The Radio Télévision Suisse (; "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).
History
The first evening programme to be broadcast in
colour
Color (or colour in Commonwealth English; see spelling differences) is the visual perception based on the electromagnetic spectrum. Though color is not an inherent property of matter, color perception is related to an object's light absorp ...
on
Télévision suisse romande was aired in 1968.
The station has been accused of multiple cases of
sexual harassment
Sexual harassment is a type of harassment based on the sex or gender of a victim. It can involve offensive sexist or sexual behavior, verbal or physical actions, up to bribery, coercion, and assault. Harassment may be explicit or implicit, wit ...
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.
["Vers un transfert des activités de la RTS à Lausanne sur le site de l'EPFL"]
RTS, 17 December 2013, accessed 17 December 2013.
Broadcasting
Radio
Radio Suisse Romande (RSR) is the area of RTS in charge of production and broadcasting of radio programming in French for Switzerland:
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RTS Première – general programming
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RTS Espace 2 – cultural and intellectual programming; classical and jazz music
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RTS Couleur 3 – youth programming
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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:
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RTS 1
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RTS 2
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RTS Info
See also
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Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen
Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen ("Swiss Radio and Television"), shortened to SRF, is a subsidiary of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR), operating in German-speaking Switzerland.
SRF was created on 1 January 2011 through the merger of r ...
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Public Francophone Radios
References
External links
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2010 establishments in Switzerland
French-language mass media in Switzerland
Radio in Switzerland
Television channels and stations established in 2010
Television in Switzerland
Swiss Broadcasting Corporation
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