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Radio Télévision Suisse

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French-language branch of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation

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).2 It is headquartered in Geneva.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2010Founded1
  • HeadquartersGeneva1
  • Founded inBern1
  • Websitewww.rts.ch
  • Legal formstate-owned enterprise1

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RTS Radio Télévision Suisse 01
Photo: Franck Schneider, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons5

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).2

The story

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

The station has been accused of multiple cases of sexual harassment and pedocriminality in recent years, including accusations against news personality Darius Rochebin.

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.

From Wikipedia’s article on Radio Télévision Suisse, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Products and brands

  • television

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

  • Swiss Broadcasting Corporation

Owners

  • Swiss Broadcasting Corporation

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Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded Radio suisse romande1

Timeline

  1. 2010Founded Founded in Bern1

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