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News a popular choice in license contest
owners in and out

Broadcasters, prospective and existing, have lined up for radio licenses of the analogue kind in Romania. Media regulator National Audiovisual Council (CNA) published this week the list of applicants for 35 FM and 9 AM/MW frequencies scattered around the country, including several in Bucharest. Three applicants have proposed news or information-related radio services, according to paginademedia.ru (November 12).

The frequencies were either vacant or made available from spectrum adjustments. More than half once belonged to Guerrilla Radio, revoked two years ago when the CNA found bankrupt owner Realitatea Media unfit for service. Guerrilla Radio’s new owner, Expresiv SA, seems to be back in the regulator’s favor and will participate in the license contest. (See more about media in Romania here)

Newspaper publisher Adevarul Holding and broadcaster Romania TV have applied for licenses to operate news stations in Bucharest, Adevarul Live and Radio 24 Hours, respectively. Broadcaster Antena 3 filed for an “information themed” station to be called 3 FM. Adevarul Holding publishes the namesake daily newspaper and several magazines. Bucharest TV is owned by Ridzone Computers SRL and rumored, according to mediafax.ru (November 11), to be in investment talks with Swedish media house Bonnier. Antena 3 is owned by Intact Media Group, newspaper publisher and operator of Radio Zu and Romantica FM, both seeking to expand coverage in the license contest.

In September the CNA assigned about one-third of the available FM and AM/MW frequencies to public broadcaster Radio Romania. The CNA will announce decisions of new licensees later in November.

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