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| Frequencies | |
| RDS | BLACKBOX |
| Programming | |
| Language | French |
| Format | Hip-hop Contemporary R&B |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Groupe 1981 |
| Ado FM | |
| History | |
First air date | 1991 (1991) |
| Technical information | |
Transmitter coordinates | 44°52′7″N00°31′27″W / 44.86861°N 0.52417°W /44.86861; -0.52417 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
BlackBox is a localFrenchradio station broadcasting toBordeaux andArcachon, created in 1991 and owned byGroupe 1981. The station plays hip-hop music and R&B from the 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s.
BlackBox was created in 1981 broadcasting African and urban music in the Bordeaux area for the Afro-Caribbean community. Two previous stations specializing in African and Caribbean music, Equinoxe and Caraïbes FM, had closed in the late 1980s.[1] The station continued to have one frequency, despite multiple attempts at expansion,[1] until the mid-2010s when its application for Arcachon was granted.
In 1998, the Orleans-based groupStart (name changed to Groupe 1981 in 2013) bought BlackBox. Start provided an infusion of resources that aided BlackBox's success.[1] and transformed it into a commercial music station inhip-hop andR&B format. The format is similar to Groupe 1981-ownedAdo FM.
It is broadcast on 103.7 MHz from the Bordeaux–Lormont transmitter (1 kW) and 103.6 MHz from the Arcachon transmitter site (500 watts), as well as onDAB+.[2]
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