Swiss Broadcasting Corporation

public broadcasting group of Switzerland

Key facts

Type: Broadcast radio , television and online
Branding: SRG SSR
Country: Switzerland
First air date: 30 September 1922 ; 103 years ago ( 1922-09-30 ) (radio), 20 July 1953 ; 72 years ago ( 1953-07-20 ) (television)
Founded: 1931 ; 95 years ago ( 1931 )
Tv stations: SRG SSR television channels Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF): SRF 1 , SRF zwei , SRF info Radio Télévision Suisse (RTS): RTS 1 , RTS 2 Radiotelevisione svizzera (RSI): RSI La 1 , RSI La 2 Radiotelevisiun Svizra Rumantscha (RTR): Televisiun Rumantscha
Tv transmitters: Digital cable ( DVB-C ), Internet streaming , IPTV , DTH satellite
Radio transmitters: Cable ( DVB-C ), DAB+ , IPTV, Internet
Market share: 30.3 and 37.9 0% (2013)
Licence area: Switzerland
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The Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (German: Schweizerische Radio- und Fernsehgesellschaft; French: Société suisse de radiodiffusion et télévision; Italian: Società svizzera di radiotelevisione; Romansh: Societad Svizra da Radio e Televisiun; SRG SSR) is the Swiss public broadcasting association, founded in 1931, the holding company of 24 radio and television channels. Headquartered in Bern, the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation is a non-profit organisation, funded mainly through radio and television licence fees (79%) and making the remaining income from advertising and sponsorship.

Switzerland's system of direct democracy and the fact that the country has four official languages (German, French, Italian and Romansh) mean that the structure of Swiss public service broadcasting is rather complicated. The actual holders of the broadcasting licences that enable SRG SSR to operate are four regional corporations: