Radio Z
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| Radio broadcaster ( registered association ) | |
| reception | analog terrestrial , digital terrestrial , cable , live stream |
| Reception area | Greater Nuremberg (VHF) |
| Start of transmission | 1987 |
| executive Director | Syl Glawion |
| List of radio stations | |
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Radio Z is a non-commercial radio station from Nuremberg . The station has been on the air in the greater Nuremberg area since 1987 and is operated as a freelance radio broadcaster by the non-profit association RundfunkAktionsgemeinschaft Demokratischer Initiatives and Organizations e. V. (RADIO e.V.). The station is a member of the Federal Association of Free Radios . The Z in the name has no meaning.
history
Around 1984 a Nuremberg group decided to found a free broadcaster. The aim was to liberalize public service broadcasting under the influence of a politically conservatively dominated broadcasting council and to counter the Bavarian broadcasting, which many perceived as a monopoly of opinion, with a non-commercial private radio. Two factors made Nuremberg appear as a suitable location: The city, ruled by the SPD and the Greens at the time , was considered a “red stronghold” in black Bavaria, and many Franconians did not see themselves adequately considered in the BR's regional reporting.
Over the years around 1700 left-wing and alternative people, squatters and opponents of nuclear power, as well as "public figures" such as FDP - City Councilor Utz W. Ulrich or Renate Schmidt (SPD) joined the association.
The liberalization of broadcasting in Bavaria from the mid-1980s onwards (in the Nuremberg cable network since February 1986) was primarily aimed at creating local and regional diversity and opening up new advertising markets from an economic point of view. There was initially no real “diversity of opinion” in the form of a journalistic pluralization beyond local reporting or diversity in the music played beyond the mainstream (“alternative program format”). RADIO e. V. fought a “trial run” in court and went on air in December 1987 as the last of the newly created private broadcasters in the region, after the creators of the weekly program “Schwule Welle” planned at that time voluntarily withdrew their programming offer. A similar project had failed years earlier in Munich.
After several months of operation, the media council of the Bavarian State Center for New Media (Munich) refused permission to retransmit. Radio Z moved to the administrative court, and a regular license could only be obtained in 1988. In June 1988, after several test broadcasts and negotiations in front of the Bavarian Media Council, a program for gays went on air with the “Fliederfunk” (today: “Radiogays”).
In 1993, this magazine featured sadomasochistic sexual practices in a series of programs , which was followed by an advertisement from a right-wing citizens' initiative. A doctor from Erlangen sent a copy of the entire series to politicians, multipliers and institutions. Radio Z was confronted with the charge that the protection of minors had been undermined here. The Bavarian State Center for New Media (BLM) operated a license withdrawal procedure. Although the editorial staff responsible was completely removed, the association threatened economic ruin due to the fine and the cancellation of program funding. The listeners expressed their solidarity with the “first free radio in Bavaria” with 20,000 support signatures and generous donations , thereby ensuring its continued existence. Proceedings for improper distribution of pornography were later dropped.
Over time, Radio Z has been able to extend the broadcasting time from initially three hours to twelve hours a day. The majority of the editorial teams work on a voluntary basis at the station. Radio Z broadcasts daily from 2 p.m. to 2 a.m. on the VHF frequency 95.8 MHz in the greater Nuremberg area and shares the frequency with the rock station Star FM . The station has been available around the clock on cable and on the Internet since 2007, broadcasts from the previous day are repeated here between 2 a.m. and 2 p.m. Since October 2012, Radio Z can be heard 24 hours on DAB + Band III frequency block 10C (Middle Franconia). Radio Z is the first free radio station in Germany to be represented in digital broadcasting.
program
The choice of information corresponds to the sender's self-image. Headlines such as "Latin America: social transformation or capitalist modernization?", "20 years later: Trial against member of the 'Red Zora'" or "Neoliberals were unloaded ..." (DGB has excluded SPD MPs from addressing May rallies) or reports about the Antifa are exemplary for the choice of topics and choice of words in political reporting.
Radio Z has a classic program schedule with content-oriented programs on a wide range of different topics, often politically left-wing, radical social or minority-specific. The programs are called z. B. "Durchgeknallt" ( Psychiatric experienced - motto "Crazy is what makes you crazy"), "ProXZY" (magazine about the social responsibility of new media "without the blinkers of the 'traditional media'"), "Quota hour" (women's and lesbian magazine - "Woman power makes males angry") or "Radio Handicap" (magazine for the disabled). Under "Z-International", several foreign language editorial offices map the areas of interest of listeners with a migration background.
The word endings u. a. with alternative rock and songwriters. Music-specific programs take into account, for example, Latin American and African styles, soul / funk / R & B, ambient & dub and other minority interests.
The Metropol hit parade is drawn up in collaboration with the music center , which organizes the audience vote.
Parts of the program are also distributed as podcasts .
Broadcasts and editorial offices
In the broadcaster, each program listed in the program schedule is looked after by an editorial team of the same name. The editorial offices are looked after by more than 160 mostly volunteer editors. There are currently (as of July 2009) 86 editorial offices, with separate editorial offices with the same e-mail address being given for the programs Metabolism and Best of Metabolism .
Accordingly, the program is divided into the following sections:
- Music (52 programs and editorial offices) (formerly Music on Saturday: not applicable)
- International (12 programs and editorial offices)
- Daily word program (3 programs and editorial offices)
- Z-Spezial (19 programs and editorial offices)
Range
As an association, the broadcaster is mainly financed through membership fees and donations, so that coverage plays a subordinate role for the broadcaster compared to the program agenda. In 2002, Radio Z was measured with a net hourly coverage (“Listener yesterday”) of 1.1 percent (at that time together with frequency partner Radio Aladin ). In the following year, 2003, it was 0.7 percent (own share without Aladin 0.3 percent). In 2016, the value for the station fell to a barely measurable 0.0 percent (<1000 listeners, the only measurable broadcast hour was 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.). In comparison, the broadest audience that allows conclusions to be drawn about the level of awareness and openness to the program was relatively high at 2.8 percent (29,000 listeners aged 14 and over). The strongest audience is that of the 30 to 50 year olds. Between 2017 and 2018, an increase in reach from 0.2 to 0.6 percent was measured.
Awards
- Mosaik Jugendpreis 2015, Radio Z received the 1st prize for the project No to the gray area
- Citizen Award 2016 of the Bavarian State Parliament
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Radio Zzz ...
- ↑ Martin Busche: Hot wax License withdrawal for "Radio Z"? taz, December 29, 1993, p. 14.
- ↑ cf. Media guards want severe punishment. In: W&V BACKGROUND. Born in 1994, No. 1/2.
- ↑ Bernd Siegler: Perverse Practices - Erlanger association "Citizens Ask Journalists" ammunition CSU and clergy in license withdrawal proceedings against "Radio Z". taz, February 25, 1994, p. 18.
- ↑ Metropol - Hit Parade
- ↑ Information on the page What you always wanted to know about Radio Z ( Memento of the original from July 27, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Information about the sender: editorial offices by area , all editorial offices with different names were counted, no multiple counting for several broadcast times per week / month; Comparison: Specification of the programs in the weekly program
- ↑ Bayer. Landeszentrale für Neue Medien (BLM, ed.): Funkanalyse 2003 (extract from multi-frequency locations). TNS Infratest, 2003
- ↑ TNS, BLM (ed.): Funkanalyse 2016 (excerpt for Radio Z). TNS Infratest, 2016
- ↑ Radio analysis 2018 (handout with comparative values). TNS / BLM, 2018
- ↑ Mosaik Youth Prize for Radio Z
- ↑ Citizens' Prize 2016 of the Bavarian State Parliament for Radio Z ( Memento of the original from April 22, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed April 21, 2017.
- ↑ 3rd prize: Radio Z / RADIO eV, Nuremberg / Mittelfranken , bayern.landtag.de October 20, 2016, accessed April 21, 2017
