The SRG SSR timeline since 1931

The SRG Head Office (known today as the General Management) and some individual studios acquire their first outside broadcast trucks, complete with state-of-the-art equipment.

Our short-wave service – known then by the German acronym KWD and today as swissinfo.ch, is founded, with a mandate to provide programming for Swiss listeners abroad and to raise Switzerland’s international profile. KWD was not the first station to broadcast programmes for Swiss ex-pats, however: the League of Nations station at Prangins had been used for this purpose as early as 1932.

The new SRG licence comes into force. SRG is reorganised for the first time, leading to a much more centralised structure.

In an effort to raise awareness of radio, SRG organises a ‘radio relay’ encompassing a variety of sporting disciplines, including a flight from Lausanne to Bern.

Federal Councillor Giuseppe Motta addresses US President Roosevelt.