List of radio stations in Switzerland

List of abbreviations
The abbreviations after the stations in brackets are the respective distribution channels of the stations. They are as follows: VHF = ultra-short wave KW = short wave DAB , DAB + = ( digital radio ) DRM = Digital Radio Mondiale DVB-S (Digital Video Broadcasting - Satellite)

Bernoullianum 1923: first broadcast on the occasion of the Basel sample fair

Hönggerberg radio station 1924–1930: Former broadcasting building of the first permanent Swiss radio station

The list of radio stations in Switzerland includes current and former radio stations that are or have been broadcast on the territory of Switzerland.

The term radio is not common in Switzerland. One speaks not only colloquially, but also in official announcements of radio. The list excludes pure Internet radios and feeds into cable networks, although most stations can also be heard via these channels.

Current channels

Public broadcasters

SRG SSR
- Swiss radio and television
  - Radio SRF 1 (DAB +, FM analog)
  - Radio SRF 2 Kultur (DAB +, FM analog)
  - Radio SRF 3 (DAB +, FM analog)
  - Radio SRF 4 News (DAB +)
  - Radio SRF Musikwelle (DAB +)
  - Radio SRF Virus (DAB +)
- Radio Télévision Suisse
  - La Première (DAB +, FM analog)
  - Espace 2 (DAB +, FM analog)
  - Color 3 (DAB +, FM analog)
  - Musique option (DAB +, FM analog)
- Radiotelevisione svizzera di lingua italiana
  - Rete Uno (DAB +, FM analog)
  - Rete Due (DAB +, FM analog)
  - Rete Tre (DAB +, FM analog)
- Radiotelevisiun Svizra Rumantscha
  - Radio Rumantsch (DAB +, FM analog)
- Swiss Satellite Radio
  - Radio Swiss Classic (DAB +)
  - Radio Swiss Jazz (DAB +)
  - Radio Swiss Pop (DAB +)

Non-commercial broadcasters

Association: Union of non-commercial local radio stations (UNIKOM)

Radio 3fach , Lucerne (UKW, DAB +)
Radio Blind Power , Zollikofen (Intrafunk)
Radio Cité , Geneva (VHF)
iischers radio , Wallis (VHF)
Jam On Radio , Zug (DAB +)
Kanal K , Aargau (DAB +, FM)
Radio Life Channel (DAB +, satellite)
Radio LoRa , Zurich (DAB +, FM)
Radio Maria German-speaking Switzerland (DAB +)
Meyrin FM , Geneva (VHF)
Radio4TNG (DAB +)
Radio RaBe , Bern (DAB +, FM)
Radio RaSa , Schaffhausen (VHF)
Radio Stadtfilter , Winterthur (DAB +, FM)
Radio X , Basel (DAB +, FM)
toxic.fm , University of St. Gallen (DAB +, UKW)

Private, commercial radio stations

Supraregional
- 20 minutes radio (FM, DAB +)
- Energy hits (DAB +)
- Luna (DAB +)
- Radio Eviva (DAB +)
- Radio Tell (DAB +, cable)
- Radio Inside (DAB +, satellite)
- Rockit Radio (DAB +)
- Vintage radio (DAB +)
- World Radio Switzerland , Geneva (DAB +, FM analog, satellite)

Regional
- Radio Bern 1 , Bern (VHF, DAB +)
- Energy Basel , Basel (VHF, DAB +)
- Energy Bern , Bern (UKW, DAB +)
- Energy Zurich , Zurich (VHF, DAB +)
- Lausanne fm , Lausanne (VHF)
- Neo 1 , Langnau i. E. (FM, DAB +)
- One FM , Geneva (VHF)
- Radio 1 (Switzerland) (VHF) (formerly: Radio Tropic )
- Radio 24 , Zurich (UKW, DAB +)
- Radio 32 , Solothurn (UKW, DAB +)
- Radio 32 Goldies , Solothurn
- Radio 3iii , Mendrisio (VHF)
- Radio Argovia , Aarau (UKW, DAB +)
- Radio Basilisk , Basel (UKW, DAB +)
- Radio BeO , Interlaken (FM, DAB +)
- Radio Canal 3 , Biel (VHF, DAB +)
- Radio Central , Brunnen (VHF, DAB +)
- Radio Chablais , Monthey (VHF)
- Radio Eviva , Brunnen (DAB +, satellite)
- Radio Fiume Ticino , Locarno (VHF)
- Radio Freiburg , Freiburg im Üechtland (UKW, DAB +)
- Radio Fréquence Jura , Delémont (VHF)
- Radio FM1 , St. Gallen (UKW, DAB +) (until April 2008: Radio Ri )
- Radio Melody , St. Gallen (DAB +)
- GRRIF , Delsberg
- Radio Jura Bernois , Tavannes (VHF)
- Radio Mix24 , Geneva (FM until 2008)
- Radio Munot , Schaffhausen (VHF, DAB +)
- Radio Neuchâteloise, RTN , Marin (VHF)
- Radio Pilatus , Lucerne (VHF, DAB +)
- Radio Rottu Oberwallis , Visp (VHF)
- Radio Südostschweiz , Chur (VHF)
- Radio Sunshine , Rotkreuz (FM, DAB +)
- Radio Top , Winterthur (FM, DAB +)
- Radio Top Two , Winterthur (DAB +)
- Radio Zürisee , Rapperswil SG (UKW, DAB +)
- Rhône FM , Sion (VHF)
- Rouge FM , Le Mont-sur-Lausanne (DAB +, VHF)
- Thollon La radio plus , Lausanne (VHF)
- Yes FM , Le Mont-sur-Lausanne (DAB +, FM)

Former broadcasters

National (with international reach)
- Radio station Hönggerberg 1924–1930 (first permanent Swiss radio station, Zurich Radio Cooperative)
- Radio Beromünster 1931–2008 (new: Swiss Radio DRS)
International
- Swiss Radio International
Regional private broadcasters
- Capital FM , Bern (predecessor of Radio Bern 1 )
- Radio Basel , Basel (discontinued January 2012, frequency to Energy Basel )
- Radio Basel 1 , Liestal & Basel (successor to Radio Raurach and predecessor of Radio Basel )
- Radio BE1 (UKW) (discontinued in April 2010, frequency to Energy Bern )
- Radio Emme , Langnau i. E. (FM) (discontinued April 2008, frequency on Neo 1 )
- Radio Förderband , Bern (discontinued in 2001, predecessor of Radio BE1 )
- Radio Eulach ( Winterthur , 1998 merged with Radio Wil and Thurgau to form Radio Top )
- Radio Z , Zurich since August 15, 2003 now Energy Zurich

Web links

Commons : Radio stations in Switzerland - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

[1] Historical long, medium and short wave transmitters in Switzerland and Liechtenstein

[2] SRG Insider: Why is the expression “state television” or “public broadcaster” wrong? ( Memento from September 15, 2015 in the Internet Archive )

[3] Hello Spitzbergen, this is Hönggerberg

[4] Höngger Zeitung of February 28, 2013: Find out the latest from Radio Höngg