French Radio Foreign Journalism French people devote

French Radio Foreign Journalism

French people devote about 30 minutes to reading a newspaper

… AND about two hours to listening to the radio

Every day, most French spend three hours in front of a TV set

French Media Radio is generally perceived as a more credible source of news. Television, however, and especially private station TF 1 which is watched by more than a quarter of French viewers, is the most powerful media in terms of audience.

Radio in France In total there are more than 450 stations broadcasting in France, many of which have developed since the early 1980 s.

Rich media French radio also offers lots of: • drama and literature broadcasts so you can catch up on a play or short story • designed specifically for schools and teachers • regular news broadcasts on all stations • weather updates and travel news

There are many internet radio stations • French language's ranking: 14 th in the world for total number of speakers. • French-speaking researchers', developers', etc. longstanding contributions to the Internet, both on theoretical and infrastructure levels. • Home to the European Telecommunications Standards Institute and the European headquarters of some huge Media houses • France has great internet providers: most basic offers are for ADSL (2004 or 2005) with free telephone and a hundred -odd television channels starting at about 30 euros a month. • Huge cosmopolitan mixture

First French Radios • Radio Tour Eiffel (general interest; state radio) 24 December 1921 -June 1940. • At the start, it broadcast only for a half hour a day: a weather forecast, a review of the press and music. • The first news broadcast took place on it 3 November 1925.

First French Radios • Radiola (general interest; private) 6 November 1922 to 28 March 1924. • Radiola's first trials took place on 26 June 1922 and its first regular broadcasts began on 6 November 1922. • Marcel Laporte provided the mostfrequently-heard voice for the station. Its first news broadcasts took place on 6 January 1923.

First French Radios • Radio PTT (general interest; state-run) 20 January 1923 until June 1940. • Poste Parisien (general interest; private) from 30 March 1924 to June 1940.

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