Radio Télévision Suisse

The Radio Télévision Suisse (French pronunciation: [ʁadjo televizjɔ̃ sɥis]; "Swiss Radio Television"), shortened to RTS, is a subsidiary of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR), operating in French-speaking Switzerland. It was created on 1 January 2010 by a merger of Radio Suisse Romande (RSR) and Télévision Suisse Romande (TSR).

Radio Télévision Suisse

Type	Broadcast, radio, television and online
Country	Switzerland
Availability	online in Switzerland
Founded	1 January 2010; 15 years ago (2010-01-01)
TV stations	RTS 1 RTS 2 RTS Info
Radio stations	RTS Première RTS Espace 2 RTS Couleur 3 RTS Option Musique
Headquarters	Geneva
Broadcast area	Switzerland (eastern) France
Parent	SRG SSR
Key people	Gilles Marchand and Gilles Pache
Official website	www.rts.ch
Replaced	Radio Suisse Romande (RSR) Télévision Suisse Romande (TSR)

History

The first evening programme to be broadcast in colour on Télévision suisse romande was aired in 1968.^[1]

The station has been accused of multiple cases of sexual harassment in recent years, including accusations against news personality Darius Rochebin.^[2][3]

Future

The tower of the Radio Télévision Suisse in Geneva

While keeping its headquarters in Geneva, Radio Télévision Suisse moved its Lausanne-based radio headquarters to a new building on the Lausanne campus in 2020.^[4][5]

Broadcasting

Radio

Radio Suisse Romande (RSR) is the area of RTS in charge of production and broadcasting of radio programming in French for Switzerland:

• RTS Première – general programming
• RTS Espace 2 – cultural and intellectual programming; classical and jazz music
• RTS Couleur 3 – youth programming
• RTS Option Musique – music and variety programming

Television

Télévision Suisse Romande (TSR) is the area of RTS in charge of production and distribution of television programming in French for Switzerland:

• RTS 1
• RTS 2
• RTS Info

See also

• Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen
• Public Francophone Radios