Government - Media Council stops Plattradio: Lack of independence from the state
Plattradio is no longer allowed to broadcast. This was decided by the Media Council of the Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein Media Authority (MA HSH). The reason for this was the lack of state independence of this broadcasting service, the Media Council announced on Friday. The state of Schleswig-Holstein must change its funding practices for minority languages in broadcasting.
The black-green government supports the Low German radio program through the budget adopted in March. It was launched in September in cooperation between NDR and the Heimatbund. The radio station itself announced on Thursday that it would no longer be allowed to broadcast. The last radio reports on the Plattradio website are from Thursday.
According to the Media Council, the state is not allowed to influence the program design or program content of the project, which was launched in September 2023. "We therefore appeal to the state of Schleswig-Holstein to ensure that the promotion of minority languages in broadcasting is now long-term and independent of the state." The decision on the broadcasting ban is not yet legally binding, it said on Friday.
"The starting point was a good idea," said media politician and former SPD parliamentary group leader Thomas Losse-Müller about radio. There had been enough warnings about the lack of independence from the state - the failure had been announced, said Losse-Müller. "That's sad for Low German." And it is "frustrating for the people and partners who were so committed to the program." It would be bitter if Plattradio no longer existed in the future, the politician said.
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The Media Council's decision affects the broadcasting of Plattradio, a project initiated by NDR and the Heimatbund with funding from the black-green government in Hamburg. This decision stems from concerns about the service's lack of independence from the state, as highlighted by the Media Council in Schleswig-Holstein's funding practices for minority languages in broadcasting. The Schleswig-Holstein government is encouraged by the Media Council to ensure independent promotion of minority languages in broadcasting. The Media Council in Norderstedt, a city in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, is not directly involved in this issue.
Source: www.stern.de
