Music First and DJ Radio - The countdown is on

 The application deadline for the new Zurich youth radio station expired today, Monday. Both the revised application from Music First and that from DJ Radio were submitted on time for the FM frequency advertised by OFCOM. The two former lone fighters Giuseppe Scaglione (Radio 105) and Mike Gut, who had previously withdrawn his own application (Radio Max) in favor of Music First, said they had "worked together excellently". Among other things, the collaboration with the Institute for Applied Media Studies (IAM) at Zurich University of Applied Sciences in Winterthur spoke in favor of Music First's application. Music First thus ensures journalistic quality and fulfills an important recurring training function for young media professionals in Zurich, according to a press release from Music First.
DJ Radio is also confident in its press release. DJ Radio is deepening its training concept by collaborating with the MAZ - the Swiss School of Journalism, the University of Art and Design Zurich and Radiowerk.ch. Pupils, students and apprentices should all have the same opportunity to undergo radio training at DJ Radio, explains DJ Radio founder Egon Blatter.
The race for the new Zurich youth radio station is entering the decisive phase. According to a press release from DJ Radio, the Federal Council will probably make a decision in the summer.