Radio Télévision Suisse Explained

Network Name:Radio Télévision Suisse
Network Logo:Radio Télévision Suisse.svg
Country:Switzerland
Network Type:Broadcast, radio, television and online
Broadcast Area:Switzerland
(eastern) France
Available:online in Switzerland
Key People:Gilles Marchand and Gilles Pache
Headquarters:Geneva
Replaced:Radio Suisse Romande (RSR)
Télévision Suisse Romande (TSR)
Parent:SRG SSR

The Radio Télévision Suisse (RTS) 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 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

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:

Television

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

See also

Notes and References

  1. Sonia Arnal, "C'est l'autre (la vraie ?) révolution de 1968 : la TV couleur débarque en Suisse", Allez savoir !, no. 42, September 2008.
  2. https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/swiss-public-broadcaster-examines-cases-of-sexual-harassment/46142948 Swiss public broadcaster examines cases of sexual harassment
  3. Web site: Public broadcaster shaken by sexual harassment probe.
  4. Nicolas Dufour, "La RTS a des vues sur le campus lausannois", Le Temps, 15 June 2013, accessed 29 June 2013.
  5. "Vers un transfert des activités de la RTS à Lausanne sur le site de l'EPFL", RTS, 17 December 2013, accessed 17 December 2013.