Radio Télévision Suisse

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With a market share of 56 percent, Radio Télévision Suisse (RTS) enjoys a dominant position in the French-speaking western Swiss radio market. RTS offers four stations:

  • La Première, a full-service station that takes its listeners through the day with the latest news and background reports, stories, entertainment and music.
  • Espace 2, an arts station playing classical and contemporary music, jazz and folk, with features on the arts, history, society, etc., radio plays and many concert broadcasts.
  • Couleur 3, a youth station playing rock and pop, with features on politics and society and an irreverent presentation style.
  • Option Musique, a music station playing favourite tunes – most of which come from French-speaking countries – from the last fifty years. News bulletins, traffic reports and weather forecasts complete the station's schedule, which is presented in a lively and informal style.
Director Gilles Marchand
Legal form Subsidiary
RSR Established in 1922
TSR Established in 1954
Workforce RSR 2008 (full-time equivalents) 514
Workforce TSR 2008 (full-time equivalents) 1044
Programming output RSR 2008 43,920 hours
Programming output TSR 2008 16,775 hours
Operating expenses RSR 2008 CHF 115.3 million
Operating expenses TSR 2008 CHF 288.8 million

Market shares radio 2008

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Audience radio 2008 (reach)

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