On 15 July 1996, the Croatian Telecommunications Council for the second time failed to pass a decision on allotting the frequency of 94.3 FM to the independent radio station Radio 101. Furthermore, for its second application to obtain a long-term broadcasting licence, Radio 101 was able to provide documentation said to be missing in its […]
On 15 July 1996, the Croatian Telecommunications Council for the
second time failed to pass a decision on allotting the frequency
of 94.3 FM to the independent radio station Radio 101.
Furthermore, for its second application to obtain a long-term
broadcasting licence, Radio 101 was able to provide documentation
said to be missing in its first application submitted in January
1996. Meanwhile, the station has paid fees amounting to more than
US$ 35,000 for three temporary licences. The latest temporary
licence is due to expire on 15 November 1996. The two other radio
stations applying for the same frequency — Radio Globus 101 and
Zagrebacki Krugoval — so far exist only on paper.
Radio 101 has been operating on the 94.3 FM frequency since 1983
and has become a very popular, award-winning station.
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met all requirements and has a long-standing and vast listening
audience, to secure a long-term broadcast licence
Telecommunications Council are also members of the ruling
Croatian Democratic Party (HDZ), and also that Radio 101 often
provides critical news about the HDZ party, that the
Telecommunications Council does not permit political matters to
interfere in its decision regarding Radio 101’s application for a
long-term broadcast licence
Appeals To
His Excellency Franjo Tudjman
President of the Republic of Croatia
Zagreb, Croatia
Fax: +385 1 443 075/444 532/456 5188
Mr Zeyno Luzavec
Minister of Maritime Affairs, Transport and Communication
Prisavlje 14
10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Fax: +385 1 611 0691
Minister of Internal Affairs
Mr Ivan Jarnjak
Ministar
Ministarstvo za unutraSnje poslove Republike Hrvatske
Savska cesta 39
10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Fax: +385 1 443 715
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