Radio France

Radio France is the public radio station in France.

History

Radio France emerged from the dismantling of the Office de Radio Télévision Française diffusion ( ORTF ), as at the turn of 1974/1975, the single carrier for the public television and radio broadcasting in France was disbanded by law. The transmitter newly founded took over on January 1, 1975, the three previously existing large radio France Inter, France Culture, France Musique and the ten regional FIP waves.

The international broadcasting was under the name of Radio France International ( RFI) either themselves also re-established, but with a lasting several years delay. RFI was first to the " fifth program " Radio France. Since 1982, RFI existed then as a subsidiary of Radio - France Group, in 1987 the station became independent.

Seat of Radio France since its inception, the widely applied Broadcasting House Maison de Radio France in Paris' 16th arrondissement.

In 1980, two programs were introduced: Radio Bleue, a program for the older generation, which was originally sent only on the center shaft, and the youth program Radio 7 In addition, this year three local radio stations went on the air: Fréquence North ( on May 19 ), radio Mayenne (16 June ) and Melun FM ( 11 September). Radio Bleue and the local radio stations were further developed in September 2000, the network of regional radio France Bleu.

The news channel France Info was first aired in 1987. It was the first radio information that was sent around the clock. There since then every 30 minutes a point sur ​​l' info, in which the current messages are summarized. In addition, there were sections on selected topics.

Since 1989, the music program Hector, one of the classical program Ablager France Musique and Victor was broadcast by France Culture Europe digitally via the satellite TDF 1.

The Traffic Radio 107.7 FM began on a single frequency network in cooperation with the motorway operator SANEF. It is the only non - French private transport channels, which reports around the clock on the situation on the highways in the north of France.

Since 1996 under the name Sophia a database of articles that can accept other free and commercial radio broadcasters. In the same year was the start of transmission of Elisha program that brings exclusively French chansons. It was broadcast analog and digital, also sent over the bouquet of the nine stations, the Radio France on Canal Satellite.

The youth program Le Mouv ' was founded in 1997. It was only digitally first sent from Toulouse, since 2001, from Paris.

From September 2002 to 2006, Radio France operates a Radio City for Paris under the name of La City Radio de Paris on the frequency 107.1 MHz. It was incorporated under the name of France Bleu Ile de France in the France Bleu program.

Podcasts of programs have been available since 2006. In the same year the program France Vivace was lifted out of the baptism that was sent around the clock classical music in the cable, satellite and the Internet. It replaced the program Hector. The night program was adopted on France Musique. End of August 2010 France Vivace was set as part of a program reform.

Since 2007, Radio France also broadcasts on DAB (French Radio numérique terrestre, RNT ).

Business

Radio France, like all French broadcasters, in the legal form of a private limited company in public ownership (société anonyme à capitaux publics ) operated. The sole shareholder is the French State. The company is operated in the public interest as a public service, which is comparable in German law of general interest, with which the state fulfills an infrastructure mandate.

At the top is a director ( Président - Directeur général), which manages the company and third parties legally represents. He is so far to the director of a German broadcaster comparable, but he is not like his German counterpart by a college elected, but appointed by the French President, on proposal of the supervisory authority for broadcasting, the Conseil supérieur de l' audiovisual ( CSA). The director of Radio France were so far in chronological order:

  • Jacqueline Baudrier, from January 1975 to July 1981
  • Michèle Cotta, from July 1981 to August 1982
  • Jean -Noël Jeanneney, from October 1982 to December 1986
  • Roland Faure, from December 1986 to January 1989
  • Jean Maheu, from February 1989 to November 1995
  • Michel Boyon, from November 1995 to November 1998
  • Jean -Marie Cavada, November 1998-April 2004
  • Jean -Paul Cluzel, dated May 12, 2004 to May 11, 2009
  • Jean -Luc Hees, since May 12, 2009

Another organ of the transmitter is the Board of Directors ( conseil d'administration de Radio France, CA), which is composed of twelve members: the director of Radio France, four members of the CSA, four representatives of the French State, two members of the French Parliament and two representatives of the staff of Radio France.

Radio France in 2012, about 4,300 employees, of whom 42 percent are women.

The budget of the transmitter amounted in 2011 to a total of 652.4 million euros. Funding is provided through the license fee.

Radio France also holds interests in other stations. So Radio France include 15 percent of the shares of ARTE France, the French co-partner of the French-German cultural channel ARTE. In addition, Radio France operates in cooperation with the motorway operator company SANEF the traffic information program 107.7 FM ( Autoroute Info ).

Sound body

Radio France operates several ensembles that enrich the musical life of France and play a significant role in the programs. Most famous is the Orchestre National de France, which has been in existence since 1934. There is also the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France and Radio Choir choeurs de Radio France and the children's choir Maîtrise de Radio France. There are separate series of concerts with renowned artists. Radio France records all its concerts sound body and sends it in the programs Musique France or even in the regular broadcasts of classical music in France Inter.

Programs

Radio France today radiates from the following programs:

  • France Inter is a typical countryside full program (radio généraliste ), the news and speech-based programs, but also brings music programs of all genres.
  • France Culture sends a cultural word program, but in addition several times a day detailed newscasts.
  • France Musique takes you around the clock classical music, also jazz broadcasts.
  • France Info is the news channel of Radio France, which brings current posts around the clock.
  • France Bleu is a chain of regional stations, which is aimed primarily at the older generation.
  • Le Mouv 'is the youth radio station Radio France.
  • FIP is a music program that includes short messages and short presentations.
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