Federal Act
on Radio and Television
(RTVA)

¹ This Act reg­u­lates the broad­cast­ing, pro­cessing, trans­mis­sion and re­cep­tion of ra­dio and tele­vi­sion pro­gramme ser­vices. Un­less this Act provides to the con­trary, the trans­mis­sion of pro­gramme ser­vices us­ing tele­com­mu­nic­a­tions tech­niques is based on the Tele­com­mu­nic­a­tions Act of 30 April 1997³ (TCA).

² Pro­gram­ming of minor ed­it­or­i­al im­port­ance does not fall un­der this Act. The Fed­er­al Coun­cil shall de­term­ine the cri­ter­ia.