One of Switzerland's main broadcasting companies is subsidized by the federal government but the printed press is said to be free of government involvement.
The Swiss Broadcasting Corporation, marketed as SRG SSR idée suisse was founded in 1931. According to Swissinfo.ch the Swiss public broadcasting organization is non-profit and funded mainly through radio and television licence fees (70%) and making the remaining income from advertising and sponsorship.
The country has four official languages German, French, Italian, and Romansh which make public broadcasting difficult.
According to Reporters Without Borders, Switzerland was ranked seventh for 2008 in the yearly "Worldwide press freedom ranking of countries."
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