Radio Zürisee (or radio zürisee according to the radio's logo; literally ''Radio

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''), is a privately-owned

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radio station based in

Rapperswil Rapperswil (Swiss German: or ;Andres Kristol, ''Rapperswil SG (See)'' in: ''Dictionnaire toponymique des communes suisses – Lexikon der schweizerischen Gemeindenamen – Dizionario toponomastico dei comuni svizzeri (DTS, LSG)'', Centre de dial ...

on the shore of the Lake Zurich in the

canton of St. Gallen The canton of St. Gallen, also canton of St Gall (german: link=no, Kanton St. Gallen ; rm, Chantun Son Gagl; french: Canton de Saint-Gall; it, Canton San Gallo), is a canton of Switzerland. The capital is St. Gallen. Located in northeaster ...

History

Radio Zürisee was launched on 1 November 1983 in occasion of the licensing of private radio stations in Switzerland, as one of the first alternatives to the Swiss government-owned radio stations. In 2008, the station was allowed to establish a

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at the '' Bundeshaus'' by the Swiss government – the ''Bundeshaus Radio'' is airing for all 16 private radio stations from the sessions of the Swiss parliament assembly in the capital city. Radio Zürisee moved in 1994 from

Stäfa Stäfa is a municipality in the district of Meilen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. Geography Stäfa has an area of . Of this area, 46.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 18.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 34% is set ...

to Rapperswil to a location opposite of the

Rapperswil railway station Rapperswil railway station (german: Bahnhof Rapperswil) is a railway station located next to the old town and harbour of Rapperswil in the Swiss canton of St. Gallen. It is the largest of four active railway stations in the municipality of Rappe ...

, from where it is still airing. In 2011, the Bernese radio ''Capital FM'' was bought by the Zürichsee Medien AG from

Tamedia TX Group AG (formerly Tamedia AG) is a media company headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. Through a portfolio of daily and weekly newspapers, magazines and digital platforms, as well as own printing facilities, it is the largest media group i ...

. Theodor Gut junior, editor in chief of the ''

Zürichsee-Zeitung ''Zürichsee-Zeitung'', commonly shortened to ''ZSZ'', is a Swiss German-language daily newspaper, published in Stäfa. History and profile In 1845 the precursing "Wochenblatt vom Zürichsee" was founded as a liberal newspaper by the ''Lesegese ...

'' from 1953 to 1987, initiated the transition of his newspaper to a non-partisan forum newspaper, and the company expanded in 1983 to get involved in ''Radio Zürisee''. Radio Zürisee is owned by the ''Zürichsee Medien AG'' in Stäfa, i.e. it is organized as an

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having a share capital of 1,500,000 Swiss Francs, of which 77% are held by the owner. In 2013 a turnover of 5,29 million Swiss Francs was resulted.

Broadcast and program

Broadcast in the

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Glarus , neighboring_municipalities= Glarus Nord, Glarus Süd, Muotathal (SZ), Innerthal (SZ) , twintowns= Wiesbaden-Biebrich (Germany) } Glarus (; gsw, Glaris; french: Glaris; it, Glarona; rm, Glaruna) is the capital of the canton of Glarus i ...

Schaffhausen Schaffhausen (; gsw, Schafuuse; french: Schaffhouse; it, Sciaffusa; rm, Schaffusa; en, Shaffhouse) is a town with historic roots, a municipality in northern Switzerland, and the capital of the canton of the same name; it has an estimat ...

Schwyz The town of Schwyz (; french: Schwytz; it, Svitto) is the capital of the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. The Federal Charter of 1291 or ''Bundesbrief'', the charter that eventually led to the foundation of Switzerland, can be seen at the ...

St. Gallen , neighboring_municipalities = Eggersriet, Gaiserwald, Gossau, Herisau (AR), Mörschwil, Speicher (AR), Stein (AR), Teufen (AR), Untereggen, Wittenbach , twintowns = Liberec (Czech Republic) , website ...

and

Zürich , neighboring_municipalities = Adliswil, Dübendorf, Fällanden, Kilchberg, Maur, Oberengstringen, Opfikon, Regensdorf, Rümlang, Schlieren, Stallikon, Uitikon, Urdorf, Wallisellen, Zollikon , twintowns = Kunming, San Francisco Zürich () i ...

, the radio station has an audience of about 220,000 people aged between about 20 and 40 years. Radio Zürisee produces a news channel and location-oriented content. The radio station is very active in advertising, merchandising and is present nearly on every event of meaning within Switzerland.

Gallery

Radio zürisee in Rapperswil 2011-11-25 15-39-12.JPG, ''Züri Bär'' at the studio in Rapperswil Felsenegg - Girstel IMG 3262.jpg,

Felsenegg-Girstel TV-tower The Felsenegg Tower is a broadcasting tower located nearby Felseneggbahn mountain station on the Felsenegg vantage point in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. The tower is owned by Swisscom Broadcast AG and generally not accessible by the publ ...

on ''

Felsenegg Felsenegg (el. ) is a vantage point in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. Geography Felsenegg is located some to the southwest of the city of Zürich on the Albis chain, between the municipalities of Stallikon and Adliswil. The hill ...

'' mountain 2014 Kürbisfestival - Jucker Farm (Juckerhof) 2014-10-31 15-08-53.JPG, advertising at the ''

Jucker Farm Jucker Farm is a Swiss agrotourism company and agriculture producer and distributor, that operates three farm estates including restaurants and three farm shops. Based in Seegräben in the canton of Zürich, Jucker Farm is known for the agricultur ...

's'' pumpkin festival in October 2014 and ... ZSG - Helvetia IMG 3165.JPG, ... among many other locations,

Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft The ''Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft'' or Lake Zürich Navigation Company (commonly abbreviated to ZSG) is a public Swiss company operating passenger ships and boats on Lake Zürich. The company operates services connecting lake-side towns ...

(ZSG) ship ''Helvetia'' on Zürichsee at Zürich Rapperswil - radio zürisee - Zeppelin-Werbung 2012-09-23 16-31-07 (P7000).JPG, 'on air' in Rapperswil

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Radio Zurisee Publishing companies of Switzerland Zurichsee Mass media in Bern Mass media in St. Gallen (city) Mass media in Zürich 1983 establishments in Switzerland Radio stations established in 1983 Rapperswil-Jona Culture of the canton of St. Gallen

History

Broadcast and program

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