SRF info is a German-language
Swiss
Swiss may refer to:
* the adjectival form of Switzerland
* Swiss people
Places
* Swiss, Missouri
*Swiss, North Carolina
* Swiss, West Virginia
* Swiss, Wisconsin
Other uses
* Swiss-system tournament, in various games and sports
*Swiss Internati ...
television channel owned by
Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen
Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF; "Swiss Radio and Television") is a Swiss broadcasting company created on 1 January 2011 through the merger of radio company Schweizer Radio DRS (SR DRS) and television company Schweizer Fernsehen (SF). The ...
. The channel started trial broadcasts in May 1999 and regular broadcasts in January 2001.
The channel was initially broadcast only via cable and satellite television, but it was also transmitted terrestrially in the German-speaking regions of Switzerland from January 2009 until the cessation of all digital terrestrial television signals across Switzerland on 3 June 2019.
SF Info set for January DTT launch
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Programming
The main programmes on the channel come from Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, which have already been aired on SRF 1
SRF 1 (''SRF eins'') is a German-language Swiss television channel, one of three produced by the SRG SSR public-service broadcasting group (the others being SRF zwei and SRF info). The channel, formerly known as SF1, was renamed on 16 Decem ...
and SRF zwei.
During the evenings the channel rebroadcasts the daily news programmes ''SRF Tagesschau
''SRF Tagesschau'' ( "View on the Day"), simply titled ''Tagesschau'' until 4 December 2005, is the title of a current-affairs show on German-speaking Swiss
Swiss may refer to:
* the adjectival form of Switzerland
* Swiss people
Places
* Swi ...
'', ''10vor10
''10vor10'' (''10 to 10'') is a current affairs programme broadcast at 21.50 every Monday to Friday evening on the German-language Swiss public television channel SRF 1.
Profile
According to Christian Dütschler, editorial director of ''10vor1 ...
'' and '' Schweiz aktuell''.
The channel also rebroadcasts some programmes such as the World Economic Forum
The World Economic Forum (WEF) is an international non-governmental and lobbying organisation based in Cologny, canton of Geneva, Switzerland. It was founded on 24 January 1971 by German engineer and economist Klaus Schwab. The foundation, ...
annual meeting in Davos.
In 2019, due to scheduling issues, SRF info broadcast the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2019
The Eurovision Song Contest 2019 was the 64th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Tel Aviv, Israel, following the country's victory at the 2018 contest with the song " Toy" by Netta. Organised by the European Broa ...
, instead of its sister channel SRF zwei.
Logos and identities
SFi-Logo.svg, Logo of SF I from 1999 to 2005
SFinfo.svg , Logo of SF info from 2005 to 29 February 2012
SF info logo 2012.svg, Logo of SF info from 29 February to 16 December 2012
Logo SRF info HD.svg, Logo of SRF info HD since March 2015
References
External links
www.srf.ch/tv
Television stations in Switzerland
Television channels and stations established in 2001
German-language television in Switzerland
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