Buureradio.ch has ceased broadcasting for financial reasons
The online radio station Buureradio.ch, whose former editor-in-chief was Toni Brunner, has ceased operations. The station lacks the funds needed to continue broadcasting. Its creators are now hoping for donations so that operations can resume.
The internet channel founded by SVP President and National Councillor Toni Brunner Buureradio.ch has temporarily ceased operations. The reason: the station is short of money. Donors are being sought on the Internet. The donation barometer stands at 1,200 francs. "After 6 years of broadcasting, we have unfortunately not been able to run the station on a self-sustaining basis," it says on the internet station's homepage. For financial reasons, broadcasting is currently suspended. This measure is regretted. The commuter newspaper 20 Minuten reported on the financial difficulties on Wednesday.
However, the makers of Buureradio.ch have not given up hope of resuming operations soon. They are looking for donors on the Internet. Buureradio.ch has not yet received any support from official bodies since its launch, they say. Sponsors and friends have made the operation possible.
Buureradio.ch was founded at the end of 2005 by the two St. Gallen National Councillors Toni Brunner (SVP) and Peter Weigelt (FDP); Weigelt is no longer a member of parliament. Brunner was editor-in-chief of the station, which mainly broadcast folk music, until mid-2008. (SDA)
