Austria media guide – BBC

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Austrian newspapers and magazines on Sebastian Kurz's resignation as chancellor in 2021
Austria's public broadcaster, Oesterreichischer Rundfunk (ORF), is a major player in the TV and radio markets. It faces competition from private broadcasters.
Cable or satellite TV is available in most homes and is often used to watch German stations, some of which carry programmes for Austrian viewers.
A daily newspaper is a must for many Austrians. National and regional titles contest fiercely for readers. The print media are owned by a handful of mostly Austrian and German media groups.
Austria has a democratic system of government that guarantees political rights and civil liberties
While there is no official censorship, Austrian law prohibits any form of neo-Nazism or antisemitism, as well as the public denial, approval, or justification of Nazi crimes, including the Holocaust.
There were 7.9 million internet users by December 2021, comprising 88% of the population (Internetworldstats.com). ORF operates one of the leading news sites. Facebook and YouTube are the top social media platforms.
Media guides by BBC Monitoring, external
Die Presse, external – daily
Kronen Zeitung, external – mass-circulation daily, regional editions
Kleine Zeitung, external – Graz-based daily
Wiener Zeitung, external – Vienna-based daily
Der Standard, external – daily
Der Kurier, external – mass-circulation daily
News, external – current affairs weekly
ORF, external – public broadcaster, operates national channels ORF 1, ORF 2
ATV, external – national, commercial; via cable and terrestrially
ORF, external – public, operates Radio Oesterreich 1, pop music station OE3, youth station FM4 and a tier of regional services
Krone Hit Radio, external – commercial, nationally-networked pop music station
Energy 104.2, external – commercial, Vienna pop music station
Radio Arabella, external – commercial, Vienna music station
APA (Austria Presse Agentur), external – owned by 15 newspapers and ORF
Oe24, external – news website
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