Media SRG to broadcast on FM again in future
SRG wants to broadcast its radio programs on FM again. The media broadcaster recently lost half a million listeners when it switched completely to DAB+ at the end of 2024. With the new legislation, a return is now possible.
11.12.2025, 15:01
SDA
It is still unclear when the return will take place, SRG wrote in a press release on Thursday. The new framework conditions must first be approved by the Federal Council and the Federal Office of Communications (Bakom).
Last Tuesday, the SRF website stated that SRF 1, 2, 3 and other formats would be back on FM from 2027 at the earliest.
Originally, FM was to be switched off at the end of 2026. The SRG had "led the way in solidarity by switching off by 2025 in order to pave the way for private radio stations", the press release continued.
Now that parliament has agreed to postpone the switch-off on Tuesday, new conditions have arisen. "It would only have made sense for SRG broadcasters to completely abandon broadcasting via FM if the entire industry had switched off FM by the end of 2026," said SRG.
