Mass media in France

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Compared to other European nations, the French are not avid newspaper readers, citing only 164 adults out of every 1000 as newspaper readers.^{[citation needed]}

The French press was healthiest in the aftermath of

Regional papers have remained relatively unaffected by the decline, with provincial newspapers commanding a higher degree of reader loyalty. For example, Ouest-France, sells almost twice as many copies as any of the national dailies.

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In the early 21st century, the best-selling daily was the regional

Below are the circulation figures of France's national daily newspapers from the Alliance pour les chiffres de la presse et des médias

(updated: 30/03/2021)

The list below does not include Cable and Satellite television channels.

• Main networks
  • TF1 – private
  • Canal+ – private
  • M6
    – private
  • France 2 – public
  • France 3 – public
  • France 5 – public
  • Arte – public France/Germany
  • Television Suisse Romande, Radio-Canada, RTBF
    , France 2, France 3, Arte
• 24/7 news channels
  • BFM TV – private
  • I>Télé
    – private
  • LCI – private
  • Euronews – private
  • France 24 – public
• Musical Channels
  • D17
    – private
  • MCM
    – private
  • W9 – private
  • MTV France
    – private
• Others
  • D8
    – private
  • TMC – private
  • AB1 – private
  • NRJ 12 – private
  • France 4 – Public
  • La Chaîne parlementaire – the parliamentary channel – political programming (French version of C-SPAN)

• BFM
• Chérie FM
• Essentiel Radio
• Europe 1
• Virgin Radio
• Fun Radio (France)
• Nostalgie
• NRJ
• Phare FM
• Radio des autoroutes SANEF
• Radio FG
• Radio France
  • France Inter
  • France Info
  • France Culture
  • France Musique
  • France Bleu
  • FIP (radio)
  • Le Mouv'
• RMC (France)
• RTL
• RTL2
• Skyrock

• Culture of France
• History of French journalism
• Observatoire du décolonialisme
• Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française
• Open access in France
• Telecommunications in France

• Euromedia Research Group; Mary Kelly; et al., eds. (2004). "France". Media in Europe (3rd ed.).
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• Harcourt, Alison (2006). European Union Institutions and the Regulation of Media Markets.
  ISBN 0-7190-6644-1
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• (in English) Regular French Press Review - Radio France International
• Broadcast Media in France - at Discover France (English)
• Print Media in France - at Discover France (English)
• English translations of articles from French newspapers at nonprofit WorldMeets.US
• France Profile: Media, BBC News, 8 March 2012