Radio J Explained

Radio J
Alt:The logo for Radio J
City:Paris
Country:France
Frequency: (shared time)
Airdate:1981
Owner:Groupe DPRJ
Erp:4 kW[1]
Coordinates:48.88°N 2.2839°W

Radio J is a Jewish community radio station in Paris. It broadcasts on 94.8 MHz in a time-sharing agreement with two additional Jewish stations, Radio Shalom and RCJ, from a transmitter in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, atop the Hyatt Regency Paris Étoile. It has half of the air time on the frequency after the 2020 unification of Radio J and Judaïques FM under common management and branding.

Of the three Jewish radio stations, Radio J is identified as the closest to the religious community and to the state of Israel and the most right-wing. One of its founders, Guy Rozanowicz, stated that "Radio J has allowed the Jews of France to strengthen their ties with the Jewish state".[2] Michel Zerbib, who ran the Radio J newsroom in the mid-2000s, noted the station's "very militant stance in defense of the Jewish people and the State of Israel".

History

After the liberalization of French radio in 1981, new stations sprang up across the country, including four Jewish stations in the Paris area.[3] In 1983, the French: {{ill|Haute Autorité de la communication audiovisuelle (France)|fr|lt=Haute Autorité de la communication audiovisuelle (HACA), then the French broadcast regulator, ordered the Jewish community radio stations to broadcast to the Paris area in a time sharing agreement: Radio Shalom, Radio J, Radio Communauté (renamed RCJ in 1992), and Judaïques FM. The stations reflected different components and points of view of the Jewish community.[4] Groups close to the various stations called the time-sharing agreement a "congenital flaw" and "radio aberration".

In 2005, Radio J ended an agreement by which it used the same advertising management as Radio Shalom after a dispute emerged over an advertisement promoting a pilgrimage to a Tunisian synagogue, which Radio Shalom was willing to air but not the other stations.[5]

Consolidation with Judaïques FM

In 2018, took operational control of Radio J and Judaïques FM.[6] At that time, both stations moved to the same facilities, though they remained separate for regulatory purposes, and began to share news and other resources. was named the director of Radio J.

In 2020, the two stations announced that, with CSA approval, they would combine as Radio J, though still retaining separate operating authority. The combined station would share social media accounts and also be rated as one station by Médiamétrie. All existing programs would remain unchanged.[7] The combined station broadcasts during Radio J's former hours of 4:00 to 8:00 and 14:00 to 16:30 as well as from 8:30 to 11:00, 21:00 to 23:00, and midnight to 2:30, time periods formerly associated with Judaïques FM.[8]

Programming

One of Radio J's most noted programs is the Sunday political show French: Le forum ("The Forum"), where remarks by guests are regularly reported on in the general media.[9] In 2011, the station was criticized for inviting Marine Le Pen on the program—the first such invitation it had ever extended to a far-right politician—and retracted the invitation.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Radio J - Paris (75 - Paris) - 94,8 Mhz. CSA/ARCOM. 2 May 2022. 2 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220502194917/https://www.csa.fr/maradiofm/emetteur/275453/%28recherche%29/1. live.
  2. News: Nahmany . Jonathan . 2014-12-03 . Pourquoi existe-t-il 4 radios juives? . fr . Why are there four Jewish radio stations? . Actualité Juive . 2022-05-02 . 8 November 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171108095424/http://www.actuj.com/2014-12/communaute/1135-pourquoi-existe-t-il-4-radios-juives . live .
  3. News: Nau . Jean-Yves . Jean-Yves Nau . 1982-08-25 . Les radios juives ne sont pas sur la même longueur d'onde . fr . Jewish radio stations aren't on the same wavelength . Le Monde . 2022-05-02 . 15 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210415072437/https://www.lemonde.fr/archives/article/1982/08/25/les-radios-juives-ne-sont-pas-sur-la-meme-longueur-d-onde_2909344_1819218.html . live .
  4. News: Libération. fr. Du larsen dans les radios juives. Les quatre stations qui se partagent le 94.8 ont du mal à cohabiter.. Sylvie. Briet. 27 October 1995. 1 May 2022. 7 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180707201617/http://www.liberation.fr/medias/1995/10/27/du-larsen-dans-les-radios-juives-les-quatre-stations-qui-se-partagent-le-948-ont-du-mal-a-cohabiter_145879. live.
  5. News: Une parole juive sur le monde. Martine. Delahaye. Le Monde. 13 August 2005. fr. 2 May 2022. 2 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220502081714/https://www.lemonde.fr/import/article/2005/08/13/une-parole-juive-sur-le-monde_679973_3544.html. live.
  6. News: Surpin . Serge . 16 November 2018 . Radio J et Judaiques FM changent de direction . fr . La Lettre . 2022-05-02 . 11 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210411162914/https://www.lalettre.pro/Radio-J-et-Judaiques-FM-changent-de-direction_a17856.html . live .
  7. News: 2020-12-24 . Judaïques FM devient Radio J, en conservant ses programmes . fr . Judaïques FM becomes Radio J, to maintain its programs . Le Figaro . 2022-05-02 . 16 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210516235138/https://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-eco/judaiques-fm-devient-radio-j-en-conservant-ses-programmes-20201224 . live .
  8. News: 2019-01-29 . Radio J et Judaïques FM s'unissent pour "développer leur potentiel" . fr . Le Figaro . 2022-05-02 . 2 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210302130956/https://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-eco/radio-j-et-judaiques-fm-s-unissent-pour-developper-leur-potentiel-20190129 . live .
  9. Web site: Les médias juifs français à la croisée des chemins. Samuel. Ghiles-Meilhac. French Jewish media at the crossroads. 8 June 2017. 2 May 2022. 26 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210126112847/https://larevuedesmedias.ina.fr/les-medias-juifs-francais-la-croisee-des-chemins. live.
  10. News: Critiquée, Radio J annule l'invitation de Marine Le Pen sur son antenne. Le Monde. Criticized, Radio J voids the invitation to Marine Le Pen to its station. 9 March 2011. 2 May 2022. fr. 22 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211122223651/https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2011/03/09/critiquee-radio-j-annule-l-interview-de-marine-le-pen_1490761_823448.html. live.

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