City Lyon Frequency 45 frequencies (2013) Format Jazz | Broadcast area France
Monaco First air date 10 January 1996 | |
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Slogan Jazz Radio, La radio de tous les jazz (The radio of all the jazz) | ||
Jazz Radio (formerly Fréquence Jazz) is a French radio station dedicated to jazz and soul, and created in 1996.
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Jazz Radio is based in Lyon, France and it is broadcasting nationally with around 45 frequencies throughout France including Monaco.
History
In January 1996 Fréquence Jazz was created by Christophe Mahé (should not be confused with the French singer Christophe Maé) in Lyon on 97.3 MHz, and became the first French jazz station broadcasting around the clock.
In August 1996, a Parisian version of Fréquence Jazz was created named Paris Jazz, but with a different programming. The CSA allows the broadcasting in Paris by sharing broadcast time with Générations on 88.2 MHz, also owned by Espace Group. Paris Jazz broadcast between 14:00 – 19:00 and 23:00 – 07:00. Like Fréquence Jazz in Lyon, its sister station is dedicated entirely to jazz music. In 2002, after 6 years of activity Paris Jazz stopped broadcasting, for unspecified reasons, to let Générations 88,2 broadcast 24/7.
In 2006, Fréquence Jazz starts broadcasting throughout the province in 20 cities, under the name Jazz Radio 2.
In 2008, the name Fréquence Jazz and Jazz Radio 2 were changed to become Jazz Radio. Then in June and July 2008, Jazz Radio started broadcasting on 4 new frequencies in the regions Centre and Midi-Pyrénées. In the end of 2008, Jazz Radio continues its extension of frequencies throughout France with 9 new frequencies in the North and East of France.
Since May 2012, Jazz Radio is also available in Monaco on the 95.7 MHz frequency.
In December 2012, the CSA allows Jazz Radio to start broadcasting on their 45th frequency in Dijon on 106.3 MHz.
In January 2013, the CSA allows the Jazz Radio station to start broadcasting in Paris digitally on RNT (Radio Numérique Terrestre).