Media in Austria

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Contents 1 General 2 Newspapers 2.1 Broadsheet 2.2 Intermediate 2.3 Tabloid 3 Magazines 3.1 High brow 3.2 Low brow 4 TV 5 Radio

[edit] General

Germany magazines and (private) TV stations has affected Austria since they were founded. The German TV stations broadcast by satellite, so there is no problem to receive it everywhere in the country.

[edit] Newspapers

[edit] Broadsheet

• Die Presse centre-right, classical liberal
• Der Standard centre-left, social liberal
• Salzburger Nachrichten centre-right, traditionalist and liberal
• Wiener Zeitung organ of the Republic of Austria

[edit] Intermediate

• Kurier, center, social liberal
• Neues Volksblatt
• Oberösterreichische Nachrichten
• Tiroler Tageszeitung
• Rundschau
• Vorarlberger Nachrichten

[edit] Tabloid

• Kronen Zeitung populist, traditionalist
• Kleine Zeitung moderate, Catholic-liberal

[edit] Magazines

[edit] High brow

• profil current events, moderate
• Datum current events, liberal
• Gewinn finance and economics

[edit] Low brow

• News society, current events

[edit] TV

• ORF 1 and 2, the Austrian state television
• ATV, private TV channel in Austria

Austria was the second last European country (Albania was the last one) when it officially allowed other TV stations in 2003.

[edit] Radio

• ORF OE1 News and documentaries
• ORF OE2 Regional Radioprogramm, featuring mostly folk- and folkish music
• ORF OE3 Pop music
• ORF FM4 Cutting edge music channel, youth orientated

Austria was the last European country where radio broadcasting was a state monopoly until 1998, when private radio stations were officially allowed.