Radio 101 CEO Drago Peric said that the first of two salaries for which money had been secured would be paid by the end of the day and that other commitments agreed in September would be met by the end of the month.

Peric expressed hope that the journalists' union and the management would sit at the table and agree on how to work in the interest of all employees.

The management said that a part of employees in Radio 101's technical service and marketing and administration departments, and some journalists took part in the strike, but that journalists of the news desk and most journalists of the radio's music desk did not take part in it.

The employees who did not go on strike issued a statement saying that in the current difficult situation, in which the radio station had found itself due to unlawful activities of the previous management in the last 10 years, work and programme was the only way for Radio 101 to survive.

Peric said that the management did not threaten the striking employees with lay-offs, but only pointed to the fact that the strike was illegal.

"We understand the employees and I support their rights, but in the last 10 years Radio 101 was shamelessly plundered and brought into a difficult situation due to the disastrous work of the previous management. Charges have been brought against members of the previous management, and more people will have to answer, notably some of the co-owners who were familiar with the criminal activities at Radio 101 but did nothing to prevent them or even took part in them," said Peric.

Earlier in the day, Radio 101 reporters said that the radio's bank account had been blocked and that they had last received their salary in November 2009. Instead of salaries, employees are receiving loans and the last loan was for April, they said, adding that their health and pension insurance contributions had not been paid since February 2009.