Sud Radio

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Sud Radio
Logo of Sud Radio
CityLabège, Haute-Garonne (until 2017)
Courbevoie, Hauts-de-Seine (since 2017)
Broadcast areaFrance
Andorra
Frequency99.9 MHz (Paris) (as Sud Radio+)
95.1 MHz (Marseille)
Full list of frequencies on SudRadio.fr
Programming
Language(s)French
FormatPop, chansons, talk
Ownership
OwnerSud Radio Groupe




Vibration

Wit FM
History
First air date
18 September 1958 (1958-09-18)
Former call signs
Andorradio (1958–1961)
Radio des Vallées d'Andorre (1961–1966)
Links
WebcastSud Radio: Live
Sud Radio+: Live
Websitewww.sudradio.fr

Sud Radio is a French privately-owned radio station, founded in 1958. It was headquartered in Labège, Haute-Garonne until 2017, when it moved to Courbevoie, Hauts-de-Seine.[1] This relocation to the Parisian region allows for the radio to host more politicians and other personalities for studio interviews.

History[]

On 29 October 1951, ANDORRADIO S.A was constituted with an ownership of 51% by Sofirad, with the aim to create a new radio station in Andorra; the station eventually started broadcasting on 18 September 1958 and was named Andorradio. On 29 March 1961 an agreement was signed allowing two stations to transmit from Andorra. The French radio, previously called Radio des Vallées d'Andorre ("Radio of the Valleys of Andorra") became Sud Radio in 1966.

In March 1986, Sud Radio received permission to transmit on the French FM band. The following year, the group Laboratoires Pierre Fabre took control of Sud Radio along regional investors. In turn, the radio took a majority interest in 1990 to acquire one of the first local radio stations in France, previously held entirely by the professional football club Girondins de Bordeaux: Wit FM.

In 1994, Sud Radio expanded its broadcasting area, now covering 22 departments in the south of France. Revenues of the group passed the 100 million French francs in 1995. In 1997, the program of Sud Radio began broadcasting on the bouquet of Canal Satellite.

In 2001, the CSA assigned four new frequencies to Sud Radio in the regions Auvergne and Limousin (in Brive, Ussel, Mauriac and Puy-en-Velay).

In November 2005, the group Laboratoires Pierre Fabre sold Sud Radio to the holding Sudporter owned by the group Start, based in Orléans. A new grid was launched the following year along with a new logo, a new, more Top-40 Pop format and the slogan "Show & Info".[2][3]

In 2008, Sud Radio moved its studios to Labège near Toulouse and inaugurated a permanent correspondent in Marseille. A new transmitter allowed additional coverage in Marseille and Aix-en-Provence and made a potential audience of more than 1.3 million people.

In November 2010, the Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel (CSA) allowed Sud Radio transmit in Clermont-Ferrand and Limoges. That same year, the Start group changed its name to become Sud Radio Groupe. In January 2011, the CSA selected Sud Radio to transmit in Paris for the Parisian area and Île-de-France region on the frequency 99.9 FM; it began broadcasting on 10 August 2011.

In spring 2012, after finding out and admitting his failure in the field of the private radio station, Jean-Éric Valli decided to sell Sud Radio. In November 2012 exclusive negotiations with Marc Laufer (former CEO of NextRadioTV) got underway for the acquisition of the station. His project called for Sud Radio's format to become a generalist business news radio station, similar to BFM Business.[4] On 14 February 2013, however, Sud Radio Group announced that they ceased negotiations with Marc Laufer.[5]

Identity of Sud Radio[]

Slogans[]

  • 1958–1970s: La plus haute station d'Europe !
  • 1981–1986: La radio des Sudistes
  • 1986–1990: La radio... C'est Sud, bien entendu !
  • 1990–1996: Sud Radio, l'air de la vie !
  • 1996–1998: Côté radio, on est tous Sud de cœur !
  • 1998: On est Sud de cœur, et d'esprit !
  • 1998–2005: Écoutez pour voir ![6]
  • 2006–2010: Show & Info
  • 2010–2011: La radio généraliste du Sud
  • 2011–2012: Ouvrez-la !
  • 2012–2014: L'esprit libre
  • 2014–2017: Apprendre et comprendre
  • 2017–2018: Prenez la parole
  • 2018–present: Parlons vrai

Programmes[]

This is a list with the current programming of Sud Radio sorted alphabetically:[7]

  • Brunch Média
  • Brunch Politique
  • Christine Bouillot et Jean-Louis Verger
  • Guillet dans la mêlée
  • Histoire des Suds
  • Karim Hacène
  • La grande matinée: Morning show from 6:30 until 10:00, from Monday till Friday hosted by Marc Leval.
  • La grande matinée - Weekend: Morning show from 7:00 until 12:00, only on Saturday and Sunday and hosted by Alexis Thiébaut.
  • Le 18-20 de Sud Radio: Radio show from 18:00 until 20:00, hosted by Christine Bouillot and Jean-Louis Vergé.
  • Le Brunch Médias
  • Le coeur au Sud
  • Le magazine Rugby & Sports: Every Sunday the latest sports news about football, rugby, basketball, among others, hosted by Jean-Louis Vergé.
  • Le Duo des Non
  • Leval sait tout
  • Marc Leval
  • Pascal Bataille
  • Peggy Broche
  • Sortie Sud
  • Sud Radio, c'est vous
  • Tube Story
  • Zapping Sud

Logos[]

Andorradio, 1958–1960 Radio des Vallées d'Andorre's (Andorradio) logo in the beginning of 1960 in French and Catalan. Radio de los Valles d'Andorra's (Andorradio) in the beginning of 1960 in Spanish and Catalan. Radio des Vallées d'Andorre, 1960–1961 Radio des Vallées-Andorre 1, 1961–1966 Alternative logo of "Andorre 1" (Radio des Vallées), 1961–1966 Sud Radio (Radio des Vallées), 1966–1967 Sud Radio, 1967–1969 Sud Radio, 1969–1974
1958–1960 1960 1960 1960–1961 1961–1966 1961–1966 1966–1967 1967–1969 1969–1974
Sud Radio, 1974 Sud Radio, 1975–1977 Sud Radio (Radio des Vallées), 1977–1981 Sud Radio, 1981–1986. The Andorra studios (and also the tagline "Radio des Vallées) were abandoned in 1981. Sud Radio, 1986–1991 Sud Radio, 1991–2006 Sud Radio, 2006–2014 Since 2 December 2014
1974–1975 1975–1977 1977–1981 1981–1986 1986–1991 1991–2006 2006–2014 Since 2014

Broadcasting area[]

Sud Radio broadcasts throughout 29 departments that are in seven historical regions, which are Aquitaine, Auvergne, Languedoc-Roussillon, Limousin, Île-de-France (since August 2011, as Sud Radio+, because the station broadcasts geographically in the South of France), Midi-Pyrénées and Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur.[8]

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Pendant l’été, Sud Radio a quitté Toulouse : une dizaine de licenciements", france3-regions.blog.francetvinfo.fr (in French), 28 August 2017
  2. ^ RadioActu | Actualités Radio - Sud Radio une grille des programmes remodelée
  3. ^ RadioActu | Actualités - Sudporters remporte la mise
  4. ^ RadioActu.fr | Sud Radio - Marc Laufer a présenté son projet aux salariés et précise ses objectifs
  5. ^ RadioActu.fr | Sud Radio - Marc Laufer confirme à RadioActu l'échec des négociations
  6. ^ RadioActu.fr | Sud Radio - Ecoutez pour voir...
  7. ^ "Podcasts".
  8. ^ "Fréquences".

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