#2026-194France renews Jazz Radio’s FM broadcast licence for Lyon and Villefranche-sur-Saône
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This decision renews Jazz Radio’s right to broadcast on FM for five more years starting 27 October 2026. It covers the Lyon area on 97.3 MHz and the Villefranche-sur-Saône area on 97.4 MHz, with detailed limits on transmitter power and antenna use. The main practical effect is for Jazz Développement, which must keep operating within the technical rules set out in the annexes. It may also have to provide technical details and compliance proof to ARCOM if requested, and any use of subcarriers needs prior approval.
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Key Changes
- Renews Jazz Radio’s FM broadcast authorization for five years from 27 October 2026
- Confirms use of specific frequencies in the Lyon and Villefranche-sur-Saône areas, with technical power and antenna limits
- Requires Jazz Développement to provide technical information or compliance checks if ARCOM asks, and to obtain approval for any subcarrier use
Obligations
What this law requires
SARL Jazz Développement is authorized to use only the FM frequencies and technical parameters listed in the annexes, and must operate in conformity with the convention and those annexes.
The broadcaster must respect the technical conditions in the annexes for each site, including frequency, maximum effective radiated power, antenna height, and horizontal radiation attenuation limits where specified.
If ARCOM expressly requests it, the authorization holder must provide, within one month of receiving the request, an accurate technical description of the installation and the effective frequency deviation measurement.
If ARCOM finds non-compliance with the technical conditions underlying the authorization, the holder must have an approved body verify the installation’s compliance with the technical annexes and must transmit the verification results to ARCOM.
The authorization holder must comply with the technical conditions for FM sound broadcasting set out in Decision No. 87-23 of 6 March 1987, as amended by Decision No. 90-829 of 7 December 1990.