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La Première (French TV network)
Television network in French overseas departments and territories
La Première is a French network of radio and television stations operating in France's overseas departments and collectivities around the world.
| Country | France |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | 3–4, rue Danton 92299 Malakoff, Hauts-de-Seine |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 576i for the SD feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | France Télévisions |
| History | |
| Launched | 8 June 1954; 69 years ago (1954-06-08) |
| Former names | RFO (1998–2004) |
| Links | |
| Website | la1ere |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| TNT | 1ère: Channel 1 |
The service was first established in 1954 as the Radiodiffusion de la France Outre-Mer (RFOM). It was renamed a year later as the Société de radiodiffusion de la France d'outre-mer (SORAFOM).
This was replaced in 1964, following the creation of the Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française, by the Office de coopération radiophonique (OCORA).
In August 1974, OCORA became a part of the reformulated FR3: a network of regional television stations in mainland France. FR3's overseas operations were known as FR3 DOM-TOM and, unlike the arrangement in metropolitan France, were in charge of both television and radio.
In December 1982, France's overseas broadcasting operations were removed from FR3 and invested in the current organization, the Société de Radiodiffusion et de télévision Française pour l'Outre-mer (RFO).
In July 2004, Réseau France Outre-mer (RFO) was reunited with the French mainland's public broadcasters when it was merged into the France Télévisions network.
On 30 November 2010, Réseau France Outre-mer was renamed Réseau Outre-Mer 1ère.
Radio and television
La Première network manages nine generalist television channels and nine radio stations, broadcast in the eleven regions, departments or communities of Overseas France. They bear the name of "Pays" La Première, where "Country" is replaced by the name of the department or territory. The group also owns the former national television channel France Ô and the national radio station, Radio Outre-mer La Première (formerly Radio Ô).
La Première radio is available only in overseas territories/departments and on the Internet via the website la1ere.fr. The content changes depending on what radio station you're listening to online or depending on where you live in the overseas territories/departments just like France 3 does with the regional news bulletins such as 12/13, Soir 3 or other regional shows. It also offers free streaming online for radio and TV. The television broadcast on the website is only for those who live in the overseas territories/departments.
Note that the territory of French Southern and Antarctic Lands (TAAF) does not have a dedicated station as the population is transient and non-indigenous. Broadcasts, stories and breaking news concerning TAAF would be handled by Réunion La Première as they arise as oversight of TAAF is headquartered in the Réunionnaise commune of Saint Pierre. The other territory without a station, Clipperton Island, also has no permanent population and is actually private property of the French government.
| Department or collectivity | Radio | Television | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Station | Creation date | Channel | Creation date | |
| French Guiana | Guyane La Première (French and French Guianese Creole) |
9 June 1951 | Guyane La Première (French and French Guianese Creole) |
13 January 1967 |
| French Polynesia | Polynésie La Première (French and Tahitian) |
1949 | Polynésie La Première (French and Tahitian) |
3 October 1965 |
| Guadeloupe Saint Barthélemy Saint Martin |
Guadeloupe La Première (French and Antillean Creole) |
1937 | Guadeloupe La Première (French and Antillean Creole) |
22 December 1964 |
| Martinique | Martinique La Première (French and Martinique Creole) |
22 October 1937 | Martinique La Première (French and Martinique Creole) |
12 July 1964 |
| Mayotte | Mayotte La Première (French and Mahorais) |
February 1961 | Mayotte La Première (French and Mahorais) |
21 December 1986 |
| New Caledonia | Nouvelle-Calédonie La Première (French) |
3 June 1937 | Nouvelle-Calédonie La Première (French) |
19 October 1965 |
| Réunion | Réunion La Première (French and Réunion Creole) |
1929 | Réunion La Première (French and Réunion Creole) |
24 December 1964 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Saint-Pierre and Miquelon La Première (French) |
1930 | Saint-Pierre and Miquelon La Première (French) |
20 April 1967 |
| Wallis and Futuna | Wallis and Futuna La Première (French, Wallisian, and Futunien) |
21 April 1979 | Wallis and Futuna La Première (French, Wallisian, and Futunien) |
1986 |
- Official website (in French)
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