SWISS TO SWITCH OFF ANALOGUE SOON

The Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC), SWI swissinfo.ch’s parent company, is set to switch off outdated analogue FM transmitters at the end of December. 

FM was originally expected to be switched off throughout Switzerland by the end of 2024.

The government extended FM licences for the radio industry for the last time in October 2023 to the end of 2026, after which radio stations in Switzerland will no longer be able to broadcast via FM, only digitally.