Overview
- The FPÖ unveiled the 24-hour online station on January 17 at a Klagenfurt party event, branding it “Austria First.”
- The station bills itself as offering “real news instead of leftist opinion-making,” and its first midday newscast focused solely on FPÖ activities before a weather report.
- The website lists the FPÖ as the operator, while the mobile app currently provides no imprint identifying ownership.
- The party says the app has roughly 40,000 downloads, and artists such as Skero and the Poxrucker Sisters have publicly objected to their music being played.
- Program director Werner Reichel, known for contributions to Kopp and Zur Zeit, fronts a lineup that includes MP Marie‑Christine Giuliani and RTV editor-in-chief Nicolas Schrott.