The SSR plans return to FM, "digital transformation is inevitable"
Following the National Council, the Council of States also decided last Tuesday to maintain FM broadcasting in Switzerland. The framework conditions on the basis of which the SSR had planned to abandon FM at the end of 2024 have therefore changed. The media company considers this a mandate to restore the broadcasting of its radio programmes on FM waves. Furthermore, digital transformation is inevitable in the field of radio broadcasting as well. Already today, nine out of ten minutes of radio listening are via a digital medium. This is why the SSR will continue to be present mainly on digital channels and via DAB+ – especially for the large proportion of listeners who have already made the switch.
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