Swiss public broadcaster ceases FM broadcasts

[Mark Roberts]

SBC has transitioned all broadcasts to DAB+, effective at the start of 2025. Private broadcasters continue on FM until the end of 2026.

Swiss Broadcasting Corporation pulls plug on FM radio

The Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) switched off outdated analogue FM transmitters at 11:59pm on New Year's Eve.

www.swissinfo.ch

 

[radiofan2023]

SBC has transitioned all broadcasts to DAB+, effective at the start of 2025. Private broadcasters continue on FM until the end of 2026.

Swiss Broadcasting Corporation pulls plug on FM radio

The Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) switched off outdated analogue FM transmitters at 11:59pm on New Year's Eve.

www.swissinfo.ch

That's a good article. It's interesting they're referring to "ultra-shortwave" transmitters when they say "FM" before and after that. Was the translation done by AI?

 

[Mark Roberts]

That's a good article. It's interesting they're referring to "ultra-shortwave" transmitters when they say "FM" before and after that. Was the translation done by AI?

Probably. VHF in German is UKW, Ultrakurzwelle, which Google Translate renders as "ultra-shortwave". Also this:

UKW

VHF. Learn more in the Cambridge German-English Dictionary.

dictionary.cambridge.org

 

[boombox4]

Interesting factoids on the different growth rates -- 10% listen to radio via FM, 39% online radio and 41% DAB (with both of those up considerably since 2015). That leaves 10% who don't listen to radio at all in Switzerland.

 

[Ed Nielson]

Just a few years ago Switzerland also ended digital terrestrial TV. It is now received by satellite, cable and streaming.