Radio Télévision Suisse
Type | Broadcast, radio, television and online |
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Country | Switzerland |
Availability | Switzerland, online |
Founded | 1 January 2010 |
TV stations | RTS Un, RTS Deux, RTS Info |
Radio stations | La 1ère, Espace 2, Couleur 3, Option Musique |
Headquarters | Geneva |
Broadcast area |
Switzerland Belgium France Luxembourg Monaco Canada |
Parent | SRG SSR |
Key people | Gilles Marchand, Gilles Pache |
Former names | Radio suisse romande (RSR), Télévision suisse romande (TSR) |
Official website | http://www.rts.ch |
The RTS Radio Télévision Suisse is a Swiss public broadcasting organisation, part of SRG SSR. RTS handles production and broadcasting of radio and television programming in French for Switzerland. It was created on 1 January 2010 by a merger of Radio suisse romande and Télévision suisse romande.
History
The first evening programme to be broadcast in colour on Télévision suisse romande was broadcast in 1968.[1]
Future
While keeping its headquarters in Geneva, Radio Télévision Suisse plans to move its Lausanne-based radio headquarters to a new building on the Lausanne campus in 2019–2020.[2][3]
Broadcasting
Radio
Radio Suisse Romande (RSR) is the area of RTS in charge of production and broadcasting of radio programming in French for Switzerland.
- La 1ère — general programming
- Espace 2 — cultural and intellectual programming; classical and jazz music
- Couleur 3 — youth programming
- Option Musique — music and variety programming
Television
Television Suisse Romande (TSR) is the area of RTS in charge of production and distribution of television programming in French for Switzerland.
See also
References
- ↑ (in French) Sonia Arnal, "C'est l'autre (la vraie ?) révolution de 1968 : la TV couleur débarque en Suisse", Allez savoir !, no. 42, September 2008.
- ↑ Nicolas Dufour, "La RTS a des vues sur le campus lausannois", Le Temps, Saturday 15 June 2013 (page visited on 29 June 2013).
- ↑ "Vers un transfert des activités de la RTS à Lausanne sur le site de l'EPFL", www.rts.ch, 17 December 2013 (page visited on 17 December 2013 ).