Radiotelevisiun Svizra Rumantscha

RTR Radiotelevisiun Svizra Rumantscha
Type	Broadcast, radio, television and online
Country	Switzerland
Availability	Switzerland, online
TV stations	TvR Televisiun Rumantscha
Radio stations	Radio Rumantsch
Headquarters	Chur
Broadcast area	Romansh Grischun
Parent	SRG SSR
Former names	rtR
Official website	http://www.rtr.ch

Radiotelevisiun Svizra Rumantscha (RTR, English: Radio-Television Romansh Switzerland or Swiss Romansh Radio-Television), formerly known as Radio e Televisiun Rumantscha (English: Romansh Radio and Television), is a Swiss broadcasting company (part of SRG SSR) which offers programming to Romansh-speakers in Switzerland and around the world.

History

The first radio program in Romansh was broadcast on 17 January 1925. The person responsible for this broadcast was Felix Huonder. Regular Romansh programming began in 1943. Las Cristallas, the Romansh "radioscola" (radio school, or lectures delivered by radio broadcast), premiered on 27 January 1955.

Il Balcun Tort, the first television program in Romansh, was broadcast on 17 February 1963. This commemorated the 25th anniversary of Romansh's becoming Switzerland's fourth national language.

Broadcasting

Radio

Radio RTR is a Swiss radio station broadcasting in Romansh. The Editor in Chief is Flavio Bundi.

Television

Televisiun Rumantscha (TvR) is RTR's television production unit. It does not have its own dedicated channel; instead RSI La 2, SRF 1, SRF zwei and SRF info air TvR programming for a few hours a day.

It produces 90 minutes of television programmes a week. Its programmes comprise approximately of 50 hours of in house productions, 6 hours of programmes purchased from another broadcaster and 20 hours of special occasions. The Editor in Chief is Flavio Bundi.