Top of the week: Tele Züri gives up its license and steps on the gas

Tele Züri's broadcasting area will be significantly expanded over the next six months. In addition to the canton of Zurich and the Aargau districts of Baden and Bremgarten, the station's program will be broadcast via Cablecom's network to the entire region around Lake Zurich, including Rapperswil-Jona. Large parts of the canton of Glarus, the Linth plain and the entire canton of Schwyz are also covered. Corresponding agreements have already been signed with the cable network providers for the distribution of the channel on the analog cable network, according to a press release. The activation of Tele Züri in Schaffhausen and Zug is still being examined by the cable network operators concerned. Digital distribution is also being expanded: The channel will be launched on Cablecom Digital-TV throughout German-speaking Switzerland and Ticino, as well as on BluewinTV throughout Switzerland. The new broadcasting area will thus be around 50 percent larger than the current license area.