SF info soon available via DVB-T
SRG is authorized to shut down the Monte Ceneri medium-wave transmitter at the end of June and to broadcast the SF info TV channel via the digital broadcasting network (DVB-T). To this end, the Federal Council on Wednesday revised the SRG license—which is only half a year old—for the first time.
SRG may switch off the Monte Ceneri medium-wave transmitter at the end of June and broadcast the SF info TV program via the digital broadcasting network (DVB-T). On Wednesday, the Federal Council revised the SRG license, which is only six months old, for the first time. According to the Federal Office of Communications (OFCOM), the shutdown of the transmitter on Monte Ceneri will not impair radio reception in southern Switzerland. The transmitter is currently still broadcasting the Ticino SRG channel Rete1 on medium wave. However, this program can also be received on FM and via the digital transmitter network T-DAB.
The second change concerns German-speaking Switzerland: in addition to SF1, SF2, TSR1 and TSI1, the SRG will now also offer SF info via rooftop or indoor antennas. The Federal Council has thus taken into account the fact that, thanks to better technology, a fifth TV channel can be connected to the DVB-T digital broadcasting network, according to the press release.
The second change concerns German-speaking Switzerland: in addition to SF1, SF2, TSR1 and TSI1, the SRG will now also offer SF info via rooftop or indoor antennas. The Federal Council has thus taken into account the fact that, thanks to better technology, a fifth TV channel can be connected to the DVB-T digital broadcasting network, according to the press release.
