Click to return to the index page
You are not currently logged in. Member Login
Become a member | Forgot your password? | Activate account
  • Home /
  • News /
  • France: last AM transmitter switched off

France: last AM transmitter switched off

08.01.2026 - France France

France switched off its very last medium wave transmitter on 31 December. This was the regional station Bretagne 5, which was founded 25 years ago as Littoral AM and changed its name in 2015. After Franceinfo and France Bleu ceased broadcasting on AM, it had been the last radio station in France with a medium wave licence (1593 kHz) for ten years. The station was located in Saint-Gouéno in the Côtes-d'Armor, with a power of 10 kW (5 kW at night), giving it a range of 100 km during the day and 500 km at night. Since 2023, Brittany 5 has gradually switched to DAB+, and the station is now active via five local multiplexes (Brest 7C, Saint-Brieuc 10C, Vitré 8A and the local multiplexes launched on 17 December in Morlaix (9D) and Ploërmel (6A).

(RadioVisie.eu) Read more