Schweizer Fernsehen

Logo Schweizer Fernsehen SF


Schweizer Fernsehen (SF) maintains its market leadership against competition from around 46 other stations. SF's wide-ranging services include three television channels, an internet and a mobile platform, as well as teletext. SF fulfils its arts remit to some extent through its partnership in 3sat. SF ensures that services on all platforms complement each other and form a coherent whole.

  • SF 1: a high-quality schedule of news and current affairs, light entertainment and arts, with a large proportion of in-house productions, reflects the complex reality of life in culturally diverse Switzerland.

  • SF zwei: with a heavy emphasis on sport, feature films and series, the schedule is aimed more at a younger audience. It also shows special children's programming.

  • SF info: this public-service station offers viewers time-shifted viewing with running repeats of the latest information-based formats - news, sport and the arts. 
Director Ueli Haldimann
Legal form Subsidiary
Established in 1953
Programming output 2009 25,076 hours
Workforce 2009 (full-time equivalents) 971
Operating expenses 2009 CHF 423.6 million

Market share 2009

Market share 2009 of Schweizer Fernsehen (24 hours, Monday to Sunday): SF: 33.3% / SF 1: 22.7% / SF zwei: 8.9% / SF info: 1.6% / Other SRG SSR channels: 0.7% / Swiss commercial broadcasters: 6.4% / RTL: 6.7% / Sat.1: 5.5% / Other foreign channels: 47.4% // Primetime (6 p.m. to 11 p.m., Monday to Sunday): SF: 41.2% / SF 1: 31.0% / SF zwei: 8.8% / SF info: 1.3% / Other SRG SSR channels: 0.6% / Swiss commercial broadcasters: 6.9% / RTL: 6.0% / ARD: 5.6% / Other foreign channels: 39.7%

Audience share 2009

Average number of viewers per day of Schweizer Fernsehen in the year 2009 (24 hours, Monday to Sunday): SF: 2 866 000 / SF 1: 2 478 000 / SF zwei: 1 730 000 / SF info: 894 000 / Other SRG SSR channels: 389 000 / Swiss commercial broadcasters: 1 518 000 / ARD: 1 358 000 / RTL: 1 315 000 // Primetime (6 p.m. to 11 p.m., Monday to Sunday): SF: 2 378 000 / SF 1: 2 082 000 / SF zwei: 1 250 000 / SF info: 570 000 / Other SRG SSR channels: 225 000 Swiss commercial broadcasters: 1 174 000 / ARD: 935 000 / RTL: 913 000