France Bleu RCFM

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France Bleu RCFM
Ajaccio
Broadcast area Corsica and parts of North Sardinia via FM
Frequencies 97.0 / 100.5 FM (Ajaccio) [1]
Programming
Format Generalist
Ownership
Owner Radio France
History
First air date
1984 (1984)
Former names
Radio Corse Frequenza Mora (1984–2000)
Links
Website www.francebleu.fr/rcfm

France Bleu Radio Corsica Frequenza Mora, usually just shortened to France Bleu RCFM, is a generalist radio station serving the island of Corsica. It broadcasts in both French and Corsican. [2]

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History

The station was established as Radio Corse Frequenza Mora (RCFM) in 1984, 2 years after the appearance of the first regional programs on the local France Inter station. On September 4, 2000, RCFM became connected to the new France Bleu network.

In November 2015, a second studio was added at Place du Donjon, in Bastia, alongside the original one located in Residence du Parc (Ajaccio).

On January 1, 2016, the AM radio section was shut off, one of the last in Europe. [3]

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References

  1. "RadioScope - Fréquences par ville - Corse". www.radioscope.fr. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  2. "France Bleu RCFM – Écouter la radio en direct, actualité locale, fréquence radio". France Bleu RCFM (in French). Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  3. "A number of AM services turned off in Europe". RadioToday. 2016-01-01. Retrieved 2022-04-23.