{"id":61530,"date":"2025-01-02T00:59:24","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T04:59:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=61530"},"modified":"2025-01-02T08:04:03","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T12:04:03","slug":"sbc-pulls-the-plug-on-fm-radio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2025\/01\/sbc-pulls-the-plug-on-fm-radio\/","title":{"rendered":"SBC pulls the plug on FM radio"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, David Iurescia, who shares the following news item via SwissInfo.ch:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Swiss Broadcasting Corporation pulls plug on FM radio (SwissInfo.ch)<\/a><\/h2>\n

The Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) switched off outdated analogue FM transmitters at 11:59pm on New Year’s Eve.<\/p>\n

Connections to around 850 ultra-shortwave transmitters throughout Switzerland have come to an end.<\/p>\n

Anyone wishing to continue listening to the radio stations SRF1, SRF2 Kultur und SRF3 in the new year, for example, will have to switch to the digital radio technology DAB+ or Internet radio. All other SBC programmes were previously only available via the Internet or DAB+.<\/p>\n

SBC, SWI swissinfo.ch\u2019s parent company, now only needs around 260 antennas for DAB+ broadcasting.<\/p>\n

Around two dozen private radio stations in Switzerland will continue to broadcast via FM and will not discontinue the service until the end of 2026 at the latest. [Continue reading…<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, David Iurescia, who shares the following news item via SwissInfo.ch: Swiss Broadcasting Corporation pulls plug on FM radio (SwissInfo.ch) The Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) switched off outdated analogue FM transmitters at 11:59pm on New Year’s Eve. Connections to around 850 ultra-shortwave transmitters throughout Switzerland have come to an end. 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