Media of France

Compared to other European nations, the French are not avid newspaper readers, citing only 164 adults out of every 1000 as newspaper readers.

The French press was healthiest in the aftermath of World War II. A year after the end of the war, 28 papers had a combined circulation of about six million. However, seven years later that figure had been nearly halved.

This decline was principally due to the greater popularity of the broadcast media and the subsequent diversion of advertising revenues. Recently, newly produced free papers have further weakened the established press. Still, 80 daily papers remain, and there are a wide range of weeklies, many of which now feature internet sites.

Regional papers have remained relatively unaffected by the decline, with provincial newspapers commanding a higher degree of reader loyalty. For example, Ouest-France, sells almost twice as many copies as any of the national dailies.

Magazines

Newspapers

List of French newspapers

Television channels

See also: List of television stations in France

The list below does not include Cable and Satellite television channels.

• Main networks
  • TF1 - Private
  • France 2 - Public
  • France 3 - Public
  • Arte - Public Franco/German (see also List of German-language television channels)
  • France 5 - Public
  • M6 - Private
  • Canal+ - Private
• Musical Channels
  • MCM
  • W9
  • MTV France
• 24/7 News Channels
  • LCI
  • I>Télé
  • BFM TV
• Others
  • AB1 - Private
  • NRJ 12 - Private
  • La Chaîne parlementaire - The parliamentary channel - Political programming (French version of C-SPAN)
  • TV5 - global diffusion of national programming by France 2, France 3, RTBF, TSR, Radio-Canada, Arte

Radio stations in France

• BFM
• Chérie FM
• Europe 1
• Europe 2
• Fun Radio
• Nostalgie
• NRJ
• Radio des autoroutes SANEF
• Radio FG
• Radio France
  • France Inter
  • France Info
  • France Culture
  • France Musiques
  • France Bleu
  • FIP
  • Le Mouv'
• Radio Monte Carlo
• RTL
• RTL2
• Skyrock

See also

• Culture of France
• Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française
• Telecommunications in France
• Harcourt, Alison (2006). European Union Institutions and the Regulation of Media Markets. London, New York: Manchester University Press. ISBN 0 7190 6644 1. 

External links

• (English) Regular French Press Review - Radio France International
• Broadcast Media in France - at Discover France (English)
• Print Media in France - at Discover France (English)
• English translations of articles from French newspapers at nonprofit WorldMeets.US