History
- 1939: First test transmissions of television
- 1964: Introduction of advertising
- 1968: Colour transmissions begin
- 1984: Introduction of Teletext
- 1984: Launch of 3sat, in collaboration with ZDF in Germany and ORF in Austria
- 1997: Launch of SF zwei
- 1999: Launch of SF info in the Zurich region
- 2001: SF info begins broadcasting to the whole of German-speaking Switzerland
- 2005: SF DRS becomes SF, accompanying a major re-brand of the network.
- 2007: Launch of HD Suisse in 720p quality (in co-operation with TSR and RSI)
- 2012: HDTV transmission (not all programmes yet) of SF 1, SF zwei and SF info; HD suisse was closed in return
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