France Info
{{Short description|French news service}}
{{About|the domestic services|the international services|France Médias Monde|the radio network|France Info (radio network)}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{more citations needed|date=March 2018}}
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| name = France Info
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| industry = News service
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| founded = {{Start date and age|1987|6|1|df=y}} (radio network)
{{Start date and age|2016|9|1|df=y}} (transformation into global service)
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| hq_location_country = Paris, France
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| owner = France Télévisions
Radio France
France Médias Monde
Institut national de l'audiovisuel
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| website = {{URL|https://www.francetvinfo.fr}}
| footnotes = ISSN 2609-3073
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France Info ({{IPA|fr|fʁɑ̃s ɛ̃fo}}; stylised as franceinfo:) is a French public broadcasting service is a brand of news service participated by France Télévisions, Radio France, France Médias Monde and the Institut national de l'audiovisuel.{{cite web|url=http://www.ecouter-en-direct.com/radio-france-info/|website=Ecouter-en-direct.com|title=Radio France Info}}{{Cite web |date=2016-08-23 |title=La chaîne publique d'information veut inonder le numérique tous azimuts |url=https://www.lesechos.fr/2016/08/la-chaine-publique-dinformation-veut-inonder-le-numerique-tous-azimuts-215544 |access-date=2022-07-06 |website=Les Echos |language=fr}}{{Cite web |date=2016-08-23 |title=Francetv info est devenu franceinfo, mettez à jour votre application pour découvrir notre nouvelle offre |url=https://www.francetvinfo.fr/economie/medias/des-demain-votre-application-change-francetv-info-devient-franceinfo_1669505.html |access-date=2022-07-06 |website=Franceinfo |language=fr-FR}}
The service includes a radio network, a TV channel, a website, and a mobile application.
Background
Launched on 1 June 1987 by Radio France, France Info is Europe's first radio network, that broadcasts live news and information 24 hours a day, serving most regions in France in 105.5 MHz.{{Citation needed|date=July 2022}} On 11 July 2016,{{Citation needed|date=July 2022}} the name of France Télévisions' then-upcoming news channel was announced to be France Info, which was launched on 1 September that year. This gathered the radio, television and online services under the banner of France Info.
Online
On 24 August 2016, France Télévisions' France TV Info online service and Radio France's France Info website were merged into a new look service. It serves as the official website of both France Info radio and television channels, as well as Radio France and France Télévisions' news offerings.{{Cite news |date=2016-08-23 |title=Les sites " FranceTVInfo " et " France Info " ont fusionné |language=fr |work=Le Monde.fr |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/actualite-medias/article/2016/08/23/le-site-francetvinfo-disparait-pour-devenir-franceinfo_4986957_3236.html |access-date=2022-07-06}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.francetvinfo.fr/}} {{in lang|fr}}
{{France Télévisions}}
{{Authority control}}
{{France-media-stub}}