▁it ▁intent ▁to ▁buy ▁U PC ▁Switzerland . ▁The ▁mer ger ▁was ▁cancel led ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 9 .. ▁ ▁Product s ▁ ▁Television ▁and ▁radio ▁ ▁U PC ▁broadcast s ▁digital ised ▁television ▁and ▁radio ▁channels . ▁The ▁found ations ▁for ▁this ▁were ▁laid ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁when ▁ 3 2 ▁digital ▁channels ▁were ▁broadcast ▁in ▁parallel ▁to ▁the ▁analog ue ▁offer ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁U PC ▁abol ished ▁basic ▁encryption ▁for ▁its ▁basic ▁TV ▁package ▁compr ising ▁ 5 5 ▁digital ▁TV ▁channels ▁and ▁ 1 0 0 ▁digital ▁radio ▁stations . ▁Despite ▁the ▁digit isation , ▁at ▁least ▁ 3 6 ▁analog ue ▁TV ▁channels ▁and ▁ 3 4 ▁analog ue ▁radio ▁stations ▁were ▁still ▁broadcast ▁via ▁U PC ' s ▁cable ▁network ▁depending ▁on ▁the ▁region . ▁In ▁the ▁Federal ▁Act ▁on ▁Radio ▁and ▁Television ▁the ▁Federal ▁Council ▁pres cribed ▁a ▁must - car ry ▁list ▁for ▁analog ue ▁channels . ▁This ▁included ▁analog ue ▁channels ▁st ip ulated ▁by ▁the ▁Federal ▁Council ▁that ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁broadcast ▁throughout ▁Switzerland ▁by ▁U PC ▁and ▁other ▁cable ▁television ▁prov iders . ▁This ▁must - car ry ▁rule ▁was ▁changed ▁following ▁the ▁am end ment ▁of ▁the ▁D ET EC ▁Ord in ance ▁on ▁Radio ▁and ▁Television ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁consequence ▁of ▁this , ▁only ▁the ▁S BC ▁channels ▁and ▁lic