SF 1 is a Swiss television channel

Television channel

A television channel is a physical or virtual channel over which a television station or television network is distributed. For example, in North America, "channel 2" refers to the broadcast or cable band of 54 to 60 MHz, with carrier frequencies of 55.25 MHz for NTSC analog video and...

 run under the public SRG SSR idée suisse

SRG SSR idée suisse

SRG SSR is the Swiss public broadcasting organisation, founded in 1931 as SRG-SSR. Headquartered in Bern, SRG SSR is a non-profit organisation, funded mainly through radio and television licence fees and making the remaining income from advertising and sponsorship.Switzerland's system of direct...

 broadcasting group. It is the first of the three national German language channels in Switzerland (the others being SF zwei and SF info

SF info

SF info is a German language Swiss television channel, owned by Schweizer Fernsehen.The channel was initially broadcast only via cable and satellite television, but it has also been transmitted terrestrially in the German-speaking regions of Switzerland since January 2009.-Programming:The main...

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Channel programming consists of local programmes as well as a wide range of American prime time

Prime time

Prime time or primetime is the block of broadcast programming during the middle of the evening for television programing.The term prime time is often defined in terms of a fixed time period—for example, from 19:00 to 22:00 or 20:00 to 23:00 Prime time or primetime is the block of broadcast...

shows. SF 1 is considered to be the channel that airs more local programming, infotainment and other programmes of that nature.

Programmes

• SF Tagesschau
• SF 10 vor 10
• Rundschau
• Kassensturz
• Puls
• einstein
• Leben live
• Aeschbacher, talk show
• Arena
• Der Club
• Literaturclub
• DOK
• Benissimo

External links

• SF 1 - official site
• Schweizer Fernsehen (SF) - official site
• The history of Schweizer Fernsehen