Television network in French overseas departments and territories
Television channel
La Premiere
is a French network of
radio
and
television stations
operating in France's
overseas departments and collectivities
around the world.
History
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The service was first established in 1954 as the
Radiodiffusion de la France Outre-Mer
(
RFOM
). It was renamed a year later as the
Societe de radiodiffusion de la France d'outre-mer
(
SORAFOM
).
This was replaced in 1964, following the creation of the
Office de Radiodiffusion Television Francaise
, by the
Office de cooperation 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
Societe de Radiodiffusion et de television Francaise pour l'Outre-mer
(
RFO
).
In July 2004,
Reseau France Outre-mer
(
RFO
) was reunited with the French mainland's public broadcasters when it was merged into the
France Televisions
network.
On 30 November 2010, Reseau France Outre-mer was renamed
Reseau Outre-Mer 1ere
.
Network services
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Radio and television
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La Premiere 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 Premiere, where "Country" is replaced by the name of the department or territory. The group also owns the former national television channel
France O
and the national radio station,
Radio Outre-mer La Premiere
(formerly
Radio O
).
La Premiere 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 Reunion La Premiere as they arise as oversight of TAAF is headquartered in the Reunionnaise
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.
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