{"id":14210,"date":"2015-07-29T07:31:05","date_gmt":"2015-07-29T11:31:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=14210"},"modified":"2015-07-29T07:31:54","modified_gmt":"2015-07-29T11:31:54","slug":"radio-france-mediumwave-and-longwave-broadcasts-to-end","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/07\/radio-france-mediumwave-and-longwave-broadcasts-to-end\/","title":{"rendered":"Radio France: mediumwave and longwave broadcasts to end"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Maison_de_la_Radio_Paris\"<\/a>Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> reader, Marc, who sends\u00a0this news from France Inter<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The article (in French) states that Radio France, in a cost-cutting measure, will end mediumwave transmissions by the end of this year (2015) and longwave transmissions\u00a0by the end of 2016. It’s estimated that\u00a0this will save 13 million Euros annually.<\/p>\n

Though I haven’t listened to Radio France on mediumwave since I actually lived in France, I have been attempting to log France Inter on long wave from here in the States. This will certainly motivate me to put them in the books as soon as conditions are favorable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post reader, Marc, who sends\u00a0this news from France Inter. The article (in French) states that Radio France, in a cost-cutting measure, will end mediumwave transmissions by the end of this year (2015) and longwave transmissions\u00a0by the end of 2016. It’s estimated that\u00a0this will save 13 million Euros annually. Though I haven’t […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[960,2436,433,3],"tags":[4025,4024,4027,4026],"class_list":["post-14210","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-international-broadcasting","category-longwave","category-mediumwave","category-news","tag-france-inter","tag-radio-france","tag-radio-france-longwave-cuts","tag-radio-france-mediumwave-cuts"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-3Hc","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":14214,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/07\/online-petition-to-keep-radio-france-on-longwave\/","url_meta":{"origin":14210,"position":0},"title":"Online petition to keep Radio France on longwave","author":"Thomas","date":"July 30, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post reader, Clive Bilton, who\u00a0comments: An online petition has been started in an effort to keep Radio France on 162 kHz longwave, you can sign here: http:\/\/162khz.wesign.it\/fr Note that the petition is in French. It's quite simple to sign, though, as you simply enter your details\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "International Broadcasting"","block_context":{"text":"International Broadcasting","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/international-broadcasting\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Maison_de_la_Radio_Paris","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Maison_de_la_Radio_Paris-1024x539.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Maison_de_la_Radio_Paris-1024x539.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Maison_de_la_Radio_Paris-1024x539.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":16485,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/ayar-notes-lw-and-mw-transmitters-still-active-in-france\/","url_meta":{"origin":14210,"position":1},"title":"Ayar notes LW and MW transmitters still active in France","author":"Thomas","date":"December 31, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"In response to our previous post about France, Germany and Luxembourg leaving the AM broadcast bands, SWLing Post contributor Ayar (HB9EVW) comments: It is indeed a sad day for AM broadcasting. Not only Germany, France and Luxembourg, also the Czech Republic will turn off 3 MW transmitters on January 5th\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "AM"","block_context":{"text":"AM","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/am\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"AM-Dial-Digital-Grundig-Mediumwave-MW","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/AM-Dial-Digital-Grundig-Mediumwave-MW.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/AM-Dial-Digital-Grundig-Mediumwave-MW.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/AM-Dial-Digital-Grundig-Mediumwave-MW.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":22994,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/162-khz-longwave-csa-france-seeks-expressions-of-interest-for-broadcast-license\/","url_meta":{"origin":14210,"position":2},"title":"162 kHz longwave: CSA France seeks expressions of interest for broadcast license","author":"Thomas","date":"December 23, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: Southgate ARC via Mike Barraclough) French 162 kHz Broadcast Licence The French Superior Council of Audiovisual (Content), CSA, is calling for expressions of interest in broadcasting on 162 kHz They say: In accordance with the provisions of Article 26 of the amended Freedom of Communication Act of September 30,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Broadcasters"","block_context":{"text":"Broadcasters","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/broadcasters\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/FranceInter-LW-Spectrum-Capture-e1482412579526.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/FranceInter-LW-Spectrum-Capture-e1482412579526.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/FranceInter-LW-Spectrum-Capture-e1482412579526.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/FranceInter-LW-Spectrum-Capture-e1482412579526.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":16425,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/radio-france-to-shut-down-mediumwave-broadcasts\/","url_meta":{"origin":14210,"position":3},"title":"Radio France to shut down mediumwave","author":"Thomas","date":"December 27, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post reader, Marc, who shares this news from Radio France. The article (in French) notes that as of midnight on December 31, 2015, Radio France will cease all mediumwave broadcasts permanently. Up to this point, Radio France's mediumwave transmitters have broadcast France Info,\u00a0France bleu RCFM and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "AM"","block_context":{"text":"AM","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/am\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"La Masion de la Radio, Paris, France, (Photo source: G\u00e9rard Ducher via Wikimedia Commons).","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/image-1024x540.jpeg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/image-1024x540.jpeg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/image-1024x540.jpeg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":22871,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/nows-the-time-to-grab-longwave-dx\/","url_meta":{"origin":14210,"position":4},"title":"Now’s the time to grab longwave DX!","author":"Thomas","date":"December 22, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"If you've been wanting to log France Inter as longwave DX, you're running out of time. 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