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Compared to other European nations, the French are not avid newspaper readers, citing only 164 adults out of every 1000 as newspaper readers.^{[citation needed]}

The French press was healthiest in the aftermath ofWorld War II. A year after the end of the war, 28 papers had a combined circulation of about 7 million. However, seven years later that figure had been nearly halved.^{[citation needed]} This decline was principally due to the greater popularity of thebroadcast media and the subsequent diversion ofadvertising revenues. Since 2000 newly produced free papers have further weakened the established press. Still, 80 daily papers remain, and there is a wide range of weeklies, many of which now featureinternet sites.

Regional papers have remained relatively unaffected by the decline, with provincial newspapers commanding a higher degree of reader loyalty. For example,Ouest-France, sells almost twice as many copies as any of the national dailies.

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In the early 21st century, the best-selling daily was the regionalOuest-France in 47 local editions, followed byLe Progres of Lyon,La Voix du Nord in Lille, andProvençal in Marseille. In Paris the Communists publishedl'Humanite whileLe Monde andFigaro had local rivals inLe Parisien,L'Aurore and the leftistLibération.

Below are the circulation figures of France's national daily newspapers from theAlliance pour les chiffres de la presse et des médias

(updated: 30/03/2021)

The list below does not include Cable and Satellite television channels.

• Main networks
  • TF1 – private
  • Canal+ – private
  • M6 – private
  • France 2 – public
  • France 3 – public
  • France 5 – public
  • Arte – public France/Germany
  • TV5Monde – worldwide broadcast of national programming offrancophone countries (France, Swiss, Belgium, Canada) made byTelevision Suisse Romande,Radio-Canada,RTBF, France 2, France 3, Arte
• 24/7 news channels
  • BFM TV – private
  • I>Télé – private
  • LCI – private
  • Euronews – private
  • France 24 – public
• Musical Channels
  • D17 – private
  • MCM – private
  • W9 – private
  • MTV France – private
• Others
  • D8 – private
  • TMC – private
  • AB1 – private
  • NRJ 12 – private
  • France 4 – Public
  • La Chaîne parlementaire – the parliamentary channel – political programming (French version of C-SPAN)

• BFM
• Chérie FM
• Essentiel Radio
• Europe 1
• Virgin Radio
• Fun Radio (France)
• Nostalgie
• NRJ
• Phare FM
• Radio des autoroutes SANEF
• Radio FG
• Radio France
  • France Inter
  • France Info
  • France Culture
  • France Musique
  • France Bleu
  • FIP (radio)
  • Le Mouv'
• RMC (France)
• RTL
• RTL2
• Skyrock

• Culture of France
• History of French journalism
• Observatoire du décolonialisme
• Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française
• Open access in France
• Telecommunications in France

• Euromedia Research Group; Mary Kelly; et al., eds. (2004). "France".Media in Europe (3rd ed.).SAGE Publications. pp. 65–77.ISBN 978-0-7619-4132-3.
• Harcourt, Alison (2006).European Union Institutions and the Regulation of Media Markets.London,New York City: Manchester University Press.ISBN 0-7190-6644-1.

• (in English)Regular French Press Review - Radio France International
• Broadcast Media in France - atDiscover France (English)
• Print Media in France - atDiscover France (English)
• English translations of articles from French newspapers at nonprofit WorldMeets.US
• France Profile: Media, BBC News, 8 March 2012

• Mass media in France
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• Mass media in Europe by country

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