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  • The Swiss end of FM Broadcasting

    The Swiss end of FM Broadcasting

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesWithin the next year FM broadcasting [will come to an end in Switzerland in 2024](https://www.rts.ch/info/suisse/2024/article/la-ssr-arretera-completement-la-diffusion-radio-fm-a-la-fin-de-l-annee-28552045.html) and people with old cars are sad. So are people who want to hold on to FM for nostalgic reasons. For hobbyists it’s a shame too, because then all FM radio equipment will become obsolete as we…

  • The Reason We Stopped Watching TV and Listening to Radio

    The Reason We Stopped Watching TV and Listening to Radio

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    Reading Time: 5 minutesThere was a time decades ago, when we had a choice of five channels. TSR, TF1, Antenne 2, SRF and RSI. Over time we got more channels offered to us, and with satellite TV and cable our choice mushroomed to the point where we could watch documentary channels for a morning, and move on…

  • Switzerland and Renewable Energy

    Switzerland and Renewable Energy

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesYesterday while driving the radio was on. Usually I would turn it off because people usually speak about unimportant things. Yesterday was different. Yesterday someone was speaking about solar power and Switzerland. He said that at the moment just 6 percent of houses have solar panels, when it should be closer to…