RFM TV

**RFM TV** is a French music television channel, broadcasting clips from the 1980s-90s and novelties as well as musical shows. It wants to be a variation of the RFM music radio.

## History

In July 1999, RFM radio was released on television under the impetus of AB Groupe through a licensing agreement with Europe 1 Communication (Lagardère). This new channel broadcasts from 7 a.m. to 2 a.m. on cable, satellite via the AB Sat and Canal Satellite packages as well as on DSL networks, claiming to reach three million households. The channel was then replaced by Nostalgie la télé, which AB Groupe has benefited from since April 1997 from a licensing agreement with RMC, then owner of the radio station Nostalgie.

RFM TV did not renew its license and ceased broadcasting on March 31, 2005, particularly in the face of competition from music channels such as MTV Classic or VH1. but also due to the fact that AB Groupe had to make room on its transponders to broadcast the new TNT channels TMC and NT1 on its AB Sat package. Nevertheless, Arnaud Lagardère, manager of Lagardère SCA, says he is still interested in television "but not at any price".

On October 2, 2014 at 6pm, RFM TV returns to cable, satellite and Internet boxes, succeeding MCM Pop, another Lagardère Active channel targeting the same audience. More than four million households have potential access to this new offer. Five months after its launch, RFM TV is declared the 2nd most watched music channel in France.

Since the end of July 2020, the clips that were in anamorphosed 16/9 format are broadcast in their original 4/3 format.

The channel changes its skin on December 3, 2020.

## Directors

* 1999-2005: David-Pierre Bloch
* since 2014: Richard Lenormand, Director of the Radio and Television Division of the Lagardère Active Group1
* since 2014: Gérald-Brice Viret, director of Lagardère Active's TV division
* 2014 - June 2015 : Jean Philippe Denac
* since June 2015: Thomas Pawlowski, Director of Programs (also Director of RFM)

## Programs

**RFM TV** offers a 100% clip programming (without host) based on music videos from the 1980s-90s but also novelties as well as concerts and evenings around different artists. In general, after 5/6 clips and a micro commercial break, the channel displays the 5 clips to come.

* *The first alarm clock (a 100% clips show)*
* *The best of alarm clocks (a 100% clips show)*
* *The weekend awakening* *(a 100% clips show)*
* *The RfM Hit*: the ranking of the must-sees of the moment *(a 100% clips show)*
* *RFM Night Fever*: mainly program dance clips from the 1970s to the 2000s on Fridays from 10pm to 1am and saturday from 10pm to 1am.
* *Dance 90*: Dance clips from the 1990s every Friday and Saturday from 9pm to 10pm.
* *RFM PARTY 90*: Every Sunday from 9pm to 12am, Clips from the 90s.
* *BEST OF*: Friday from 8pm to 9pm & Sunday from 6pm to 7pm once a month.

## Special Artists/Groups

New program: once a month on Saturday evening from 0 am with all the clips of the artist or group then a rebroadcast on Sunday at 6 pm of a best of clips of the artist or group since the acquisition of the channel by the group M6.

* *Madonna Special*
* *Special Mika*

### Saturday, October 12, 2019 from 00 am for all clips. Sunday, October 13, 2019 from 6pm for the best of

* *Whitney Houston Special*

### Saturday, November 9, 2019 from 00 am for all clips. Sunday, November 10, 2019 from 6pm for the best of

* *Special Jean-Jacques Goldman*

Friday, December 13, 2019 from 8pm for the best of. Saturday, December 14, 2019 from 00 am for all clips. Sunday, December 15, 2019 from 6pm for the best of.

## Old shows

The programs broadcast are the clips from the radio's programming and the programs presented by the hosts of the radio:

* *Stop on tubes* presented by Michel La Rosa,
* *The Meeting* presented by Michel La Rosa,
* *Celebrity Lunches* presented by Yann Arribard,
* *The Portraits* presented by Sarah Lelouch,
* *Special Evenings* presented by Laurent Petitguillaume,
* *The Auditors' Treasure* presented by Alexis Poutrel,
* *Le Latino mag* presented by Laurent Petitguillaume,
* *Lyrics and music magazine* presented by Yves Azéroual.
* *The Top 50*
* *Top of the Pops*

## References

1. ↑ Caroline Sallé, "RFM radio arrives on television on October 2", on *lefigaro.fr*, September 18, 2014
2. ↑ "RFM TV will start on July 5", on *strategies.fr*, June 24, 1999
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "RFM TV launches its schedule", on *strategies.fr*, September 10, 1999
4. ↑ "AB Sat announces that it will end the broadcast of the RFM TV music channel on March 31", on *telesatellite.com*, March 14, 2005
5. ↑ "RFM TV will be reborn in October, in place of MCM Pop", on telesatellite.com, September 18, 2014
6. ↑ Stopping RFM TV, on lefilradio.fr, 2005
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "RFM TV will be launched on October 2nd", on stephanelarue.com,
8. ↑ Brulhatour, "**RFM TV** becomes the 2nd music channel in France", on lalettre.pro, June 12, 2015
9. ↑ "FORUMS.lenodal.com • Consult the subject - MCM", on forums.lenodal.com (accessed August 24, 2020)