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January 20, 2010, 09:18 CET
Court rules accepting winner's bid in radio frequency tender was against law
The Budapest Municipal Court said in a first-instance ruling on Tuesday that accepting the bid by the winner of a tender in the autumn called by radio and television authority ORTT for a countrywide commercial radio frequency was against the... [read complete entry]
January 06, 2010, 08:14 CET
Budapest court rules against controversial awarding of radio frequencies
The radio frequencies tender of last autumn held by media watchdog the National Radio and Television Board (ORTT) was unlawful, the Municipal Court ruled on Tuesday. The verdict is open to appeal. Class FM and Neo FM were granted national... [read complete entry]
December 11, 2009, 10:28 CET
Fidesz delegate to ORTT responds to US Congressional move on radio licenses
Annamária Szalai, Fidesz delegate on the media watchdog body ORTT, hit back at US legislators after the House of Representatives passed a resolution condemning the ORTT’s refusal to renew the licenses of two radio broadcasters. In a Thursday statement, Szalai... [read complete entry]
December 11, 2009, 10:00 CET
ORTT to call tender for last free Budapest radio frequency
Hungary's frequencies authority ORTT on Wednesday decided to call a tender for the last free radio frequency in Budapest. A tender for the 92.9 MHz frequency is expected to be called in the middle of January and a decision could... [read complete entry]
November 24, 2009, 09:01 CET
Outgoing media board president to make legal challenges to radio tenders
Outgoing media watchdog ORTT president László Majtényi will go to the prosecutor's office and also initiate a legal review regarding the controversial outcome of the recent national commercial radio frequency tender. Majtényi said on Monday that he believes the procedure... [read complete entry]
November 23, 2009, 09:12 CET
US owner of Sláger Radio announces departure from Hungary
The US owner of commercial pop radio station Slager, which has recently lost its frequency, will leave Hungary, the Hungarian subsidiary's chief executive Edina Heal told MTI on Friday. Slager had already been in talks with Roxy Radio about using... [read complete entry]
November 18, 2009, 09:09 CET
Hungary's national radio stations prepare to sign off as new licenses begin
New commercial radio stations Neo FM and Klassz FM will begin broadcasts at midnight tonight, after the National Communications Authority issued licences to them on Tuesday. They will broadcast on frequencies currently used by foreign-owned Sláger and Danubius – the... [read complete entry]
November 09, 2009, 11:03 CET
Hungarian "radio war" continues as Sláger looks to new frequencies
Sláger Rádió may continue broadcasting on 12 frequencies across Hungary owned by Rádió 1 from the middle of November. A Ft 2 billion contract was reportedly signed by Sláger owner Emmis Communications and Rádió 1. Sláger CEO Edina Heal neither... [read complete entry]