Obersee Nachrichten

Obersee Nachrichten
Type Weekly newspaper
Owner(s) Zürcher Regionalzeitungen AG
Founder(s) Bruno Hug
Publisher Mediengruppe Südostschweiz AG
Editor Philipp Fanchini, Michel Wassner, Anna Kohler, Michèle Fasler, Mario Aldrovandi[1]
Editor-in-chief Bruno Hug
Staff writers more than 12
Founded 20 June 1981
Language German
Headquarters Rapperswil, Switzerland
Circulation 68,822[2]
Website obersee-nachrichten.ch (German)

Obersee Nachrichten, commonly shortened to ON, is a Swiss German-language weekly newspaper, published in Rapperswil.

History and profile

Obersee Nachrichten was founded by the publisher Bruno Hug. The first issue appeared on 20 June 1981, by the end of 1999 Obersee Nachrichten AG was sold to the Mediengruppe West Schweiz AG, headquartered in Chur. The newspaper is still run by Bruno Hug in the function of the publisher and based in Rapperswil. The staff comprises 12 employees in five (500%) full time jobs, as well as employees comprising the newspaper prepress (Südostschweiz, Glarus) and the print shop (Südostschweiz Partner AG, Haag).[2]

Obersee Nachrichten (literally: Upper Lake Zürich newspaper) claims to be the largest and most widely read newspaper in the greater region of Obersee lake shore. The newspaper is distributed between Rapperswil-Jona (canton of St. Gallen), Rüti ZH towards the Ricken Pass, and between Wollerau (canton of Schwyz) and Glarnerland. The newspaper is published every Thursday, 52 times a year, reaching a circulation of 68,822 (WEMF authenticated) and 82,000 regular readers (MACH based). Free distribution to all households in the distribution area.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Redaktion" (in German). Obersee Nachrichten. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
  2. 1 2 3 "Facts zu den Obersee Nachrichten" (in German). Obersee Nachrichten. Retrieved 2015-09-13.

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