Télévision Suisse Romande
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TSR 1
TSR 1 is a Swiss public television channel owned by Télévision Suisse Romande.- History :Launched on 1 November 1954 to succeed Télé Geneva, TSR 1 is the first channel of the two French Swiss networks of television group TSR ....
and TSR 2
TSR 2
TSR 2 is a Swiss public television channel owned by Télévision Suisse Romande, launched on 1 September 1997, showing documentary, culture and sport programmes...
. They are the main French language
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
channels in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
, part of 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...
. They provide content for TV5MONDE
TV5MONDE
TV5MONDE is a global television network, broadcasting several channels of French language programming. It is an approved participant member of the European Broadcasting Union.-History:...
.
Some of the popular programmes on TSR are:
- le 12:45, le 19:00, and le 19:30 - news
- À Bon Entendeur - a consumer magazine programme (http://www.abe.ch French)
- Temps Présent -a recent events programme (http://www.tempspresent.ch French)
- Passe-moi les jumelles (http://www.passemoilesjumelles.ch French)
- Nouvo - a newsmagazine about new technologies, media and communications (http://www.nouvo.ch French)
- Infrarouge - a debating programme (http://infrarouge.tsr.ch French)
- TTC (http://www.tsr.ch/tsr/index.html?siteSect=390000 French)
- Mise Au Point (http://www.miseaupoint.ch French)
The station can be received throughout Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
, and also in some neighboring countries.
See also
- Television in SwitzerlandTelevision in SwitzerlandTelevision in Switzerland was introduced in 1950. People who live in Switzerland and receive television services are required by law to pay a television licence fee, which is used to finance the public radio and television service SRG SSR idée suisse...
- Pierre-Alain DonnierPierre-Alain DonnierPierre-Alain Donnier, waa Swiss journalist, died while reporting from Chad about the United Nations Development Program , on 13th of March 1988 in the Tibesti region.Is the only journalist from Swiss television to have perished while on report....
- Sibylle BlancSibylle BlancSibylle Blanc is a French-speaking Swiss actress who is actively involved in theatrical, film, television and radio productions in her native Switzerland as well as in nearby France....