Radio in Paris - From Free-form To Formats (non-exhaustive Chronological List)

From Free-form To Formats (non-exhaustive Chronological List)

• Nova (general interest, FM), from 25 May 1981 on.
• Ado FM (local, then musical) from 1981, changed to a commercial station run by Start (Vibration), and now plays R&B.
• Radio Libertaire (anarchist) since 1981.
• Radio Notre-Dame (catholic) since 1981.
• RFM (music) since May 1981, was independent, then owned by the British firm Crown, then groupe Lagardère.
• NRJ (music) since 1981.
• Radio FG (originally serving the gay community, it has now somewhat walked away from that angle. Today it is classified as a mostly techno/house radio) since 1981 (Trivia: FG stands for Fréquence Gay).
• Radio Montmartre (French music) from 1981 until 11 July 1995. Became Montmartre FM (French music) from 11 July 1995 until 1998, then became MFM (French music) since 1998.
• La voix du Lézard (modern rock) from 1982 to 1986. Became Skyrock (top 40, then top 40/rap) since 1986
• Radio Classique (classical) since January 1983.
• Nostalgie (oldies) since 1986
• France Info (news, public service) since 1 June 1987.
• Electric FM (?; owned by de Bouygues); since 1987.
• RTH (rock) from 1981 to 1987.
• Ca bouge dans ma tête (world) from 1985 to 1987. Became Ouï FM (alternative rock) SINCE 1987.
• Hit FM (?) from 1 January 1985 to 11 mars 1988. Became Europe 2 (Adult contemporary, sister station to Europe 1) from January 1987 until 12 mars 1988, at which point it became Hit FM once again).
• CFM (General interest FM, sister station of Europe 1) from 15 April 1985 to 30 May 1986. Broadcasts some news shows produced by Europe 1.
• Gilda (General interest FM) from 1981 until 1987. Became Chérie FM (Music and news; owned by NRJ) in 1987.
• Paris Jazz (jazz) since 1987. Merger of "Génération" and "Paris Jazz sur Paris".
• Pacific FM (music) from July 1987 until 13 November 1989 (became Rire et Chansons, (music and sketches ; owned by NRJ) from 14 November 1989 on.
• Chic FM (music) from January 1986 until 2 September 1987 Became FUN (top 40) in 1987.
• 95.2 (music) from 1983 until 1987. Became KISS FM (General interest FM) from 30 avril 1987 until October 1990 ; Frequency shared since April 2001 by Ici et Maintenant and Radio Néo
• Muppies FM (children's radio) began as pirate in 1987, later became Superloustic (children's radio) from May 1987 until September 1987. Restarted in 2004 as an AM station.
• Radio Eglantine (Portuguese) from the 1980s until the 1990s.
• KWFM (rock) from September 1989 until October 1990, following California FM .
• Aventure FM (owned by the French Army) from December 1987 until 1989. Became Maxximum (dance ; owned by RTL) from 23 October 1989 to 5 January 1992. Became M40 (top 40 ; owned by RTL) from 6 January 1992 until 18 January 1995. Became RTL 1 (top 40; owned by RTL) from 19 January 1995, then became RTL 2 (pop-rock ; owned by RTL) from 1995

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• BFM (news) since 1992.
• Bizz FM (Music) from November 1992 to 31 December 1993. Station belonged to Eddie Barclay. Became Chante France (French music) since le 1 January 1994.
• Le Mouv' (soft rock, public service) since 8 December 2001.
• Radio Néo (New artists) since 2001.

Broadcasters in the banlieue

• IDFM (Val d'Oise) since 1982, initially Radio-Enghien.
• CVS (Hauts de Seine) from 1981 until September 1990. Became O’FM from September 1990 until 1998. Became Sport O’FM in 1998, then Sport FM since 2002.
• Radio Caroline, Daniel Guichard and his Radio-Bocal (both in Nanterre), and RSRM. (Rueil-Malmaison) broadcast locally a few years at the start of the 1980s.
• TSF radio du jazz (communist, then jazz) since 1981, broadcast successively from Nanterre then from Bobigny.
• MBS, Daniel Gérard, (92.8) country music and American music.