1981: Following pressure from the independent and commercial radio lobbies and pirate broadcasters, the newly elected President François Mitterrand allows the licensing of "free" radio stations, to become "radios locales privées", initially with a state subsidy and then financed by commercial advertising (1984), and finally to group themselves into national networks (1986).
1981: Setelah tekanan dari lobi radio independen dan komersial dan penyiar bajakan, Presiden François Mitterand mengizinkan pemberian lisensi pada stasiun radio "bebas", awalnya dengan subsidi negara dan kemudian didanai oleh iklan komersial (1984), dan akhirnya mendanai sendiri hingga jaringan nasional (1986).