World Radio Switzerland goes on the air with DRS 4
Along with the new news radio station DRS 4 News, World Radio Switzerland (WRS) will also go on the air on November 5, 2007. The station is intended to bring the English-speaking communities in Switzerland closer together.
At the same time as the new news radio station DRS 4 News, World Radio Switzerland (WRS) will also go on air on November 5, 2007 (see ). According to Friday's media release, WRS will have English-language programming aimed at an international audience in Switzerland from Geneva. The two programs, both of which will be broadcast digitally, will also contribute to the development and spread of Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) in Switzerland, it said. World Radio Switzerland replaces World Radio Geneva, which was founded in 1996 as a bridge builder between the various English-speaking communities. This tradition is to be continued with the new station, as is the partnership with the BBC. In addition, news about Switzerland, its regions and economic events will be broadcast. WRS is a collaboration between the four regional language radios and Swissinfo and is part of the SRG offering. The station will be available in French-speaking Switzerland and Ticino via DAB, throughout Switzerland via satellite and Internet, and in part also via cable.
