Last summer, Talpa Radio Holding paid more than €59.2 million for three frequencies. This guaranteed Radio 538, Radio 10 and Sky Radio on FM for the next twelve years.
Radio Veronica was previously also part of Talpa, but this station was sold to publisher Mediahuis. Talpa decided to do this because the Cabinet limited the number of frequencies for a commercial radio provider to three.
Talpa Network is now appealing this decision. After the FM frequency auctions, Economic Affairs Minister Miki Adriansen said firmly that radio stations would not be able to change the outcome of the auction.
The Council decided that the FM frequencies should be reallocated
The hearing is expected to be held in March. Talpa did not make any other substantive statements on this issue.
The Commercial and Industrial Appeal Board (CBb) decided two years ago that national FM frequencies should be reallocated. Radio station KINK, which has been eyeing a place on national radio for some time, has filed a case on the matter.
But the channel did not get a place in the auction. DPG Media, which owns Qmusic, has acquired a second FM frequency with radio station JOE.
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