ORF Contradicts Media Report on Transmitter Shutdown
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ORF describes representation on the part of "Kronen Zeitung" and FPÖ as wrong. Broadcasting agency offers support for those affected "individual solution for their respective reception situation".
A "Kronen Zeitung" report, according to which 64,000 people in rural areas are cut off from terrestrial TV and radio, was wrong.
Even in the event of a crisis, the comprehensive supply of the Austrian population by the ORF channel network was "unchangedly ensured", was emphasized in the broadcast. Only six percent of Austrians would receive the ORF via antenna and most TV households use more than one receiving route. Therefore, the changes in the TV supply would "if any, a few hundred households" notice. These could solve the problem with a double supply by switching to a…
The ORF wants to shut down micro-sensing systems. Kronen Zeitung and the FPÖ speak, as reported, of 64,000 persons affected – the compulsory levy remains nevertheless. The station now speaks of a few hundred households and 1.5 million euros savings. About one fifth of the network will be shut down By the end of 2026, micro-sensing systems in peripheral areas will be taken out of operation. It is about MUX-A and VHF systems for terrestrial recept…
The Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF) will decommission small transmitters in outlying areas by the end of the year, as these areas are largely covered by other transmitters. This is expected to save €1.5 million per year on the terrestrial broadcasting network. The ORF emphasized on Sunday that the network will still cover 99 percent of the country even after the decommissioning. A report in the Kronen Zeitung newspaper claiming that the …
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