Head appointed for planned SR DRS news program

Lis Borner will take over the management of the planned DRS News program in spring 2007. She will also become a member of the editorial board of Schweizer Radio DRS. Borner is currently head of "Rendez-vous" and "Info 3". As head of the news program, she will take over from Charles Liebherr, who will move to the business editorial department after completing his project work. At the end of October, SRG submitted an application to the Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications (DETEC) for the broadcasting of two radio programs distributed via digital technology (DAB). One of these is the DRS News program for German-speaking Switzerland. The concept includes a 24-hour program for all those interested in news. The launch is planned for fall 2007.