RFM is French private radio station owned by Lagardère Active. This station broadcasts hits pop rock, new French and international and Golds from the 1980s and 90s to today.
History[]
The radio station RFM was created by Patrick Meyer and started broadcasting on 6 June 1981, then offering a musical program including mainly: rock, world music and French music in stereo audio. Its first slogan was RFM, la radio couleur, with a logo representing the 3 letters R F M in the form of green, yellow and pink. It was created by the DMM France agency led by Jean-François Minne.
In March 1989, RFM's founder Patrick Meyer decides to hand over the station to the English group Crown Communication, Andrew Manderstam then becomes the CEO and recruits Frédéric Schlesinger to ensure national development of the network.
In September 1994, RFM starts a new format: The best French and International oldies from the 60s to the 90s. A new logo and slogan RFM, La radio en or is created.
On September 1999, RFM TV is launched on cable and satellite. The chain, which declines the radio programming, is carried out under license by the AB Groupe, which later stopped broadcasting since March 2005 because Lagardère declined to renew its license agreement with AB.
In December 1999, the website www.rfm.fr is launched. The site also provides a live stream to listen to the radio station on the Internet, using Real Audio.
In June 2011, RFM celebrates its 30 years.
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