Energy Deutschschweiz: Second radio station in Bern
Radio Energy now also broadcasts from the federal capital. Radio BE1 becomes Energy Bern.
Radio BE1 will cease operations at midnight on Easter Monday and will broadcast its new program under the new name Energy Bern from Friday, 9 April. The station's team will remain largely the same, according to Ringier Radio Director Dani Büchi. The program and musical taste in Bern will not be a copy of Radio Energy Zurich. Ringier Switzerland is thus launching the second radio station in German-speaking Switzerland under the Energy brand. The international Energy brand broadcasts in fifteen countries on 400 frequencies.
Nik Eugster will be the new Program and Managing Director of Energy Bern. The 31-year-old from Bern studied communications management and was program director of Capital FM for the last two years and previously program director of Canal3 for five years. The previous Managing Director of Radio BE1, Bernhard Krättli, and Program Director Dominique Hofer are leaving the station.
The Bernese local station Radio BE1 originally went on air in 1983 under the name Radio Förderband and saw itself as a minority cultural station. Three years later, this concept was abandoned as it ultimately attracted too few listeners to ensure the station's economic survival. The radio producers therefore turned more towards the mainstream. In 2001, the station was relaunched under the name BE1.
Nik Eugster will be the new Program and Managing Director of Energy Bern. The 31-year-old from Bern studied communications management and was program director of Capital FM for the last two years and previously program director of Canal3 for five years. The previous Managing Director of Radio BE1, Bernhard Krättli, and Program Director Dominique Hofer are leaving the station.
The Bernese local station Radio BE1 originally went on air in 1983 under the name Radio Förderband and saw itself as a minority cultural station. Three years later, this concept was abandoned as it ultimately attracted too few listeners to ensure the station's economic survival. The radio producers therefore turned more towards the mainstream. In 2001, the station was relaunched under the name BE1.
