RTS Espace 2 is the cultural radio station from the public company,
RTS Radio Télévision Suisse, part of the
SRG SSR
The Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (; ; ; ; 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-pro ...
, and is broadcast in
French-speaking Switzerland
Romandy ( or ; Franco-Provençal, Arpitan: ''Romandia'')Before World War I, the term French Switzerland () waalso used ( or , , ) is the Swiss French, French-speaking historical and cultural region of Switzerland. In 2020, about 2 million pe ...
. Its slogan is "La vie côté culture" (The cultural side of life).
Programming consists mainly of classical music and jazz (''JazzZ''), but there are also magazine and discussion programmes on current (''Les Temps qui courent'') and historical topics (''Histoire vivante''), and literature programming (''Entre les lignes'').
The station was founded in 1956 with its headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, at the same time
FM radio
FM broadcasting is a method of radio broadcasting that uses frequency modulation (FM) of the radio broadcast carrier wave. Invented in 1933 by American engineer Edwin Armstrong, wide-band FM is used worldwide to transmit high fidelity, high-f ...
was introduced to the country. SRG SSR ended all FM radio broadcasts at the end of 2024.
It broadcasts nationwide on DAB, but also via cable, satellite and online, where a live stream and podcasts are available. Two of the popular podcasts are ''
Comme il vous plaira,'' which talks about human science and history, and ''
L’humeur vagabonde,''
French Podcasts , L’humeur vagabonde Podcast
/ref> which is about the lives of famous people.
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1956 establishments in Switzerland
Radio stations established in 1956
French-language radio stations in Switzerland