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Télévision Suisse Romande

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Télévision suisse romande (TSR)
TypeBroadcast radio and television
Country
Founded1 November 1954; 70 years ago (1954-11-01)
TV stations
HeadquartersGeneva
ParentSRG SSR
Dissolved29 February 2010; 14 years ago (2010-02-29)
Official website
www.rts.ch/tv
ReplacedRadio Télévision Suisse (RTS)
Headquarters of the TSR

Télévision Suisse Romande (French pronunciation: [televizjɔ̃ sɥis ʁɔmɑ̃d], "Swiss Television Romandy") was a TV network with two channels: TSR 1 and TSR 2 (the two channels became RTS Un and RTS Deux after 2012). They were the main French-language channels in Switzerland, part of SRG SSR (SRG SSR Idée Suisse before 2010). They provided content for TV5Monde. Radio Suisse Romande and Télévision Suisse Romande merged on 1 January 2010 to create Radio Télévision Suisse.

History

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A TSR news van

The first evening programme in colour was broadcast on Télévision Suisse Romande in 1968,[1] which was also the first year in which more than one million Swiss households had a television.[1]

Programmes

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The station can be received throughout Switzerland, and also in some neighboring countries.

Some of the popular programmes on TSR are:

See also

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References

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