4 July 2025

FM Radio Shutdown in Switzerland Likely to Be Postponed for Five Years

Dissatisfaction with public service broadcaster switch to DAB this year. The Norwegian trauma.

The Federal Council decided in 2023 to phase out FM channels by December 31, 2026. This decision is not supported by a narrow majority in the National Council's Transport and Telecommunications Committee. With the chairman's casting vote, the committee decided to submit a motion instructing the Federal Council to abandon the planned deactivation. Instead, the government must extend the current FM concessions or issue a new call for tenders for the award of FM concessions starting January 1, 2027.