French Radio London

French Radio London
City of license London
Broadcast area Greater London
Frequency DAB
2 (London)
Online
First air date 17 November 2010
Language(s) French
Transmitter coordinates 51°30′51″N 0°08′25″W / 51.5142954°N 0.1401677°WCoordinates: 51°30′51″N 0°08′25″W / 51.5142954°N 0.1401677°W
Webcast radioplayer
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French Radio London (FRL) is a commercial radio station located in London and broadcasting to the Greater London Area on DAB Digital Radio, and on the Internet. Launched in November 2010, the station remains the only UK based French speaking terrestrial radio station. It aims to provide a cultural link for the French-speaking community in London.[1] Its based-line is "The French Voice of London" or "La voix Française de Londres"

The chief executive is Pascal Grierson, who has previous radio experience with GWR.[1] In December 2013, producer and broadcaster of "Culture FRL" Maïa Morgensztern stepped up as Editor in Chief for Culture.

French Radio London is broadcast predominantly in French, the content being 80% French pop music, even more than would be played on a France-based pop station.[2] As such, and notwithstanding the strong French influence, the station presents a more varied, more international range of musical styles and from a broader time span than would be heard on a typical English speaking pop station.

The station also broadcasts a wide range of cultural (French: L'art dans tout ses états, Culture FRL), sports (Sport FRL), musical (French Toast, Rap Show), economic (Business Leader), and news shows. Amongst them, the morning show from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m., was presented by Olivier Jauffrit from the beginning until 2013 with a mix between news, traffic, weather, music, chroniques and interviews.

FRL's audience

As for the editorial prospect, FRL's audience is divided between French listeners and francophiles. At the beginning of 2015, the audience of FRL grew to 100 000 listeners per week. [3]

Presenters

Rachel Bourlier, Marie Dosiere, Eric Gendry, Maïa Morgensztern, Laurent Pastor, Frank McWeeny, Laurent Shark, Antoine Ecalle, Eric Coudert, Olivier Jauffrit, Myriam O'Carroll, Parris.[4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 McCabe, Maisie (17 November 2010). "French Radio London goes on air – Media news". Media Week. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
  2. ↑ "Bienvenue Londres... French expats’ radio station on air | News". Evening Standard. London. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
  3. ↑ "File1 - FRL presentation" (PDF). French Radio London. 2011.
  4. ↑ "French Radio London, Greater London". Mediauk.com. 17 November 2010. Retrieved 5 November 2011.

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