In addition, the license plays a role. Each municipality can grant a license to a local broadcaster through the Media Authority. That license now rests with the regional broadcaster RTV Utrecht. But that needs to change, according to a committee that issued a recommendation earlier this year. That committee denounces Utrecht’s austerity plans and argues for an extra investment to guarantee independent journalism. The Committee of Wise Men does say that there must be a sound media policy and a large journalistic platform in which various parties work together. Neighborhood journalism such as U In De Wijk must also be provided.
The future of the local media in Utrecht remains unclear: ‘The loss of Bingo FM is not yet on track’
