Radio France

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Radio France
Type Société anonyme
Industry Public broadcasting
Founded1 January 1975;48 years ago (1975-01-01)
Headquarters
Paris
,
France
Area served
France
Key people
Sibyle Veil (CEO)
Products Radio broadcasting, radio production
Services Public radio
Revenue671 millions € (2018)
7,3 millions € (2018)
Owner Government of France
Number of employees
4 562 (2018)
Subsidiaries France Inter
France Bleu
France Culture
France Musique
France Info
FIP
Mouv'
Sophia  [ fr ]
Arte (15%)
Radio France Publicité  [ fr ]
Website www.radiofrance.fr OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Radio France is the French national public radio broadcaster.

Contents

Stations

Radio France offers seven national networks:

Mission

Radio France's two principal missions are:

History

The Radio France logo from 2005 to 2017 Radio France logo.png
The Radio France logo from 2005 to 2017

Headquarters

Maison de la Radio seen from the air in 2009 Restructuration de la Maison de Radio France, Paris, par AS.Architecture-Studio.jpg
Maison de la Radio seen from the air in 2009

Radio France has its headquarters at the Maison de la Radio et de la Musique, a circular building designed by the architect Henry Bernard (architect) and inaugurated in December 1963 by President Charles de Gaulle, which stands beside the River Seine in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. In addition to housing Radio France's central services and the studios of several of its channels, the building is home to the Musée de Radio France, a museum of radio and television broadcasting and recording techniques. The building caught fire in October 2014. [2]

Equipment

The head office has around a hundred studios (for radio broadcasts, fictions, concerts etc.) and an auditorium:

Budget

The Radio France group is 100% owned by the French State. Nearly 80% of Radio France's funding comes from Television licence, the remaining 20% comes from own resources, mainly from advertising and diversification activities developed by Radio France.

Organization

General

In September 2019, a bill emanating from the Ministry of Culture announces the creation of “France Médias”, a parent company which will bring together France Télévisions, Radio France, France Médias Monde and the INA. [3] This bill also provides for the end of the appointments of directors of Radio France by the CSA, a power which will be attributed to the board of directors of the radiophonic entity, which will continue to operate independently, but also in synergy with the other entities of France Médias. [3]

Presidents and CEOs

Mathieu Gallet, former President and CEO of the Institut national de l'audiovisuel|National Audiovisual Institute (INA) from 2010 to 2014, was unanimously appointed by the members of the Higher Audiovisual Counci] (CSA) [4]

Communication

Beyond its primary profession which is to make radio, Radio France works on many political, social or cultural projects. The group deploys resources to support various causes, is committed on several fronts, and makes it known through communication actions. Thus, in 2018 Radio France indicates that:

Ethics committee

In application of the law of 14 November 2016 and its implementing decree of 21 March 2017, an ethics committee is created to strengthen freedom, the independence and pluralism of the media. […] This committee is made up of five independent individuals appointed for three years, and whose mandate is renewable. [11]

Group activities

Information and investigation

The investigation unit of Radio France, the usual name of the investigation and investigation department of Radio France, is divided into three poles: production, digital, and investigation. This last pole includes five investigators. [12]

The investigation unit has been a partner of Disclose since 2018. [13]

Regular and event-based partnerships

When the news so requires, Radio France stations resort to event programming, which is no longer subject to the program schedules. These events, whether political, economic, societal, cultural or sporting, can be found in the pages retracing the annual chronologies of the radio media.

Diffusion

Hertzian broadcasting

Since 1975, Radio France has been broadcasting in FM on almost the entire territory.

Radio France broadcast between 1975 and 2016 in AM: France Inter GO (1939-2016); France Inter PO (1956-1996); France Inter OC (1975-1981), France Culture PO (1975-1980); Radio Bleu PO (1980-2000); France Info PO (2000-2016).

In 2016, Radio France's programs were broadcast in RNT ( DAB +) over the Paris region via an experiment. In 2019, the CSA allocates to all the national frequencies of Radio France, via a call for tenders procedure, broadcast in DAB +. This technology mainly aims to allow better sound quality, the addition of data synchronized or not with the radio (scrolling texts, images, information, websites, etc.) and a lower broadcasting cost than that of FM.

Digital broadcasting

Since 2006, Radio France has produced its programs entirely in digital and since 2012 has offered numerous programs in podcast in MP3 format. [14] From 2014, faced with the boom in the consumption of videos on the Internet, and the development of the use of tablets or smartphones, Radio France introduced the concept of "enriched radio" which consists of filming the studio during the recording some radio broadcasts. The video is then put online live (in streaming ) on the station's website or inserted into a video catalog so that it can be viewed after the broadcast on air.

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References

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  2. "Radio France's Maison de la Radio ablaze in Paris". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  3. 1 2 "L'audiovisuel public sera regroupé sous une seule entité" (in French). technic2radio. 25 September 2019..
  4. Le CSA nomme Mathieu Gallet à la présidence de Radio France - Communiqué de presse du CSA, 27 février 2014
  5. "Radio France s'engage en faveur de l'insertion" (in French). lalettre.pro..
  6. "Radio France renouvelle son engagement en faveur de l'égalité professionnelle" (in French). lalettre.pro..
  7. "Radio France s'engage au Bénin" (in French). lalettre.pro..
  8. "Radio France, premier opérateur culturel à intégrer le Comité France-Chine" (in French). lalettre.pro..
  9. "Radio France lance un programme de coopération avec la Chine" (in French). lalettre.pro..
  10. "Radio France soutient la semaine européenne pour l'emploi des personnes handicapées" (in French). lalettre.pro..
  11. "Le Comité d'éthique de Radio France" (in French). Radio France. 9 October 2018.
  12. "Cellule investigation de Radio France : biographie, actualités et émissions France Culture". France Culture.
  13. "Disclose, le média qui veut révolutionner l'investigation" (in French). LExpress.fr. 7 November 2018.
  14. Podcast Radio France - Site officiel

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