Anzeiger.

Many media people, such as SF presenter Reto Brennwald and Tamedia CEO Martin Kall, congratulated the station on its milestone birthday. Of course, Roger Schawinski, who founded the station thirty years ago, was also present. Radio 24 went on air for the first time on November 28, 1979. Initially as a pirate station with a transmitter mast on the Italian Pizzo Groppera. Today, the Zurich regional radio station belongs to the Tamedia Group.

Under the patronage of the "Energy Switzerland" program of the Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE), for example, information events and other activities are being held in around 30 of Switzerland's 187 energy cities and municipalities. You can also test your knowledge of energy efficiency in a national competition.

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However, it is not yet clear whether the trend will continue. In the third quarter, however, the publisher did not notice much of a recovery. Advertising revenues fell by 27 percent within a year. However, sales only fell by 17 percent to 571 million dollars, as the
Newspaper prices were increased.
For the first time in the company's history, sales revenue exceeded advertising revenue. Thanks to its cost-cutting measures, however, the publishing house lost significantly less money. The quarterly loss was reduced by two thirds to
35.6 million euros. A year ago, however, the result was negatively impacted by write-downs.
The long-established publishing house has now further tightened its cost-cutting measures. Costs were reduced by a good 22 percent in the quarter, compared to 20 percent in the previous quarter. A total of 475 million dollars is to be saved by the end of the year. At the beginning of the week, the company announced its intention to lay off another hundred journalists. In addition, the sale of shareholdings is expected to bring money into the company's coffers.

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The campaign will focus on two pollutants in particular, depending on the season: ozone in summer and particulate matter in winter. Because "the more freely you breathe, the more you live," Stark quoted the poet Theodor Fontane. Although much has been achieved since the beginning of the 1990s, the existing limit values are still being exceeded. The emission of particulate matter must be reduced by half.
This requires a change in behavior, emphasized Jürg Hertz, head of the Office for the Environment. The campaign therefore aims to raise awareness, provide information and make recommendations for action. To keep the topic manageable, the focus is on three key questions: What is particulate matter, how is it harmful and what can each individual do? In the summer months, the focus is on ozone.
The website is the heart of the campaign. It not only provides information and tips, but also rewards your own ideas. Commercials for the website will be placed on radio and television. Advertisements, posters and flyers are intended to attract attention and competitions to ensure broad participation.
The campaign aims to attract as many interested people as possible to the Internet and "to take a look, think and get involved". It will run for six years and cost around 50,000 francs per year.

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The only restriction in the newly created category is that entries may not be longer than 200 seconds. At the spotlight festival, the audience jury of up to 2000 people also votes alongside the expert jury. The 13th edition of the festival will take place on March 4 - 5, 2010 at the Rosengarten in Mannheim.
Competition entries can be registered and submitted online from November 1, 2009, with a closing date of December 4, 2009. Conditions of participation and further information: www. spotlight-festival.de.

Overall, the Audience Council gave Swiss television a very good rating for its coverage of the German elections. On election afternoon, those responsible for broadcasting succeeded in embedding the view of the neighboring country well into the various voting programs. According to the Audience Council, the important election issues were discussed and also made understandable for Swiss viewers. However, it was only halfway successful in explaining the complicated German electoral system.

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Two proposals are ready for SRG. According to both, advertising time is to be increased from the current 8 to 15 percent of daily broadcasting time. In addition, the Federal Office of Communications (OFCOM) wants to increase advertising on the
SRG's online offering. The hearing ended on Friday.
The SVP firmly rejects OFCOM's proposals. The proposal would lead to a further cementing of the already great market power of the quasi-monopolist SRG. For Presse Suisse, the association of publishers in French-speaking Switzerland, it is crucial that the advertising ban that applies to all SRG internet portals remains in place. The entry of public media into this market niche would lead to a "particularly serious distortion of the competitive situation", as they would use online content that has been produced for radio and television and thus financed with public funds. According to SDA, the Association for Critical Media Use ARBUS is also convinced that the bill would "commercialize the public service in a way that is no longer acceptable". The amendment to the ordinance has also met with unanimous opposition from consumer organizations. In a joint communiqué, the Foundation for Consumer Protection SKS and its Latin counterparts firmly reject the draft.
The SRG will publish its position on Thursday. The CVP will not comment on the hearing. The FDP and SP have yet to respond.

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The new Mezger stocks 17 watch brands and jewelry on 170 square meters of sales space. The bright, airy and urban interior design with two exquisite lounges provides the perfect setting for relaxed consultations. The BSSM advertising agency has now designed the communication for the official opening of the new store, from the invitation to the partner advertisements to the 12-page broadsheet in the Basler Zeitung.
Responsible at Mezger Uhren und Juwelen, Basel: Urs Mezger (overall responsibility). Responsible at BSSM, Basel: Urs Schneider (CD), Hans Peter Brugger, Hannes Müller (text), Pascal Rehmann (AD), Roger Berthoud, Claudia Paganini (consulting). Photographer: Eugen Leu & Partner, archive.

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While a consolidated profit of CHF 7 million was achieved in the previous year, the operating loss for the period from July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009 amounted to CHF 12.232 million. The Group's total sales, which were reported at CHF 281.6 million in the 07/08 financial year, amounted to CHF 262.992 million despite the adverse conditions.
The one-off restructuring expenses of 7.363 million francs reported in the current balance sheet mainly comprise the expenses incurred by the company for social matters, according to a BZM press release. These are social plans that were agreed for the personnel measures at Basler Zeitung on the one hand and for those in connection with the closure of the web offset division of the BZM subsidiary Birkhäuser+GBC on the other. There were also losses in the securities area.
In addition to the aforementioned personnel measures and the discontinuation of the unprofitable web offset business, the measures already implemented to eliminate significant cost factors include in particular the sale of Radio Basel 1 and the discontinuation of the free newspaper News Basel. The Baslerstab was converted into a twice-weekly newspaper.

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Numerous politicians and activists called on the renowned public
legal institution to disinvite the right-wing extremist from the show "Question Time" again. According to its statutes, the Nationalist Party only accepts white members. It won two seats in the Strasbourg parliament in the European elections in June, making Griffin an elected MEP. Cabinet Minister Peter Hain criticized: "If you treat them (racist parties) in the same way as others, then they gain ground. We saw that in Nazi Germany."
Up to 30 protesters stormed the BBC building in West London to prevent the appearance of far-right politician Nick Griffin. Dozens of police officers were deployed. Numerous protesters gathered hours before the broadcast and the organizers expected thousands of participants. The police seized demonstrators who had entered the BBC center and took them out of the building. According to Scotland Yard, no arrests were initially made.
BBC director Mark Thompson defended the invitation. He referred to the "principle of independence". The aim was to "listen to the full range of political perspectives". Only the government could impose censorship on the broadcasters. However, Prime Minister Gordon Brown rejected this. It was a matter for the BBC, in which he did not want to interfere. Griffin was given a suspended sentence for racial hatred in 1998 and has also been repeatedly linked to Holocaust denial.

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