RFI expands DAB+ presence in Paris and surrounds

Radio France Internationale France’s state-owned international public broadcaster, has expanded its reach in Paris and Île-de-France, the region surrounding the capital, with its launch on DAB+. The station, which has long been available on 89 FM, can now be accessed by listeners with DAB+ receivers across the French capital and its suburbs.

France’s media regulator, Arcom, granted France Médias Monde — RFI’s parent organization — permission to broadcast the station via the Paris Intermediate 6A multiplex, operated by TDF through its transmission sites in Romainville and Meudon. The addition of DAB+ provides broader coverage and improved audio quality for listeners.

Residential reception now extends across Paris and its inner suburbs, while mobile reception reaches a wider area throughout Île-de-France — a region of nearly 12 million people, which includes cities such as Versailles, Saint-Denis, Nanterre and Marne-la-Vallée. The area is France’s economic and political hub, home to a significant portion of the country’s population.

RFI is already available on FM in Paris and on DAB+ in Bordeaux, Lille, Lyon, Marseille, Strasbourg and Toulouse. The station can also be streamed on the RFI and RFI Pure Radio apps, as well as through Radio France and Radioplayer France.

Monte Carlo Doualiya, France Médias Monde’s Arabic-language radio station, also broadcasts via DAB+ in Paris and Marseille.

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