The (; "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 (RSR) and (TSR).
History The first evening programme to be broadcast in colour on Télévision suisse romande was aired in 1968. Sonia Arnal, "C'est l'autre (la vraie ?) révolution de 1968 : la TV couleur débarque en Suisse" , Allez savoir !, no. 42, September 2008.
The station has been accused of multiple cases of sexual harassment and pedocriminality in recent years, including accusations against news personality Darius Rochebin.Swiss public broadcaster examines cases of sexual harassment
Future
While keeping its headquarters in Geneva, moved its Lausanne-based radio headquarters to a new building on the Lausanne campus in 2020. Nicolas Dufour, "La RTS a des vues sur le campus lausannois", Le Temps, 15 June 2013, accessed 29 June 2013. "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 (RSR) is the area of RTS in charge of production and broadcasting of radio programming in French for Switzerland: – general programming – cultural and intellectual programming; classical and jazz music – youth programming – music and variety programming
Television (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
Public Francophone Radios
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