Internet kills a radio star

Swiss Radio International was founded in 1934. The short wave public radio station was seen as a neutral voice in the middle of Europe during World War II.

However, government funding for short wave broadcasts has plummeted since the fall of the Iron Curtain and stations are being forced to compete first with satellite television and now with the Internet.

The website, here, is aimed primarily at providing news and features about Switzerland in nine languages. It registers about eight million hits a month, which is no small number. µ