30 notifications for radio and television channels received by OFCOM
Under the RTVG, which has been in effect since April 1, 2007, radio and television broadcasters generally no longer need a license, but must register with Bakom before beginning broadcasts. To date, approximately 30 registrations have been received from 18 radio stations and 12 television stations.
With the Radio and Television Act (RTVA) in force since April 1, 2007, radio and television broadcasters no longer require a license, but must register with OFCOM before broadcasting begins. In the meantime, around 30 notifications have been received from 18 radio and twelve television broadcasters. The radio stations include twelve stations broadcasting via cable or satellite and the internet and six stations broadcasting exclusively via the internet. The television stations include seven information channels, four channels broadcast via satellite or cable and one web TV channel that broadcasts music video clips, including the TV information channel of cable network operator Cablecom, that of the Rega air rescue service and that of the Vaud municipality of Bussigny, as Bakom spokeswoman Caroline Sauser told SDA on Tuesday. The radio stations Radio Lune (Neuchâtel) and Radio 105 (Zurich) have also registered. The remaining notifications have mainly come from Internet radio stations, Sauser continued. Since the entry into force of the RTVA, these are also obliged to register with OFCOM.
The Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG) and other broadcasters with a performance mandate require a license, regardless of whether they receive a share of the fees or not. This applies in particular to those broadcasters who claim FM frequencies. In future, there will still be licences for 54 local radio and TV stations. Who will receive one will be announced in early summer. Some of the licensed stations will receive fee money.
