France Ô
16:9) | |
| Ownership | |
|---|---|
| Owner | France Télévisions |
| Sister channels | France 2 France 3 France 4 France 5 France Info |
| History | |
| Launched | 25 March 1998 |
| Closed | 24 August 2020 |
| Former names | RFO Sat (1998–2004) |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Digital terrestrial television | Channel 19 |
| Digital terrestrial television in Overseas France | Channel 6 or 7 or 8 |
France Ô (pronounced Outre-Mer 1ère networks.[1]
History
The channel was launched in 1998 as RFO Sat by
RFO, and initially broadcast for only 9 hours per day. It was re-branded as France Ô on 25 February 2005 after the reunification of RFO with France Télévisions. The "O" stands for Outre-mer (overseas); the circumflex, which is considered an accent in French grammar, was used to emphasize that the channel was open to diverse accents and dialects, as well as to ensure that the name was not read as France 0 ("France zero").[2]
The channel became available in overseas territories in November 2010, replacing the RFO-operated Tempo, and was launched in
DTT
nationally the same year.
Closure
In July 2018 the French government announced the closure of France Ô due to declining viewership. The ceasing of broadcast was scheduled for 9 August 2020, in time for the climax of the
delayed to 2021. The last programme broadcast on the channel was a repeat of the concert L'Outre-mer fait son Olympia 2019. After this, the channel only broadcast a loop of commercials promoting a new France Télévisions portal for overseas territories, known as "Portail des Outre-mer La 1ère", in addition to other overseas-themed programs on other France Télévisions channels. Its signal was permanently cut off on 2 September.[3][4]
Logos
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Logo of France Ô from 2005 to 7 April 2008. -
Logo of France Ô from 7 April 2008 till 29 January 2018. -
Logo of France Ô from 29 January 2018 till 24 August 2020. -
On-screen logo of France Ô from 29 January 2018 till 24 August 2020.
See also
- BBC World News
- Bermuda Broadcasting
- Caribbean Broadcast Network
- Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation
- RTV-7
- TeleAruba
- TeleCuraçao
References
- ^ "En Polynésie, la suppression annoncée de France Ô ne passe pas". Le Monde (in French). 18 February 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ Desroses, Sandrine (1 March 2005). "France Ô remplace RFO Sat". Retrieved 9 April 2008.
- ^ "France Ô a fait ses adieux". ozap.com (in French). Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ "Franceinfo passera en HD dès le 1er septembre après la fermeture de France Ô". ozap.com (in French). 19 August 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
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