25 years of Radio Canal 3
Biel's Radio Canal 3 is celebrating its 25th anniversary this week. It first went on the air on February 29, 1984.
Biel's Canal 3 radio station is celebrating its 25th birthday this week. It first went on air on February 29, 1984. The radio producers of the bilingual local radio station explained that it had developed a "tolerant bilingual coexistence" with a German and French-language frequency.
It also recalls the sale of the Canal 3 Foundation to Espace Media Groupe in 2004, against which there were major protests. The local broadcaster has been back in Biel/Bienne hands since the end of 2007.
Canal 3 has received several awards, including the Radio Prize of the Bernese Foundation for Radio and Television and the Culture Prize of the Canton of Bern. The station has twice been named "Radio of the Year".
It also recalls the sale of the Canal 3 Foundation to Espace Media Groupe in 2004, against which there were major protests. The local broadcaster has been back in Biel/Bienne hands since the end of 2007.
Canal 3 has received several awards, including the Radio Prize of the Bernese Foundation for Radio and Television and the Culture Prize of the Canton of Bern. The station has twice been named "Radio of the Year".
