| Frequency | 106.5MHz |
|---|---|
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Links | |
| Website | rivieraradio |
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Riviera Radio is an English language FM radio station that broadcasts to Monaco, Nice, Cannes, Antibes, and St. Tropez on 106.3-106.5 MHz. [1] The station is also available worldwide on the internet, and as of December 2025, in the UK on Global Player.
Chris Tarrant broadcast on the station in 1992[ citation needed ].
The station was once part of the Capital Radio Group, and was later owned by Grundy Media. Ashley Tabor-King, the founder and executive president of Global Media & Entertainment, began his radio career at the Riviera Radio. On 21 July 2025, it was announced that Global had acquired the station, their first outside the UK, after buying Riviera Radio from Grundy. [2]
The Full English Breakfast Show is currently hosted by Sarah Lycett every weekday from 7am until after the 10am news. It features news bulletins from Global's newsroom in London, covering world/UK news together with local news from the South of France. Around 8:15 there's the 'guess the intro' and after nine the 'three in a row' (with a link between the songs to guess) contest. The programme has a broad loyal following by locals but also worldwide on the internet [ citation needed ] with many recurring listeners frequently contributing content.
Prior to December 2025, the Drivetime Show with Anthony Yammine aired on weekdays in the afternoon from 3 till 7 with frequent news and traffic updates. During the show, Anthony also read out the 'what's on guide' which is used throughout the station's broadcast schedule.
On December 1st 2025, a new line-up was launched, with Capital UK's Ant Payne now presenting from 10am to 1pm, Heart's Pandora Christie on afternoons from 1pm to 4pm, and Matt Wilkinson (also from Heart) from 4pm to 7pm. Both Pandora and Matt's shows overlap into each other's own Heart shows in the UK due to the time difference between the UK and France. In addition, Capital's Tom Watts took over as new host of 'Club Classics' from 7pm to 12am, which previously aired without any presenters. In addition, Gold Radio's James Bassam will present a new weekend show every Saturday and Sunday from 2pm to 7pm. The branding was also updated to a modified version of Heart's brand. [3] It is likely that a new Heart station could launch to run alongside or even replace Riviera Radio in 2026, but no further plans on the future of the station have been made at present.
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