Radio Télévision Suisse

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With a market share of 60 per cent, 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
Radio established in 1922
TV established in 1954
Programming output radio 2009 43,800 hours
Workforce radio 2009 (full-time equivalents) 511
Operating expenses radio 2009 CHF 112.0 million

Market share 2009

Market share 2009 of Radio Suisse Romande (24 hours, Monday to Sunday): Radio Suisse Romande: 61.7% / DRS 1: 36.4% / DRS 2: 4.2% / DRS 3: 16.7% / DRS 4 News: 0.5% / DRS Musikwelle: 3.8% / DRS Virus: 0.1% / Other SRG SSR stations: 7.4% / Swiss commercial broadcasters: 22.3% / Foreign stations: 10.2%

Audience share 2009

Average number of listeners per day of Radio Suisse Romande in the year 2009: Radio Suisse Romande: 861 000 / La Première: 603 000 / Espace 2: 111 000 / Couleur 3: 216 000 / Option Musique: 263 000 / World Radio Swizterland: 20 000 / Other SRG SSR stations: 285 000 / Swiss commercial broadcasters: 681 000