Third Hong Kong digital radio station folds after struggling to make ends meet
Metro Broadcast Corporation complains of lack of support; commerce minister Greg So defends government policy on developing market
Metro Broadcast Corporation has become the third digital radio station to go off-air, as it announced it would return its digital audio broadcasting licence to the government.
The station said in a statement on Monday that the development of digital audio broadcasting had been unsatisfactory since it went into operation in 2012 and it had struggled to attract advertising revenue. It also complained about a lack of support, without giving details.
The news came just a month after Digital Broadcast Corporation decided to hand back its licence. Phoneix URadio halted operations in September last year.
Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Greg So Kam-leung said he was disappointed at the latest failure. “But we understand their decision.”
So said the government was reviewing the development of digital audio broadcasting in the city and a report would be completed by the end of the year.