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The Budapest labour and public administration tribunal ruled on March 5 to invalidate an order preventing Hungarian radio station Klubrádió from applying to renew its licence to broadcast on its current frequency.
The order, which was issued in 2011 by the National Media and Infocommunications Authority (NMHH), a body largely staffed by supporters of Viktor Orbán’s conservative government, was viewed as an attempt to censor the opposition radio channel, which has more than 400,000 listeners a day.
In 2012, Klubrádió’s case was upheld by four court rulings. However, these were never applied by Hungary’s Media Council.
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