Radio Télévision Suisse

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.

The station has been accused of multiple cases of sexual harassment 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.

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
Télévision Suisse Romande (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