#2026-190ARCOM authorizes SIRA to broadcast Autoroute Info on major French motorways
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This decision lets SARL SIRA operate the Autoroute Info FM radio service on a long list of French motorways using 107.7 MHz. It covers many sites along routes including A5, A6, A31, A36, A40, A65, A71 and A77, with technical limits set for each transmitter. For SIRA, the key obligations are to start service within three months or risk losing the authorization, report technical details within two months after launch, and provide frequency measurements and compliance checks if ARCOM asks. Any use of a subcarrier also needs ARCOM approval.
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Key Changes
- Authorizes SIRA to use 107.7 MHz for the Autoroute Info radio service on specified motorway sites.
- Sets a five-year authorization period starting 17 May 2026, with possible lapse if service does not begin within three months.
- Requires technical reporting to ARCOM, compliance checks if needed, and prior approval for any subcarrier use.
Obligations
What this law requires
SARL SIRA must begin effective operation of the authorised radio service within three months after the authorisation takes effect, or the ARCOM may declare the authorisation lapsed.
SARL SIRA must notify ARCOM, within two months after the service is put into operation, of the actual technical description of the installation, including the transmitter type, nominal power, and antenna system.
SARL SIRA must provide ARCOM, as soon as it becomes available, with measurements of the effective frequency excursion, including the statistical percentage of exceedances above 75 kHz over a minimum 15-minute period.
SARL SIRA must supply the technical information and frequency-excursion measurements to ARCOM at any time upon ARCOM's express request.
If ARCOM finds that the technical conditions of the authorization are not being met, SARL SIRA must have its installation compliance checked by an accredited body against the technical requirements in the authorization annex and transmit the results to ARCOM.