Obersee Nachrichten was founded by the publisher Bruno Hug. The first issue was published on 20 June 1981. By the end of 1999,
Obersee Nachrichten AG was sold to the Mediengruppe West Schweiz AG, headquartered in Chur. The staff comprised 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).
Obersee Nachrichten (literally:
Upper Lake Zürich Newspaper) claimed to be the "largest and most widely read newspaper in the greater region of the
Obersee lake shore." The newspaper was distributed between
Rapperswil-Jona (
canton of St. Gallen),
Rüti ZH towards the
Ricken Pass, and between
Wollerau (canton of Schwyz) and
Glarnerland. The newspaper was published every Thursday, 52 times a year, reaching a circulation of 68,822 (
WEMF-authenticated) and 82,000 regular readers (MACH-based). There is free distribution to all households in the distribution area. ==See also==