As the regulator of radio broadcasting, the Agency is responsible for implementing the relevant laws and public policies and for creating the right conditions for radio broadcasting to operate within its remit. In this context, the Agency monitors developments in the radio market and develops regulatory approaches. It actively engages and organises discussions with stakeholders at home and internationally with a view to promoting good practices in the domestic environment.
In the scope of regulation of the radio market the Agency processes applications for the issuance of licenses for performing radio activities, keeps registers of the holders of licenses for performing radio activities, prepares and manages public tenders for awarding the rights for digital terrestrial dissemination of radio programming, processes the applications for the status of local, regional, student and non-profit programme of special interest.
In the context of radio market surveillance, the Agency verifies compliance with rules relating to advertising, in-house production, the share of Slovenian music, the protection of children from potentially harmful content, the use of artificial intelligence in the media, the right to short news bulletins, and the obligation to transmit programmes free of charge. The Agency also verifies compliance with the obligations laid down in radio broadcasting licences and with the conditions for the status of local, regional, student and non-profit programmes of special interest.