Ländle TV
Ländle TV is a 24-hour regional television channel for Vorarlberg, Austria, operated by the international media house Russmedia.
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Overview
Ländle TV is a regional television broadcaster serving Vorarlberg, the westernmost federal state of Austria. It operates a 24-hour regional programme and belongs to the international media house Russmedia. The channel's output is produced by a small team of twelve employees and fourteen freelance contributors, reflecting its character as a compact, regionally rooted operation rather than a large national network. The station's schedule is built around a rolling 24-hour loop of regional content, supplemented by teleshopping blocks in secondary broadcast slots. Its core programming includes daily and weekly formats such as "Ländle TV – Der Tag", a short daily round-up, and the weekly "Wochenmagazin Ländle TV", a roughly 30-minute magazine. The official website describes a broader slate including "DAS MAGAZIN", which reports on regional stories spanning events, customs and culture, and features series such as "LÄNDLE TALK" and "Us dr Gondel"; "LÄNDLE SPORT", covering football, ice hockey, wrestling and school sport with a weekly studio guest; and "ROTZBUA DELUXE", a satirical format hosted by Martin Weinzerl. The channel also produces "Unsere Energie – Das TV Magazin". Distribution is multi-channel. Ländle TV is carried on Vorarlberg cable networks — including Lampert Kabel, Kabel TV Rankweil, Drei Schwestern Kanal Frastanz and FSG Arlberg/Montafon — as well as on Magenta TV (channel 154) and A1 TV (channel 429) across Austria, on R9 Regionales Fernsehen Österreich, and via satellite and DVB-T2 through SimpliTV. According to Wikipedia, the programme is broadcast for two hours daily via R9. As a licensed programme provider, Ländle TV has been subject to Austrian media regulation. The media authority KommAustria issued the channel a licence (Zulassungsbescheid) dated 31 January 2013, and has reprimanded the broadcaster for repeated breaches of advertising rules, including surreptitious advertising, improperly designed event notices, unauthorised product placement in a sports item, and unlabelled sponsors in the weekly magazine. The channel positions itself as a local voice for "s'Ländle und d'Lüt" — the region and its people — combining news, sport, culture and satire aimed at a Vorarlberg audience. Its website also highlights partnerships, such as a renewed cooperation with UNIQA and Vorarlberger Schulwettkampfsport, and live coverage of regional events.
History
Ländle TV is a regional television service for Vorarlberg, Austria, and forms part of the international media house Russmedia. The channel operates as a 24-hour regional programme, with its output produced by a team of twelve employees and fourteen freelance contributors. Its licence as a programme provider was granted by the Austrian media authority KommAustria in a Zulassungsbescheid dated 31 January 2013. The station's programming model centres on a continuous 24-hour loop of regional content, supplemented by teleshopping segments in secondary broadcast slots; the scope of these teleshopping blocks has been changed several times. Core formats include the daily short news programme "Ländle TV – Der Tag" (about 10 minutes) and the weekly "Wochenmagazin Ländle TV" (about 30 minutes). The official website additionally presents a wider slate: "DAS MAGAZIN", which reports in depth on regional stories from events and customs to culture, and includes series such as "LÄNDLE TALK" and "Us dr Gondel"; "LÄNDLE SPORT", covering football, ice hockey, wrestling and school sport, with sports presenter Marc Gächter welcoming a weekly studio guest; and "ROTZBUA DELUXE", a satirical show hosted by Martin Weinzerl that comments on politics, society and pop culture. The channel also produces "Unsere Energie – Das TV Magazin". Distribution has been built across multiple platforms. Ländle TV is available on Vorarlberg cable networks — Lampert Kabel (channel 5), Kabel TV Rankweil (channel 34), Drei Schwestern Kanal Frastanz (channel 53) and FSG Arlberg (channel 22) / Montafon (channel 38) — as well as nationwide in Austria on Magenta TV (channel 154) and A1 TV (channel 429), 24 hours a day. It is also carried on R9 Regionales Fernsehen Österreich, with Wikipedia noting that the programme is broadcast for two hours daily via R9, and is distributed via satellite and DVB-T2 through SimpliTV. As a licensed broadcaster, Ländle TV has faced regulatory scrutiny. KommAustria reprimanded the programme provider for repeated violations of advertising regulations. These included surreptitious advertising in a report on a company's open day, the publication of event notices designed as advertising, unauthorised product placement in a sports item, and sponsors that were not identified in the weekly magazine. In recent activity highlighted on its website, Ländle TV extended a cooperation with UNIQA and Vorarlberger Schulwettkampfsport, and provided live coverage of regional events such as the Bockbierfest Frastanz tapping. The channel continues to position itself as a diverse regional voice for "s'Ländle und d'Lüt" — the region and its people.
KommAustria issues Ländle TV its licence as a programme provider (Zulassungsbescheid).
Ländle TV, UNIQA and Vorarlberger Schulwettkampfsport extend their cooperation.
Products and positioning
A regionally rooted 24-hour television channel for Vorarlberg, offering news, sport, culture and satire for local audiences.
Ländle TV – Der Tag
Daily 10-minute news round-up.
Wochenmagazin Ländle TV
Weekly magazine programme of about 30 minutes.
DAS MAGAZIN
Magazine reporting on regional stories from events and customs to culture, including series such as LÄNDLE TALK and Us dr Gondel.
LÄNDLE SPORT
Sports programme covering football, ice hockey, wrestling and school sport, with a weekly studio guest.
ROTZBUA DELUXE
Satirical show hosted by Martin Weinzerl commenting on politics, society and pop culture.
Unsere Energie – Das TV Magazin
TV magazine programme.
Controversies
KommAustria reprimand for advertising rule violations
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