France Bleu Périgord Explained

France Bleu Périgord
City:Périgueux
Format:Generalist station
Owner:Radio France
Network:France Bleu

France Bleu Périgord is one of the public service radio stations of the France Bleu network. It broadcasts in Dordogne and Lot-et-Garonne, though it is accessible to parts of Haute-Vienne on FM. It has its headquarters in Périgueux's regional Departmental Center for Communication, where it has been located since 2004.[1]

History

The Périgord branch of Radio France opened on 26 October 1982 at 5:45 a.m., under the name French: Radio Périgord. It became "Radio France Périgord" in 1985. At the time, it was only the sixth regional radio station in the network (compared to 44 as of 2022); it only had a single transmitter in Bergerac before being assigned a proper frequency on the Limoges - Les Cars transmitter at some point in 1984.[2] It was folded into the new France Bleu network in 2000.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Penaud, Guy . The great book of Périgueux . . March 2003 . 2-912032-50-4 . 217 . French.
  2. Web site: France Bleu Périgord - Le 20ème anniversaire - Actualité radio - RadioActu . 2022-04-28 . archive.wikiwix.com.