Radio in Paris
Radio transmission in Paris began in 1921, and today there are many AM and FM radio stations available to listeners in Paris and the Île-de-France region.
History
The first radio broadcast in Paris aimed at the general public took place on 24 December 1921. The next year, the French government allowed the establishment of the first private radio station in Paris: Radiola.After the Second World War, Parisian radio was nationalized, and it was not until 1981, following the election of François Mitterrand that private companies were able easily to broadcast in the Paris area. Mitterrand was attempting to permit the growth of radio stations through privatization and fewer regulations, following the Italian example. In the early 1980s, there were more than 200 radio stations in Paris. These stations often overlapped, broadcast only sporadically and often low-quality content. This chaotic situation came to an end after the establishment of several regulatory agencies — first the Haute Autorité, then the CNCL, and finally the Conseil Supérieur de l'Audiovisuel which granted licences to operate on specific frequencies to certain companies.
The first radio stations in Paris (chronological)
- Radio Tour Eiffel 24 December 1921-June 1940. At the start, it broadcast only for a half-hour a day: a weather forecast, a review of the press and music. The first news broadcast took place on it 3 November 1925.
- Radiola 6 November 1922 to 28 March 1924. Radiola's first trials took place on 26 June 1922 and its first regular broadcasts began on 6 November 1922. Marcel Laporte provided the most-frequently-heard voice for the station. Its first news broadcasts took place on 6 January 1923. It became Radio Paris on 29 March 1924 29 March 1924–17 June 1940. It kept its name of Radio Paris from July 1940 until August 1944, but the station was then run by Nazis and French collaborators.
- Radio PTT 20 January 1923 until June 1940.
- Poste Parisien from 30 March 1924 to June 1940.
- Radio LL from March 1926 until 28 September 1935. It became Radio Cité from 29 September 1935 until June 1940.
- Radio Vitus from 1 December 1926 until 14 January 1934. It became Poste de l’Ile de France from 15 January 1934 until June 1940
- Radio Luxembourg from 15 March 1933 until 21 September 1939, and was resurrected from 1945 to 1966, before becoming RTL since 1966
- Radio 37 from 5 September 1937 to 13 June 1940
- Poste colonial from 30 April 1931 until 1 March 1938. It became Paris Mondial from 2 March 1938 until 17 June 1940.
From Public Service to Pirate Radio (non-exhaustive chronological list)
- Paris Inter, then RTF Inter from 1947 to 1963. Became France Inter from 1963 on.
- Europe 1 from 1955 on.
- France Musique from 1963
- France Culture, since 1963
- FIP since 1971
- RFI since 6 January 1975
- Radio Verte from 1977 until 1981
- Radio Ivre from 1979 until 1981
- Radio 7 from 1980 until 1987
- Ici et Maintenant from 21 June 1980 until 5 September 1996
- Radio Carbone 14 from 1981 until 1983. It was here that Jean-Yves Lafesse and "Supernana" débuted.
From free-form to formats (non-exhaustive chronological list)
- Nova, from 25 May 1981 on.
- Ado FM from 1981, changed to a commercial station run by Start, and now plays R&B.
- Radio Libertaire since 1981.
- Radio Notre-Dame since 1981.
- RFM since May 1981, was independent, then owned by the British firm Crown, then groupe Lagardère.
- NRJ since 1981.
- Radio FG since 1981.
- Radio Montmartre from 1981 until 11 July 1995. Became Montmartre FM from 11 July 1995 until 1998, then became MFM since 1998.
- La voix du Lézard from 1982 to 1986. Became Skyrock since 1986
- Radio Classique since January 1983.
- Nostalgie since 1986
- France Info since 1 June 1987.
- Electric FM ; since 1987.
- from 1981 to 1987.
- Ca bouge dans ma tête from 1985 to 1987. Became Ouï FM SINCE 1987.
- Hit FM from 1 January 1985 to 11 mars 1988. Became Europe 2 .
- CFM from 15 April 1985 to 30 May 1986. Broadcasts some news shows produced by Europe 1.
- Gilda from 1981 until 1987. Became Chérie FM in 1987.
- Paris Jazz since 1987. Merger of "Génération" and "Paris Jazz sur Paris".
- Pacific FM from July 1987 until 13 November 1989 from 14 November 1989 on.
- Chic FM from January 1986 until 2 September 1987 Became FUN in 1987.
- 95.2 from 1983 until 1987. Became KISS FM from 30 avril 1987 until October 1990 ; Frequency shared since April 2001 by Ici et Maintenant and Radio Néo
- Muppies FM began as pirate in 1987, later became Superloustic from May 1987 until September 1987. Restarted in 2004 as an AM station.
- Radio Eglantine from the 1980s until the 1990s.
- from September 1989 until October 1990, following California FM .
- Aventure FM from December 1987 until 1989. Became Maxximum from 23 October 1989 to 5 January 1992. Became M40 from 6 January 1992 until 18 January 1995. Became RTL 1 from 19 January 1995, then became RTL 2 from 1995 on.
- BFM since 1992.
- Bizz FM from November 1992 to 31 December 1993. Station belonged to Eddie Barclay. Became Chante France since le 1 January 1994.
- Le Mouv' since 8 December 2001.
- Radio Néo since 2001.
- IDFM since 1982, initially Radio-Enghien.
- CVS from 1981 until September 1990. Became O’FM from September 1990 until 1998. Became Sport O’FM in 1998, then Sport FM since 2002.
- Radio Caroline, Daniel Guichard and his Radio-Bocal, and RSRM. broadcast locally a few years at the start of the 1980s.
- TSF radio du jazz since 1981, broadcast successively from Nanterre then from Bobigny.
- MBS, Daniel Gérard, country music and American music.
Current FM band in Paris
- 87,8 : France Inter
- 88,2 : Générations
- 88,6 : Radio soleil
- 89,0 : Radio France Internationale
- 89,4 : Radio libertaire
- 89,9 : TSF Jazz
- 90,4 : Nostalgie
- 90,9 : Chante France
- 91,3 : Chérie FM
- 91,7 : France Musique
- 92,1 : Le Mouv'
- 92,6 : Tropiques FM
- 92,8 : Music Box
- 93,1 : Radio pays / Aligre FM
- 93,5 : France Culture
- 93,9 : Radio Campus Paris / Vivre FM
- 94,3 : Radio Orient
- 94,8 : Radio J / Judaïques FM / RCJ / Radio Shalom
- 95,2 : Ici et Maintenant / Radio Néo
- 95,6 : Radio courtoisie
- 96,0 : Skyrock
- 96,4 : BFM Business
- 96,9 : Voltage
- 97,4 : Rire et Chansons
- 97,8 : Ado FM
- 98,2 : Radio FG
- 98,6 : Radio Alfa
- 98,8 : Radio Espace FM
- 99,5 : France Maghreb / AYP FM
- 99,9 : Sud Radio
- 100,3 : NRJ
- 100,7 : Radio Notre Dame / Fréquence protestante
- 101,1 : Radio Classique
- 101,5 : Radio Nova
- 101,9 : FUN Radio
- 102,3 : Ouï FM
- 102,7 : MFM
- 103,1 : RMC Info
- 103,5 : Virgin Radio
- 103,9 : RFM
- 104,3 : RTL
- 104,7 : Europe 1
- 105,1 : FIP
- 105,5 : France Info
- 105,9 : RTL 2
- 106,3 : Fréquence Paris plurielle
- 106,7 : Beur FM
- 107,1 : France Bleu Ile de France
- 107,5 : Africa n°1
- 107,7 : Autoroute FM
- 107,7 : 107,9 : Vent d'Ouest / Radio Plus