City 85221 Saint-Gervais Frequency 93.1 Language(s) French | Broadcast area France First air date December 2003 | |
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Slogan On l'écoute parce qu'elle est d'ici (we listen to it because it’s from here) | ||
NOV Fm is a French A-Category community radio whose headquarters is located in Saint-Gervais, France in Vendée. It broadcasts across the north-west and along the coast of the Vendée département on 93.1FM. The radio station aims at covering local news and promoting local events.
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History
In 2001, a temporary radio station broadcast in the canton of Beauvoir-sur-Mer. The project soon appealed to the North-West Vendée local council and, thanks to the Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel (France) (CSA) that gives the département three frequencies, the association NOV Fm was created in December 2003.
Three communautés de communes (joint local authority group): Beauvoir-sur-Mer, Challans and Saint-Jean-de-Monts subsidize the radio station to promote its development. NOV Fm broadcast its first programmes in 2004 with Arnaud Guittot and Hervé Racois at the helm, along with a few correspondents who cover local news.
In 2007, Arnaud Guittot became Nov Fm controller. In 2008, journalist Emmanuelle Mézerette joined him and took charge of the news programmes and changed its schedule. In 2009, new host and programme manager Thierry David completed the team. Finally, Palluau and Noirmoutier followed suit in 2011 as the communautés de communes that subsidize Nov Fm.
Characteristics
Nov Fm is an all-listener radio station. It is principally dedicated to the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s songs with French and international pop music.
The radio station covers news about local culture, sport, economy and associations, and offers live programmes on special events (Foulée du Gois, Foire des Minées, Musique Océane, Fourchettes en Fête).
Subsidies
Nov Fm is subsidized by 5 cantons from North-West Vendée: Beauvoir-sur-Mer, Challans, Noirmoutier, Palluau and Challans and Saint-Jean-de-Monts.The radio station, which is subsidized up to 20% with advertising revenue, also receives a grant from the Fonds de soutien à l'expression radiophonique (Radio Broadcasting Support Fund Group).