A few things could go differently at BR on Wednesday than planned – the station is threatened with “impairments” and “temporary transmission failures”.
Update from September 18, 6:15 p.m .:
For the first time, a temporary warning strike in the wage dispute at Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) led to transmission failures.
From early Wednesday morning on the radio, the information wave B5 aktuell, the program Bayern 2 and BR Klassik were particularly affected.
They were all completely or temporarily switched to Bayern 3, as the BR announced.
On television, the live programs “Wir in Bayern”, “Abendschau” and “Münchner Runde” had to be removed from the program.
BR24 was also able to “only offer a slimmed-down page on the web and app,” it said on the public broadcaster’s homepage.
There was also a strike in the ARD broadcasters WDR, MDR, SWR and NDR.
That's why ARD and ZDF, for example, could not broadcast the "Morgenmagazin" live.
Strike at BR: Three major radio stations are currently out - they no longer broadcast a program
Update from September 18, 9:34 a.m .:
Even if the Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) wants to keep the transmission failures as small as possible as part of the ongoing strike in the wage conflict, listeners, viewers and readers are now feeling the first effects of the 24-hour work stoppage.
B5 current, Bayern 2 and BR Klassik are particularly affected.
As the BR announced, they will all be switched to Bayern 3.
Other programs are currently running on the back burner with a reduced program - such as BR Heimat, Bayern plus and PULS.
It is currently unclear whether, for example, today's Bayern game in the Champions League will be broadcast.
As part of the collective bargaining strike, BR employees have been called on to stop working for 24 hours.
The background is an increase in salaries, fees and fees demanded by the unions.
The Ufo union has called for a strike at Lufthansa.
There is a risk of flight chaos at the weekend.
Bayerischer Rundfunk: There is a risk of transmission failures on Wednesday - that's the reason
Original report from September 17th:
Munich – It is quite possible that television and radio users will encounter oddities in the Bavarian Radio program on Wednesday: Because at BR, the ongoing wage negotiations could have noticeable consequences for the current program for the first time.
The Bavarian Journalists' Association and the Verdi trade union have called editors and freelance journalists to a 24-hour warning strike this Wednesday.
The BR is trying to keep the effects on the program as low as possible, the public broadcaster announced on Tuesday in Munich.
Nevertheless, there could be impairments in the process or temporary transmission failures.
Bavarian radio:
The unions are demanding an increase of six percent in salaries, fees and fees.
So far, the station is offering 1.9 percent more on October 1st and in a second stage on April 1st next year another 2.0 percent more.
In addition, there would be a one-time payment for the months of April to September of this year.
BR Administrative Director Albert Frenzel emphasized that the broadcaster must base its offer on a pure cost-of-living adjustment.
The reason he gave was the radio fee, which had not increased since 2009.
The aim is to avert further downsizing of the program and employment.
Bavarian radio:
According to BR information, the collective bargaining affects around 3,500 permanent employees and almost 1,700 employee-like freelancers as well as a good 400 fee recipients.
There were already warning strikes at individual ARD stations in this tariff round.
Among other things, there were impairments in the ARD “Morgenmagazin” produced by WDR.
Also for this Wednesday, the unions have called for further actions at several institutions.
There was also a strike in Bavaria at the cheese manufacturer Alpenhain.
Hans-Georg Maassen, former President of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, has now brought into play a massive reduction in the license fee for public broadcasting.
"Hindafing" is an award-winning series on Bayerisches Fernsehen (BR).
However, a BR broadcasting council was annoyed by the satire – with serious consequences.
(Merkur.de*)
*Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editorial network.
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