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 4 September 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 1 January 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.