Hungary’s national radio stations prepare to sign off as new licenses begin

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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 only two frequencies that reach all of Hungary – following a tender award widely criticised as a political decision.

Sláger is in advanced negotiations with rival station Roxy, which can be received only in Budapest and vicinity. Market sources say there is a good chance that Sláger will continue broadcasting on that wavelength.

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