France Inter
France Inter (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃s ɛ̃tɛʁ]) is a major French public radio channel and part of Radio France. It is a "generalist" station, aiming to provide a wide national audience with a full service of news and spoken-word programming, both serious and entertaining, liberally punctuated with an eclectic mix of music. It is broadcast on FM from a nationwide network of transmitters, as well as via the internet.
| Broadcast area | France |
|---|---|
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | French |
| Format | Generalist |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Radio France |
| france Info France Bleu France Culture France Musique Fip Mouv' | |
| History | |
First air date | 1 January 1947 |
Former call signs | Club d'Essai (1947) Paris-Inter (1947–1957) France I (1957–1963) RTF Inter (1963) |
| Links | |
| Website | franceinter |
The channel announced during 2016 that it would discontinue transmissions from the Allouis longwave transmitter on 162 kHz with effect from 1 January 2017, thereby saving approximately €6 million per year. Transmission from Allouis of the atomic-clock-generated time signal (ALS162) would, however, continue after this date as the signal is critical for over 200,000 devices deployed within French enterprises and state entities, such as French Railways (SNCF), the electricity distributor ENEDIS, airports, hospitals, municipalities, etc.