France - Current situation - History
14.05.2019
In 2014, DAB+ was officially launched for the first time in France, in the cities of Paris, Marseille and Nice. In June 2018, Lille became the fourth metropolitan area in France to have launched regular DAB+ services, and was subsequently followed by launches of DAB+ in Lyon and Strasbourg in December 2018.
On 19 December 2018, the French regulator CSA announced that following the launches of DAB+ in Strasbourg and Lyon, 21.3% of the population of France was now covered by DAB+, therefore triggering the French receiver law requiring all new radio receivers to be equipped with DAB+ capabilities.
As of 19.12.2018, new receivers able to display multimedia content are to integrate DAB+ capabilities within three months [end of March], while all radio receivers have 12 months to include digital capabilities [end of December], aside from in-car receivers which have 18 months to comply with the law [end of June].
In March 2019, the CSA released the list of radio stations that have been granted a national DAB+ licence alongside the six Radio France national radio stations.
In May 2019, the CSA announced the allocations for France’s national DAB+ multiplexes, as follows:
13.03.2019
In 2014, DAB+ was officially launched for the first time in France, in the cities of Paris, Marseille and Nice. In June 2018, Lille became the fourth metropolitan area in France to have launched regular DAB+ services, and was subsequently followed by launches of DAB+ in Lyon and Strasbourg in December 2018.
On 19 December 2018, the French regulator CSA announced that following the launches of DAB+ in Strasbourg and Lyon, 21.3% of the population of France was now covered by DAB+, therefore triggering the French receiver law requiring all new radio receivers to be equipped with DAB+ capabilities.
As of 19.12.2018, new receivers able to display multimedia content are to integrate DAB+ capabilities within three months [end of March], while all radio receivers have 12 months to include digital capabilities [end of December], aside from in-car receivers which have 18 months to comply with the law [end of June].
In March 2019, the CSA released the list of radio stations that have been granted a national DAB+ licence alongside the six Radio France national radio stations.
12.03.2019
In 2014, DAB+ was officially launched for the first time in France, in the cities of Paris, Marseille and Nice. In June 2018, Lille became the fourth metropolitan area in France to have launched regular DAB+ services, and was subsequently followed by launches of DAB+ in Lyon and Strasbourg in December 2018.
On 19 December 2018, the French regulator CSA announced that following the launches of DAB+ in Strasbourg and Lyon, 21.3% of the population of France was now covered by DAB+, therefore triggering the French receiver law requiring all new radio receivers to be equipped with DAB+ capabilities.
As of 19.12.2018, new receivers able to display multimedia content are to integrate DAB+ capabilities within three months [end of March], while all radio receivers have 12 months to include digital capabilities [end of December], aside from in-car receivers which have 18 months to comply with the law [end of June].
In March 2019, the CSA released the list of radio stations that have been granted a national DAB+ licence alongside the six Radio France national radio stations. These are the following:
· Air Zen (SARL Air Zen Radio)
· BFM Business (SAS Business FM) - NextRadio
· BFM Radio (SAS Newco G) – NextRadio (NEW)
· Chérie (SAS Chérie FM) - NRJ
· Europe 1 (SAM Lagardère Active Broadcast)
· Fun Radio (SA SERC) - RTL
· Latina (SAS Latina France)
· M Radio (SARL M Radio DAB)
· Nostalgie (SAS Radio Nostalgie) - NRJ
· NRJ (SAS NRJ) - NRJ
· Radio Classique (SAS Radio Classique)
· RFM (SAS RFM Entreprises) – Lagardère (Europe 1)
· Rire et Chansons (SAS Rire et Chansons) - NRJ
· RMC (SAM Radio Monte-Carlo) - NextRadio
· RTL (SAS RTL France Radio)
· RTL 2 (SA SODERA)
· Skyrock (SA Vortex)
· Virgin Radio (SAS Europe 2 Entreprises) - Lagardère