| Broadcast area | Worldwide |
|---|---|
| Frequencies | 105.5MHz (Paris) 105.3MHz (Marseille) 103.4MHz (Lyon) Frequencies |
| Programming | |
| Language | French |
| Format | All-news radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Radio France France Télévisions |
| France Inter ici France Culture France Musique FIP Mouv' | |
| History | |
First air date | June 1, 1987 (1987-06-01) |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
France Info (French pronunciation:[fʁɑ̃sɛ̃fo]) is a radio network operated by theFrenchpublic serviceradio broadcasterRadio France with involvement ofFrance Télévisions. It provides continuous live news and information.
Broadcasting onFM (as well as being streamed on theinternet), France Info is receivable across France and audible too in the border regions of neighbouring countries, including southern parts of theUnited Kingdom, especially the southeastern coastal region ofEngland.
France Info was founded in 1987 byRoland Faure andJérôme Bellay.[1][2] Year on year its audience has grown, notably after the social conflicts of 1995, 2003, and 2006. It is frequently estimated to be the fourth largest French radio network in terms of listener numbers, afterRTL,NRJ andFrance Inter.
France Info has offices inParis,Lyon,Marseille, andToulouse, and also makes use of local-news input from theFrance Bleu network.
Main transmitters:
These frequencies were de-activated at midnight local time on the night of 31 December 2015, except for Lyon and Rennes: Rennes transmitter continued to broadcast until 2 January 2016 0900 UTC, while Lyon continued to broadcast until midnight on 4 January 2016, for the Holy Mass for the sick held by Notre Dame des Ondes on Sunday 3 January.