Sud Radio
Sud Radio is the name of a French-language commercial radio stations based in Toulouse, southwestern France as the transmission area.
- Numerous FM radio stations in South-West France
- Astra (satellite)
- Via the Internet
History
1951-1958: Founding of pressure from the French government
On October 29, 1951, at the instigation of the French government, the company ANDORRADIO SA established to operate a commercial radio station in Andorra. The Socialist government of President Vincent Auriol, Advocate of the state broadcasting monopoly, it came to standing outside the control of the French state partly French-language music station Radio Andorra eliminate or at least decrease its predominantly French audience with a more attractive competing channels. Since Andorra has ( legal successor of the Counts of Foix ) and the Bishop of La Seu d' Urgell, has ruled since the middle ages of two co- princes, the President of France, believed Vincent Auriol, Radio Andorra revoke the broadcasting license and construction of the new radio station Andorradio to prevail.
But the Andorran and the Bishop of Urgell for the survival of Radio Andorra talked and agreed to the construction of an additional sender not, then the situation into an international conflict came to a head in June 1953, France closed for half a year the border to Andorra, Austria, in September Vincent Auriol spoke to the Council of the valleys from the jurisdiction, and Spain was forced in terms of the co- princes intervene of Urgell.
The construction of the station of Andorradio began without clarifying the legal relations, and 1954 beamed Andorradio test broadcasts from.
After the bishop of Urgell had agreed to a transmission time of two hours a day, went on September 18, 1958 Andorradio in an environment of political tensions on the air. It was broadcast a daily six-hour music program out of the studio in Andorra la Vella, the transmitting power was 120 kW.
1958-1981: Became one of the leading French commercial radio
Due to the frequent confusion with radio Andorra Andorradio changed its name to Radio Diffusion des Vallées d' Andorra / Radio des Vallées ( broadcasting of the Valleys of Andorra ). Beginning of 1960, already 13 hours music program were sent with announcements in French and Catalan daily.
The Council of the Valleys issued on March 29, 1961 two radio stations licensed to broadcast in 20 years. In May 1964, the new transmitter was taken (300 kW) on the Pic Blanc ( 2650m ) in operation. From July 1964 to November 1965, programs of Radio Monte Carlo were broadcast temporarily. In 1966 the station called " Radio Sud " and opened additional studios in Toulouse, rue Alsace - Lorraine. Later they were moved to the Rue Caraman. 1968 rounded Sud Radio Andorra in the battle for listeners favor and became the fourth most popular ad-supported French broadcasters (after Europe 1, RTL (France) and Radio Monte Carlo and before radio Andorra).
Until 1970 the station remained economically deficient. In 1972, at the Pic Blanc a more modern transmission system with 900 kW of power in operation. The shipments were running now in French, from morning until midnight, later to 1:00 clock. There was about a fifteen-minute literary broadcast in Catalan before closedown. The rejection was also carried out in Catalan ( " Sud Radio, radio de les valls, nos emission s'estinguin, bona nit! " - " Sud Radio, Radio valleys, our shipments are now switched off, good night " ), and the program ended ended with the Andorran national anthem. The MW frequency used at night to another radio station.
1981-1986: withdrawal from Andorra
In March 1981, the Council of the Valleys refused to renew the broadcasting license, the working nor in Andorra la Vella staff had moved to Toulouse and the shipments will be temporarily suspended. Due to the upcoming French presidential elections could be sent after negotiations with Andorra until 24 November 1981.
After more than a year's break Sud Radio broadcast from January 1983 again from near Toulouse on 1161 kHz and 819 kHz. From March 1983 to 1986 and again the transmitter could be used on the Pic Blanc ( Andorra). Since August 1986 Sud Radio broadcasts in southwest France on FM.