France Culture
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| City | Paris |
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| Broadcast area | France |
| Slogan | "Et tout s'éclaire" |
| Frequency |
93.5 MHz (Paris) 99.0 MHz (Marseille) 88.8 MHz (Lyon) Frequencies |
| First air date | 1946 |
| Format | Culture, Info, Classical |
| Language(s) | French |
| Former callsigns |
Programme National (1946–1958) France III (1958–1963) RTF Promotion (1963) |
| Owner | Radio France |
| Sister stations |
FIP (radio station) France Bleu France Info France Inter France Musique Le Mouv' |
| Website | franceculture.fr |
France Culture is a French public radio channel and part of Radio France. Its programming encompasses a wide variety of features on historical, philosophical, sociopolitical, and scientific themes (including debates, discussions, and documentaries), as well as literary readings, radio plays, and experimental productions. The channel is broadcast nationwide on FM and is also available online.
History
France Culture began life in 1946 as the Programme National of Radiodiffusion Française (RDF). Renamed France III in 1958 and RTF Promotion in 1963, the channel finally adopted its present name later in that same year. The Programme National had originally carried the bulk of French public radio's classical music output; however, since the establishment in 1953 of the specialized "high-fidelity" music channel which was to become today's France Musique, France Culture has by steps become an almost exclusively speech-based channel.
Past programmes
- Atelier de création radiophonique
- Black and Blue
- Le Bon Plaisir
- Le Panorama
- Les Chemins de la connaissance
- Les Chemins de la musique
- Du jour au lendemain
- La matinée des autres
- Les Nuits magnétiques
- Une vie, une oeuvre a bonjour
Directors
- Agathe Mella (1973–1975)
- Yves Jaigu (1975–1984)
- Jean-Marie Borzeix (1984–1997)
- Patrice Gélinet (1997–1999)
- Laure Adler (1999–2005)
- David Kessler (2005–2008)
- Bruno Patino (2008–2010)
- Olivier Poivre d'Arvor (2010-2015)
- Sandrine Treiner (since August 2015)
External links
- France Culture's official website (in French)
- Map of France Culture's transmitter network
- Regards sur France Culture: Independent forum dedicated to French Culture (in French)
- French Podcasts| Des papous dans la tête: English review of one of the current podcasts from France Culture presented by Françoise Treussard.
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