ftm Radio Page - week ending March 31, 2017

Regulator proposes more licenses, broadcaster objects
competition, diversity, ad sales

A plan to reorganize FM distribution in Sweden has drawn the ire of commercial radio operators. Sweden’s Post and Telecom Authority (PTS), responsible for radio frequency utilization among other jobs, proposed increasing available FM frequencies to promote competition and diversity. The proposed rule-making, officially introduced to the Swedish parliament in mid-March, also crafts a plan to increase national commercial radio sales networks from two to three, allow more shared content and limit geographic overlap.

“The government has been careless and come up with a proposal without considering the impact,” said Bauer Media Sweden/Finland chief executive Staffan Rosell, quoted by radionytt.se (March 31). The chief complaint is, of course, money: stagnant radio advertising revenues divided three ways instead of two. Bauer Media is bringing in an outside consultant to assess the situation. (See more about media in Sweden here)

“If we look around us,” he continued, “we note that in countries similar to Sweden there is no example of three companies conducting radio profitably.” Since commercial radio was introduced to Sweden in 1993, ownership has consolidated with sales networks consolidating into two: Bauer Media and Modern Times Group (MTG). Norway’s national commercial radio has also consolidated, more or less, around Bauer Media and MTG. In Finland Bauer Media shares radio ad revenues, more or less, with Nelonen Media, subsidiary of media house Sanoma. Bauer Media is essentially uncontested in Denmark.

All privately-owned FM radio stations in Sweden are licensed as private, local radio. The proposed rule change could take place when all private,local radio licenses are up for renewal in mid-2018.

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Recently added radio audience figures and resources

• Germany - Radio Audience (March 2017)
  leading stations, audience trend, daily reach
• UK - National Radio Audience (February 2017)
  market share, trend, sectors
• UK - London Radio Audience (February 2017)
  market share, trend
• UK - National Radio Audience (February 2017)
  BBC/commercial 'gap'
• France - Greater Paris Radio Audience (January 2017)
  national and local channels, market share, trend
• Switzerland - Radio listening by region (January 2017)
  public and private sectors, penetration, time spent listening
• Switzerland - French region Radio Audience (January 2017)
  share, trend
• Switzerland - Swiss-German region Radio Audience (January 2017)
  share, trend
• Switzerland - Italian region Radio Audience (January 2017)
  share, trend
• France - National Radio Audience (January 2017)
  national channels, sectors, market share, reach/TSL
• Romania - Radio Audience (January 2017)
  national and Bucharest surveys, market share, trend
• Spain - National Radio Audience (released December 2016)
  national channels, reach share, trend
• Czech Republic - Radio Audience (November 2016)
  Top stations, national survey, reach trend
• France - National Radio Summer Audience (September 2016)
  national channels, summer period 2011-2016 trend
• Italy - Major Media - Radio Broadcasting (July 2016)
  public and private broadcasting companies, channels, audience reach/share, management
• Spain - National Radio Audience (April 2016)
  national channels, reach share, trend
• Sweden - Major Media - Radio Broadcasting (February 2016)
  public and private radio channels, owners, management, national market share trend
• Poland - Major Media - Radio Broadcasting (January 2016)
  public and private radio channels, owners, management, platforms, market share
• Estonia - Major Media - Radio Broadcasting (December 2015)
  public and private broadcasting companies, channels, management, platforms, audience estimates
• Spain - Major Media - Radio Broadcasting (December 2015)
  public and private broadcasting companies, channels, management, platforms, audience estimates
• Ireland - Major Media - Radio Broadcasting (November 2015)
  national public and commercial radio channels, major local/regional stations, management, listening share
• Finland - Major Media - Radio Broadcasting (September 2015)
  public and private radio channels, management, market share, platforms
• Ireland - National Radio Audience (August 2015)
  market share, 07h00-19h00, trend
• Ireland - Dublin Radio Audience (August 2015)
  market share, 07h00-19h00, trend
• Greece - Major Media - Radio Broadcasting (June 2015))
  public and private broadcasting, owners, executives, market share

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