Overview

• A petition launched in early June has gathered almost 300 signatures from artists, activists and politicians demanding Cosmo’s survival.
• Signatories include Herbert Grönemeyer, Fatih Akin, Luisa Neubauer, Claudia Roth and rapper Trettmann.
• Cosmo is the only ARD-wide station with multilingual programming and an editorial focus on migrant and queer perspectives, reaching about 175,000 listeners daily.
• During its May 28 meeting, the WDR-Rundfunkrat discussed proposals to shift Cosmo into digital-only formats in light of broader plans to streamline ARD’s radio offerings.
• ARD Intendants are set to decide Cosmo’s fate at their June 24–25 meeting, choosing between maintaining it as a linear channel or relegating it to online platforms.