The media committee in the federal state parliament of Saxony-Anhalt in Germany has decided to change the media law in order to retain FM broadcasting at least until 2025. “Today’s decision safeguards that the FM radio in the end of this year will not end up as electronic scrap and that radio will continue to be a popular media”, says the vice chairman of the CDU parliamentary group Markus Kurze. “If most households use analogue radio then this way of broadcasting must be retained”, he says according to Radiowoche.de 

“In principle we appreciate the decission of the parliament of Saxony-Anhalt, but missed the point when they again set a deadline for the disconnection of FM. We are accessible for the digital transmission”, says Mark Westhusen, MD of community station Radio Corax in Halle. “But as long as digital transmission is not successful and accepted as FM, the program of community radio has to be transmitted both ways. Furthermore we are convinced that FM has to be preserved for community radio. And the prospectavly available frequencies should than be given to community radio.” he added.