The SRG SSR timeline since 1931
Annual report 2000
SF info
A change to the broadcast licence allows SF Info to broadcast repeats across Switzerland for the first time.
Swiss Radio International becomes Swissinfo
Swiss Radio International transforms itself into a multimedia company, and continues to expand its multimedia platform on www.swissinfo.org. At the same time, it begins shutting down the short-wave service. Swiss Radio International is officially renamed Swissinfo to reflect the name of its product.
Annual report 2001
National exhibition covered across all platforms
SRG SSR idée suisse provides comprehensive coverage of Expo.02. The Swiss national exhibition becomes a major theme across all seven of its TV stations, 14 of its 18 radio stations, and online.
Annual report 2002
Jean-Bernard Münch
Jean-Bernard Münch becomes SRG's thirteenth chairman. Term of office: 2002–2011.
Switching from analogue to digital television
SRG SSR idée suisse begins to digitalise wireless terrestrial TV broadcasts (Digital Video Broadcasting, DVB-T). The new system makes its début in the Engadin and the Ticino.
Annual report 2003
Swissinfo shuts down its radio service
Swissinfo.ch stops broadcasting its radio programmes over shortwave and satellite. Information about Switzerland is now broadcast exclusively via its internet platform at www.swissinfo.org.
