Successful start for news radio DRS 4
At exactly 6 a.m. on Monday morning, Switzerland's first news radio station went on the air. The new station's programming consists primarily of the latest news from the fields of politics, business, science, culture, and society.
The first Swiss news radio station went on air at 6 a.m. sharp on Monday morning. The new station's program focuses on the latest news from the fields of politics, business, science, culture and society. During the day, a brief overview of the current news situation is given every quarter of an hour. Background reports and interviews are placed in between.
On Monday morning, the two candidates for the Council of States in Zurich, Ueli Maurer from the SVP and Verena Diener from the Green Liberal Party, had an argument. This was subsequently deepened in conversation with a journalist from the Neue Zürcher Zeitung.
At lunchtime and in the evening, DRS 4 News will broadcast the existing information programs "Rendes-vous" and "Echo der Zeit" from Schweizer Radio DRS. In addition, live sports reporting in particular is to be expanded. With conference calls to football and ice hockey stadiums, the station aims to provide comprehensive information on the respective match days.
The program is broadcast in German-speaking Switzerland via DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting), cable, satellite and the Internet, but not via FM. The cable network operator Cablecom is adding DRS 4 News to its radio offering, which comprises over 40 stations. It replaces the previously analog Voice of America.
On Monday morning, the two candidates for the Council of States in Zurich, Ueli Maurer from the SVP and Verena Diener from the Green Liberal Party, had an argument. This was subsequently deepened in conversation with a journalist from the Neue Zürcher Zeitung.
At lunchtime and in the evening, DRS 4 News will broadcast the existing information programs "Rendes-vous" and "Echo der Zeit" from Schweizer Radio DRS. In addition, live sports reporting in particular is to be expanded. With conference calls to football and ice hockey stadiums, the station aims to provide comprehensive information on the respective match days.
The program is broadcast in German-speaking Switzerland via DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting), cable, satellite and the Internet, but not via FM. The cable network operator Cablecom is adding DRS 4 News to its radio offering, which comprises over 40 stations. It replaces the previously analog Voice of America.
