France Bleu Pays de Savoie explained

France Bleu Pays de Savoie
City:	Chambéry
Language:	French, Occitan
Rds:	BLEU.SAV
Format:	Generalist
Network:	France Bleu
Owner:	Radio France

French: France Bleu Pays de Savoie, sometimes referred to as French: France Bleu Savoie, is a generalist radio station based in Chambéry. The radio station serves the departments of Savoie and Haute-Savoie, though it can also be received as far as Geneva, Lyon, and in parts of Drome, Isére, Jura and Saône-et-Loire.

History

Radio France Savoie was started in 1988. After an expansion to its coverage area, it was renamed Radio France Pays de Savoie and then folded into the new France Bleu network in 2000.^[1]

Transmitters

France Bleu Pays Savoie broadcasts on the FM band using the following frequencies, as determined by the CSA:^[2]

In Savoie:

• Chambéry - Aix-les-Bains: 103.9 MHz
• Albertville: 103.9 MHz
• La Rochette: 106.2 MHz
• Aiguebelle: 104.1 MHz
• Epierre: 105.3 MHz
• La Chambre: 103.9 MHz
• Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne: 103.6 MHz
• Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne: 103.8 MHz
• Modane: 103.6 MHz
• Bessans: 106.1 MHz
• Aussois: 105.6 MHz
• Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis: 97.2 MHz
• Le Châtelard: 88.8 MHz
• Ecole: 93.7 MHz

In Haute-Savoie :

• Annecy: 95.2 MHz
• Chamonix-Mont-Blanc: 100.5 MHz
• Cluses: 107.3 MHz
• Combloux: 105.9 MHz
• Megève: 106.4 MHz
• Morzine: 103.6 MHz
• Saint-Jorioz: 103.3 MHz
• Sallanches: 105.9 MHz
• Thônes: 105.3 MHz

In Ain :

• Belley: 103.9 MHz
• Gex: 106.1 MHz
• Oyonnax: 102.6 MHz

France Bleu Pays de Savoie also broadcasts using satellite transmission. It uses the Eutelsat 5 West B, which has a coordinate of 5.0°W.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Histoire de la Radio en Rhône-Alpes . 2022-05-01 . 100 Ans de Radio.
2. Web site: CSA.fr - Ma radio FM / Recevoir la radio / La réception / Radio / Accueil. CSA. www.csa.fr. fr-FR. 2017-12-17.
3. Web site: France Bleu Pays de Savoie - LyngSat . 2022-05-01 . www.lyngsat.com.