German’s Deutsche Welle (DW), a leading European media outlet, reported this story:
Klubradio, one of Hungary’s last independent radio broadcasters, will be taken off the air on February 15 after a Budapest court on Tuesday upheld a decision by regulators to revoke the station’s license.
The station, which has been broadcasting for 19 years, often featured talk shows with guests who would criticize policies of Hungary’s nationalist government, led by Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
In a statement issued last week, the National Association of Hungarian Journalists called Klubradio “the only remaining … public service broadcaster in Hungary whose content is not under government influence.”
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