Hunglish.orgRecently, Hungarians were surprised to find two Budapest radio stations off the air one day. And not just any two, but the single most popular stations on Hungary's dial: Danubius Radio and Slager Radio.
Written by Scott Savoie
One of Hungary’s latest scandal involves the radio.
Recently the government pulled the plug on the two leading radio stations, Slager and Danubius.
That’s right: the two leading stations. The most successful ones. The ones the most people listened to.
I thought that was odd. I am used to radio stations going under. By that I mean, I used to watch „WKRP in Cincinnati.” By that, I mean I used to gawk at a young Loni Anderson.
OK, so I don’t really know anything about the radio business.
But normally, it is failing radio stations that go under. That way nobody really notices.
Many of the advertising billboards around town for the remaining radio stations are playing with idea of the changes in the radio guard. They have billboards that say things like: „Who’s left?” and „We are still here,” etc.
This is just tail end of a scandle-riddled term of office for the Socialists.
As usual, the opposition cried foul about how the radio licenses were handed out, but it appears those cries were too late.
Bring on Neo and Classy. Or is it Cleo and Nasty?