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Schweizer Fernsehen

Former Swiss German-language public television broadcaster

Summary

Former Swiss German-language public television broadcaster

Field	Value
network_name	Schweizer Fernsehen
network_logo	Sf-logo-2012.svg
country	Switzerland
network_type	Cable, terrestrial (DVB-T), satellite and online (Zattoo, Wilmaa)
owner	Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen
launch_date
dissolved
replaced_by	Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen
past_names	TV DRS (until 1993)
SF DRS (1993–2005)
website	srf.ch

SF DRS (1993–2005)

Schweizer Fernsehen (SF; "Swiss Television") was the German-language division of SRG SSR, in charge of production and distribution of television programmes in Switzerland for German-speaking Switzerland. It had its head office in Zürich. Its most viewed programme was Tagesschau (news), daily at 7:30 pm.

It was formerly called SF DRS (Schweizer Fernsehen der deutschen und rätoromanischen Schweiz; "Swiss television of German and Romansh Switzerland") until 2005. On 1 January 2011, Schweizer Fernsehen and Schweizer Radio DRS began the process of merging the two entities into Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF). On 16 December 2012, the merger was complete, with SF and SR DRS adopting the SRF name to their television and radio stations.

History

1939: First test transmissions of television
1964: Introduction of advertising
1968: Colour transmissions begin
1984: Introduction of teletext
1984: Launch of 3sat, in collaboration with ZDF in Germany and ORF in Austria
1997: Launch of SF zwei
1999: Launch of SF info in the Zürich region
2001: SF info begins broadcasting to the whole of German-speaking Switzerland
2005: SF DRS becomes SF, accompanying a major re-brand of the network.
2007: Launch of HD suisse in 720p quality (in co-operation with TSR and RSI)
2012: HDTV transmission (not all programmes yet) of SF 1, SF zwei and SF info; HD suisse was closed in return

Television channels

SF 1
SF zwei
SF info

References

[http://www.allgemein.sf.tv/hilfe/Nachrichten/Archiv/2008/11/17/hilfemanual/Sendetechnik-Empfang Sendetechnik: Empfang] {{Webarchive. link. (29 June 2013 . Schweizer Fernsehen. Retrieved on 25 April 2012.)
[http://www.sf.tv/var/kontakt.php Kontakt] {{Webarchive. link. (20 December 2012 . Schweizer Fernsehen. Retrieved on 1 November 2009.)

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