{{Short description|Radio station in Switzerland}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}} {{Use British English|date=October 2017}} {{Expand French|topic=cult}} {{Infobox radio station | country = CH | name = RTS Couleur 3 | logo = RTS Couleur 3 2024.svg | city = | area = Switzerland | branding = | airdate = {{start date and age|1982|02|24|df=yes}} | frequency = DAB, Satellite (Hot Bird), IPTV, Streaming | format = | power = | erp = | class = | callsign_meaning = | owner = RTS Radio Télévision Suisse | webcast = [https://www.rts.ch/play/radio/livepopup/couleur-3], [https://www.rts.ch/swissradioplayer/couleur-3/] | website = {{URL|http://www.rts.ch/couleur3}} }}
'''RTS Couleur 3''' (''lit.'' "Colour 3") is the third radio station operated by RTS Radio Télévision Suisse. The station was launched on 24 February 1982.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=de Torrenté |first=Antoine |date=2017-07-26 |title= Leucémie myéloïde chronique: Dix ans après …|journal= Forum Médical Suisse |volume=17 |issue=3031 |doi=10.4414/fms.2017.02956 |issn=1661-6146|doi-access=free }}</ref>
Until the end of all FM transmissions on 31 December 2024,<ref>{{cite web |title=News SRG schaltet UKW per Ende Jahr ab |url=https://www.srgssr.ch/de/news-medien/news/srg-schaltet-ukw-per-ende-jahr-ab |website=Broadcast.ch}}</ref> RTS Couleur 3 could be received in French-speaking Switzerland and in the canton of Bern on FM. Nowadays, RTS Couleur 3 can be received nationwide on DAB, satellite (Hot Bird) and IPTV, as well as worldwide via the Internet.
On 27 April 2023, Couleur 3 broadcast 13 hours of radio content that was produced with cloned voices. The texts were generated by ChatGPT.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.werbewoche.ch/en/medien/2023-04-27/kuenstliche-intelligenz-geht-bei-srg-sender-couleur-3-auf-sendung/ |title=Artificial intelligence goes on air at SRG station Couleur 3 |date=27 April 2023 |newspaper=Werbewoche}}</ref>
== Notes and references == {{Reflist}}
== See also == * Radio suisse romande * ''120 secondes''
==External links== *{{official website}}
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