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Public channels share radio award
Private broadcasters unite

Swiss public radio channels Rete Tre and DRS4 News were honored as Radios of the Year 2010 at the annual Swiss RadioDay (August 26).

Rete Tre is the youth-oriented channel of the Swiss-Italian public broadcaster RSI. DRS4 News is the all news channel of Swiss-German public broadcaster DRS. The Radio of the Year award is determined by market share increase. All public radio channels in Switzerland have national coverage, usually FM but also DAB+, internet and satellite.

The annual Radio of the Year award is always shared between a Swiss-German channel and one from either the French or Italian speaking regions.

Private broadcaster associations in the Swiss-German and French speaking regions announced plans to open a joint office this fall in the Swiss capital Bern.

The 12th Swiss RadioDay will be held in Zürich, August 25, 2011. (JMH)

Regulator to monitor controversial station
routine request or political attack?

Investigating complaints, Polish media regulator National Broadcasting Council (KRRiT) has asked the operators of religious radio station Radio Maryja to submit recordings of its programming, reports Gazeta Wyborcza (August 26).

“This is a routine request to provide records,” said KRRiT board member Krzysztof Luft. “I do not want to say specifically what content drew complaints or who submitted them.”

Broadcasters in Poland are required to keep recordings of their daily programming for 28 days. The KRRiT requested recordings of broadcasts between August 9th and 15th. (See more on media in Poland here)

A spokesperson associated with Radio Maryja, quoted by Gazeta Wyborcza, called the regulators action a ”political attack” reminiscent ”of communist-era censorship.”

Radio Maryja is one of several media outlets in Poland operated by ultra-conservative priest Father Tadeusz Rydzyk. The station has been controversial in broadcasting highly inflammatory programs pointedly critical of individuals and institutions out of favor with Father Rydzyk.

Complaints to KRRiT charging “religious insensitivity” have been lodged against other broadcasters in Poland, sometimes resulting in fines. Neither fines nor sanctions have resulted from complaints against Radio Maryja. Since recent elections in Poland, the KRRiT has been restructured with new board members. (JMH)

Local radio advertising grows
Happy holidays!

Ad spending figures for Finland released by TNS Gallup (August 23) show strong increases during the summer months compared with last year. In the first half 2010 total ad spending was up 3.4% but the July volume was up 10.4% year to year.

The report was especially good news for the radio sector. Total radio ad sales for the first half 2010 was estimated at €23.4 million, an increase of 4.2%. Broadcasters association Radio Media estimates local radio ad revenues in July rose 17.2% and national ad sales rose 9.6%.

On-line advertising in Finland was blazing hot, increasing 25.1% in the first half 2010 compared with like period last year. Television advertising was also up, 7.2% for the first half and 25.7% in July alone, comparing like periods. (JMH)

Celebrated radio station celebrates anniversary
Tweet from President

One of the most celebrated radio stations in Russia, Ekho Moskvy, has celebrated its 20th anniversary (August 22).  “Echo” is considered a significant media outlet, noted for in-depth news coverage and unremitting talk shows. The station was the first licensed privately owned radio station in the USSR. (See more on media in Russia here)

Neither broadcasters nor Russian President Dmitry Medvedev missed the occasion. ”My congratulations to the journalists and listeners of 'Ekho Moskvy' on the the twentieth anniversary of the station,” he tweeted. Yes, it was a message via Twitter.

“For two decades it remains a leader… in fairness,” said former Radio Maximum program director Mikhail Kozyrev to NTV (August 22). “This station is lively and interesting; it is really valuable.”

About 60% of Ekho Moskvy’s programming is news and talk. To the surprise of many, the station is principally owned by Gazprom-Media. (JMH)

 

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