Stopping Klubrádió: an “especially bad decision”?
A serious furore has erupted over the Media Council’s decision to award the frequency used by a left wing talk radio to another media company. A right wing analyst calls the decision an “especially bad...
View ArticleIs Klubrádió winning?
A left wing commentator welcomes a court decision which upholds the validity of a broadcasting license won by the left-wing talk radio, and cautions the Media Authority against filing an appeal. The...
View ArticleKlub Radio and Demszky in the cross-hairs
Népszava accuses the government of trying to silence the only left-wing radio station in Hungary, while Magyar Nemzet finds it unfair that the former liberal Mayor of Budapest can get away scot-free...
View ArticleKlubrádió endgame
According to centrist media experts the latest amendments to the Media Act might force the opposition radio station to re-apply for the status of public content provider and thus not be compelled to...
View ArticleKlubrádió: a never-ending story?
In a comment on the decision of the Media Authority to disqualify Klubrádió from a frequency tender for formal mistakes in its bid, the leading left-wing daily contends that the Orbán government wants...
View ArticleA judge’s approach to the vandalisation of Horthy’s statue
Right-wing commentators are appalled by the statement of a judge who convicted but at the same time praised a protester for damaging a statue recently erected to Hungary’s interwar ruler. Left-wing...
View ArticleKlubrádió wins another lawsuit
Left-wing columnists welcome a court decision which opens up the possibility for Klubrádió to keep its frequency. They suspect, however, that the Media Authority will try once again to find a way to...
View ArticleKlub Rádió fears losing its licence
As the Hungarian Media Authority refuses to renew Klub Rádió’s licence for another 7 years, its president announces a battle on several fronts to keep its frequency. The main pro-government daily...
View ArticleKlub Radio off air, but on the internet – for now
As the left-liberal radio station lost its court case against the National Media Authority on Tuesday, a liberal author accuses the government side of acting in violation of the principle of press...
View ArticleWestern concerns over Klub Radio
Reacting to misgivings expressed in Paris, Brussels, and Washington over the future of the left-liberal Hungarian radio station, commentators draw equally bitter but opposing conclusions. In swift...
View ArticleKubradio still in focus
A pro-government pundit thinks it was high time for Klub Radio to disappear from the air, while a liberal media analyst believes the system is skewed against the opposition-leaning radio station. On...
View ArticleKlub Radio to win new licence tender?
The left-wing radio station that went off air in mid-February (but is still available online) appears likely to win the new license tender for its former frequency, as the applications of both media...
View ArticleKlub Radio remains off air – but online
In a furious first reaction to the decision taken by the Media Council, a staunch critic of the government accuses the authorities of stifling press freedom in Hungary. The regulator declared Klub...
View ArticleFeud between ATV and Klubrádió
Since Spirit FM, the online radio station twinned with ATV, has been provisionally authorised to broadcast on Klubrádió’s orphaned frequency, the two opposition media companies have traded insults in...
View ArticleKlubradio boss withdraws offensive comment
A pro-government columnist takes vulgar remarks by the owner of Klubradio as proof of the immorality of the entire opposition. Commenting on the resignation of President Katalin Novák and former...
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