Schawinski receives support from the Aargau SP
Roger Schawinski's attack on the Aargau media monopoly has political repercussions: The SP parliamentary group in the Aargau cantonal parliament is calling on the cantonal government to support the media man's Radio AG radio project.
Roger Schawinski's attack on the Aargau media monopoly has political repercussions: The SP parliamentary group in the Aargau cantonal parliament is calling on the cantonal government to support the media man's Radio AG radio project. The SP interpellation was also heard by the conservative parliamentary groups on Tuesday. By 117 votes to 6, the Council voted in favor of dealing with the request as a matter of urgency.
Roger Schawinski's application for a license for Radio AG brings movement to the Aargau media landscape, explained SP parliamentary group leader Markus Leimbacher. This is a serious project that is supported by well-known personalities. The SP believes that not granting the radio license back to the previous owner, Radio Argovia, is currently the only way to partially break through the "monopolized media landscape" in Aargau. Although it is the federal government and not the Aargau government that decides on the license, the position of the government council will be very important in the public hearing process, as the SP has stated.
The SP is of the opinion that the diversity of opinion in the Aargau media landscape has been in a poor state for years. Peter Wanner's AZ Medien Group, to which Radio Argovia belongs, owns all opinion-relevant media. Via the Mittelland Zeitung, it had secured a monopoly on opinion "from Baden to Solothurn". According to SDA, SP parliamentary group leader Markus Leimbacher noted that Aargau has practically the only multimedia monopoly in Switzerland that is controlled by a single person.
Roger Schawinski's application for a license for Radio AG brings movement to the Aargau media landscape, explained SP parliamentary group leader Markus Leimbacher. This is a serious project that is supported by well-known personalities. The SP believes that not granting the radio license back to the previous owner, Radio Argovia, is currently the only way to partially break through the "monopolized media landscape" in Aargau. Although it is the federal government and not the Aargau government that decides on the license, the position of the government council will be very important in the public hearing process, as the SP has stated.
The SP is of the opinion that the diversity of opinion in the Aargau media landscape has been in a poor state for years. Peter Wanner's AZ Medien Group, to which Radio Argovia belongs, owns all opinion-relevant media. Via the Mittelland Zeitung, it had secured a monopoly on opinion "from Baden to Solothurn". According to SDA, SP parliamentary group leader Markus Leimbacher noted that Aargau has practically the only multimedia monopoly in Switzerland that is controlled by a single person.
