Radio J

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.[1] 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.

Radio J
Frequency94.8 MHz (shared time)
Ownership
OwnerGroupe DPRJ
History
First air date
1981
Technical information
ERP4 kW[1]
Transmitter coordinates
48°52′48″N 2°17′2″E
Links
Websiteradioj.fr

Of the three Jewish radio stations, Radio J is identified as the closest to the religious community and to the state of Israel[2] and the most right-wing.[3] One of its founders, Guy Rozanowicz, stated that "Radio J has allowed the Jews of France to strengthen their ties with the Jewish state".[4] 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".[5]

History

After the liberalization of French radio in 1981, new stations sprang up across the country, including four Jewish stations in the Paris area.[6] In 1983, the 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.[5] The stations reflected different components and points of view of the Jewish community.[3] Groups close to the various stations called the time-sharing agreement a "congenital flaw" and "radio aberration".[3]

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, Marc Eisenberg took operational control of Radio J and Judaïques FM.[2] At that time, both stations moved to the same facilities, though they remained separate for regulatory purposes,[2] and began to share news and other resources.[7] Dov Zerah was named the director of Radio J.[2]

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.[8] 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.[7]

Programming

One of Radio J's most noted programs is the Sunday political show 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]

References
  1. "Radio J - Paris (75 - Paris) - 94,8 Mhz". CSA/ARCOM. Archived from the original on 2 May 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  2. Surpin, Serge (16 November 2018). "Radio J et Judaiques FM changent de direction". La Lettre (in French). Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  3. Briet, Sylvie (27 October 1995). "Du larsen dans les radios juives. Les quatre stations qui se partagent le 94.8 ont du mal à cohabiter". Libération (in French). Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  4. Nahmany, Jonathan (3 December 2014). "Pourquoi existe-t-il 4 radios juives?" [Why are there four Jewish radio stations?]. Actualité Juive (in French). Archived from the original on 8 November 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  5. Delahaye, Martine (13 August 2005). "Une parole juive sur le monde". Le Monde (in French). Archived from the original on 2 May 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  6. Nau, Jean-Yves (25 August 1982). "Les radios juives ne sont pas sur la même longueur d'onde" [Jewish radio stations aren't on the same wavelength]. Le Monde (in French). Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  7. "Radio J et Judaïques FM s'unissent pour "développer leur potentiel"". Le Figaro (in French). 29 January 2019. Archived from the original on 2 March 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  8. "Judaïques FM devient Radio J, en conservant ses programmes" [Judaïques FM becomes Radio J, to maintain its programs]. Le Figaro (in French). 24 December 2020. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  9. Ghiles-Meilhac, Samuel (8 June 2017). "Les médias juifs français à la croisée des chemins" [French Jewish media at the crossroads]. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  10. "Critiquée, Radio J annule l'invitation de Marine Le Pen sur son antenne" [Criticized, Radio J voids the invitation to Marine Le Pen to its station]. Le Monde (in French). 9 March 2011. Archived from the original on 22 November 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
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