Poll shows majority of Swiss voters back cut to radio and TV licence fee

A Tamedia poll published in Le Matin Dimanche and the SonntagsZeitung shows that 53% of Swiss voters support an initiative by the right-wing Swiss People’s Party and the Young Radical-Liberals to reduce the annual radio and television licence fee from CHF335 ($419) to CHF200. The proposal is set to go to a nationwide vote in 2026. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox A Tamedia survey carried out between September 18 and 26, 2025 among 14,775 respondents shows that most Swiss voters support the initiative to lower the radio and television licence fee, known as the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) initiative or halving initiative. The SBC is SWI swissinfo.ch’s parent company. In response to the question, “How will you vote on the initiative to reduce the radio and television licence fee from CHF335 to CHF200 per household?”, 53% of respondents said they would vote “yes” or “mostly yes”. Meanwhile, 44% were opposed, and 3% remained undecided. The survey was ...