31.12.2024

Germany

Local radio in the Allgäu: FM switch-off at the turn of the year

At the turn of the year, local radio in the Allgäu will be switched off via FM. This affects RSA Radio in particular, which will cease broadcasting after almost 40 years. The decision was made due to falling advertising revenues, rising costs and increasing requirements from the state media centres. The first six FM transmitter sites were already switched off at the end of October, and the final shutdown will follow on 31 December. From January 2025, local radio in the Allgäu will only be broadcast via DAB+ and the internet. The Bavarian Regulatory Authority for New Media (BLM) has launched a digitalisation campaign to make the population aware of the remaining offerings via DAB+.

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