Police detained Michal Krasňan, the executive of Top rádio, on 16 September 2026, the day Denník N launched a crowdfunding campaign for a new radio and asked the media regulator for approval to transfer frequencies. Denník N is buying the radio from Top rádio, and critics say the publisher’s public messaging was misleading. The detention and the company’s plans unfolded on the same day, but the outlet’s statement did not make the timeline clear. In a statement published on Tuesday 22 September 2026, Denník N publisher Lukáš Fila addressed the detention. He described the arrest in broad terms, saying it happened “last Wednesday”, while the crowdfunding start was given with a precise date of 16 September. He also said the request to the Rada pre mediálne služby was filed “last week”. Media commentators Martin Danko from Pluska and Valéria Haščáková from Trеnd later criticized the wording, pointing out that the key events fell on one day but were broken into different time labels. Pluska and Trend are owned by News and Media Holding, which is part of the Penta investment group. While the article also discusses Denník N’s radio launch plans and the political context around Slovakia’s STVR, the verified law-enforcement fact at the center of the story is Krasňan’s detention tied to the radio deal. Krasňan is described as detained by police; the case is linked to the transaction for radio frequencies and to the media regulator process for the planned transfer.