A reorganisation of Regional and Minorities programs at Hungarian Radio has merged the External Service with the new channel MR4. Radio Budapest, the External Service, is phasing out the use of freelance staff. All the freelance contracts were terminated on 28 February, leading to the immediate closure of the Italian service. The German programme is also affected, and has had to reduce its weekend broadcasts. French and Spanish are expected to suffer cuts in production, leading to more repeats and music fillers. The shortwave airtime released by the closure of the Italian service, and cuts in others, will be filled with Hungarian or musical programmes.
(Source: Italradio.org/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)
(Source: Italradio.org/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)