France - Current situation - History
04.05.2020
In 2014, DAB+ was officially launched for the first time in France, in the cities of Paris, Marseille and Nice. In June 2018, Lille became the fourth metropolitan area in France to have launched regular DAB+ services, and was subsequently followed by launches of DAB+ in Lyon and Strasbourg in December 2018.
On 19 December 2018, the French regulator CSA announced that following the launches of DAB+ in Strasbourg and Lyon, 21.3% of the population of France was now covered by DAB+, therefore triggering the French receiver law requiring all new radio receivers to be equipped with DAB+ capabilities.
As of 19.12.2018, new receivers able to display multimedia content are required to integrate DAB+ capabilities within three months [end of March 2019], while all radio receivers have 12 months to include digital capabilities [end of December 2019], aside from in-car receivers which have 18 months to comply with the law [end of June 2020].
In December 2019, a proposal to amend the existing receiver legislation was submitted to the French government. According to the new proposed regulation:
- All new car radios sold starting from 21st Dec 2020 should include digital radio capabilities
- All new consumer receivers capable of displaying letters and numbers should include digital radio capabilities, starting from 21st Dec 2020
- In France’s overseas territories that have yet to launch DAB+, the regulation will come into effect six months after the launch of regular DAB+ services The bill, which has been presented for debate by the government before parliament, can be amended by the parliament or the senate until it is adopted in early 2020.
National DAB+ licences
In March 2019, the CSA released the list of radio stations that have been granted a national DAB+ licence alongside the six Radio France national radio stations.
In May 2019, the CSA announced the allocations for France’s national DAB+ multiplexes, as follows:
Originally scheduled to launch in 2020, national DAB+ services may instead be launched in 2021 due to the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic.
In April 2020, CSA president Roch-Olivier Maistre highlighted that subsidising DAB+ launches for broadcasters, or providing financial assistance through a tax credit scheme - as requested by broadcasters - would be a good idea, given the significant drop in advertising revenues experienced by several broadcasters.
16.01.2020
In 2014, DAB+ was officially launched for the first time in France, in the cities of Paris, Marseille and Nice. In June 2018, Lille became the fourth metropolitan area in France to have launched regular DAB+ services, and was subsequently followed by launches of DAB+ in Lyon and Strasbourg in December 2018.
On 19 December 2018, the French regulator CSA announced that following the launches of DAB+ in Strasbourg and Lyon, 21.3% of the population of France was now covered by DAB+, therefore triggering the French receiver law requiring all new radio receivers to be equipped with DAB+ capabilities.
As of 19.12.2018, new receivers able to display multimedia content are required to integrate DAB+ capabilities within three months [end of March 2019], while all radio receivers have 12 months to include digital capabilities [end of December 2019], aside from in-car receivers which have 18 months to comply with the law [end of June 2020].
In December 2019, a proposal to amend the existing receiver legislation was submitted to the French government. According to the new proposed regulation:
- All new car radios sold starting from 21st Dec 2020 should include digital radio capabilities
- All new consumer receivers capable of displaying letters and numbers should include digital radio capabilities, starting from 21st Dec 2020
- In France’s overseas territories that have yet to launch DAB+, the regulation will come into effect six months after the launch of regular DAB+ services The bill, which has been presented for debate by the government before parliament, can be amended by the parliament or the senate until it is adopted in early 2020.
National DAB+ licences
In March 2019, the CSA released the list of radio stations that have been granted a national DAB+ licence alongside the six Radio France national radio stations.
In May 2019, the CSA announced the allocations for France’s national DAB+ multiplexes, as follows:
16.12.2019
In 2014, DAB+ was officially launched for the first time in France, in the cities of Paris, Marseille and Nice. In June 2018, Lille became the fourth metropolitan area in France to have launched regular DAB+ services, and was subsequently followed by launches of DAB+ in Lyon and Strasbourg in December 2018.
On 19 December 2018, the French regulator CSA announced that following the launches of DAB+ in Strasbourg and Lyon, 21.3% of the population of France was now covered by DAB+, therefore triggering the French receiver law requiring all new radio receivers to be equipped with DAB+ capabilities.
As of 19.12.2018, new receivers able to display multimedia content are required to integrate DAB+ capabilities within three months [end of March 2019], while all radio receivers have 12 months to include digital capabilities [end of December 2019], aside from in-car receivers which have 18 months to comply with the law [end of June 2020].
In December 2019, a proposal to amend the existing receiver legislation was submitted to the French government. According to the new proposed regulation available here:
- All new car radios sold starting from 21st Dec 2020 should include digital radio capabilities
- All new consumer receivers capable of displaying letters and numbers should include digital radio capabilities, starting from 21st Dec 2020
- In France’s overseas territories that have yet to launch DAB+, the regulation will come into effect six months after the launch of regular DAB+ services The bill, which has been presented for debate by the government before parliament, can be amended by the parliament or the senate until it is adopted in early 2020.
National DAB+ licences
In March 2019, the CSA released the list of radio stations that have been granted a national DAB+ licence alongside the six Radio France national radio stations.
In May 2019, the CSA announced the allocations for France’s national DAB+ multiplexes, as follows: