In Switzerland, all households, as well as companies, pay a radio and television licence fee, which covers radio and television sets, smartphones and tablets or computers with internet access. However, there are exceptions for :

• Permanent missions and their staff
• International organizations and their staff

The Serafe company collects the new fee. It receives the data directly from the cantons and municipalities, households no longer have to register, deregister or report changes in the household. Private households pay 365 francs per year.

The Radio Télévision Suisse (RTS)  is an audiovisual public service company, belonging to the media group SSR (Société Suisse de radiodiffusion et télévision) which offers programmes on four radio channels, two TV channels and numerous digital platforms.

Depending on your provider, you can access to various local TV channels in Geneva, including Léman Bleu.

• List of TV channels in French-speaking Switzerland
• List of radio stations available in French-speaking Switzerland and Geneva

For English speakers World Radio Switzerland (WRS) is the only general English-language radio station in Switzerland and a Swiss partner of the BBC.

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