Arcom renews authorizations for eighteen national radio sta…

Arcom has renewed for five years the broadcasting authorizations of eighteen national private radio stations, including RTL, Europe 1, NRJ, Skyrock, and Nostalgie. The decisions, signed on November 4, 2026, were published in the Official Journal of the French Republic on November 13, 2026 (JORF n°0265). This wave also affects Fun Radio, RTL2, Rire et Chansons, Radio Classique, BFM Business, M Radio, Radio FG, Latina, Chante France, Champagne FM, Europe 2, and Radio Star.

A renewal without a call for applications

The texts are based on the renewal regime provided by Law No. 86-1067 of September 30, 1986, relating to freedom of communication: the initial authorizations, mostly issued on October 12, 2022, and November 16, 2022, are extended without a new call for applications. Some titles rely on more recent decisions, such as Europe 1 (decision no. 2024-85 of February 7, 2024), Rire et Chansons (no. 2023-1253 of December 20, 2023), or Radio Star (no. 2023-1238 of December 20, 2023).

Each decision is accompanied by an annex of frequencies and specifies that the renewal is “subject to a favorable outcome of international coordination procedures.”

The holders and the services concerned

Category E (generalist): RTL (SAS RTL France Radio, decision no. 2026-590, NOR RCAC2630078S), Europe 1 (SAS Europe 1 Télécompagnie, no. 2026-578, NOR RCAC2630053S), RMC (SAM Radio Monte-Carlo, no. 2026-589, NOR RCAC2630074S).
Category D: NRJ (no. 2026-583), Skyrock (SAS Vortex, no. 2026-592), Nostalgie (SAS Radio Nostalgie, no. 2026-586), Fun Radio (SA SERC, no. 2026-580), RTL2 (SA SODERA, no. 2026-591), Rire et Chansons (no. 2026-588), Radio Classique (no. 2026-584), Radio FG (SAS FG Concept, no. 2026-585), Latina (SAS Latina France, no. 2026-581), M Radio (SAS M Développement, no. 2026-582), BFM Business (SAS Business FM, no. 2026-576), Europe 2 (SAS Europe 2 Entreprises, no. 2026-579).
Category B: Champagne FM (SAS SE CD COM, no. 2026-577), Chante France (SAS Canal 9, no. 2026-572), Radio Star (SAS SOPRODI Médias, no. 2026-587).

A schedule set for May 2027

Most authorizations are renewed “for a period of five years, starting from May 18, 2027.” Chante France follows a shifted schedule, starting from May 31, 2027, for its service already authorized by decision no. 2012-315 of May 10, 2012: the station notably retains 90.9 MHz in Beauvais (1 kW) and 90.9 MHz in Paris from the Eiffel Tower (4 kW).

The case of BFM Business is distinct: the renewal runs from May 18, 2027 in Metz and Nancy, but in Strasbourg it is only valid until the entry into force of the new authorizations issued as part of the call for applications launched on September 23, 2026 within the jurisdiction of Arcom Nancy.

Technical control and publisher obligations

Provide Arcom, within one month upon express request, with the technical description of the installation and the measurement of the frequency excursion (exceeding 75 kHz over fifteen minutes).
Have the compliance of the installation verified by an approved body when the Authority notes a failure to meet technical conditions.
Comply with decision no. 87-23 of March 6, 1987, of the National Commission for Communication and Liberties, as amended by decision no. 90-829 of December 7, 1990, of the Higher Council for the Audiovisual.
Obtain the agreement of Arcom for any use of a subcarrier.

Other decisions in the same issue

JORF no. 0265 also contains decision no. 2026-575 (NOR RCAC2629970S), which declares that authorizations within the jurisdiction of Arcom Nancy are renewable for five years, outside of a call for applications: Champagne FM in Romilly-sur-Seine (91.7 MHz), Fun Radio in Cornimont, Gérardmer, Lunéville, Vittel, and Épinal, and Nostalgie in Charleville-Mézières (105.1 MHz). Arcom will rule definitively on these six months before the expiration of these titles.

On the same day, decisions no. 2026-573 and no. 2026-574 note the lapse of authorizations for SARL Com.Radio (Hot Radio) and the Ondes Rochettoises association (Hot Radio Albertville). Decision no. 2026-594 (NOR RCAC2630128S) otherwise modifies the technical frequency conditions of the Radio France national programming company, for sites such as France Inter, France Musique, France Culture, France Info, and ICI Normandie.

What this changes for listeners

No frequencies are being put back up for bid: the eighteen networks retain their place on the FM band until 2032, without a competitive selection process. Listeners will therefore notice no change in stations, while Arcom retains control over compliance with conventions and transmission parameters, with the possibility of requiring technical verifications at any time.

Source: Official Journal of the French Republic, JORF no. 0265 of November 13, 2026, Arcom decisions no. 2026-572, 2026-576 to 2026-586, 2026-588, 2026-590 to 2026-592, and 2026-594 of November 4, 2026, NOR: RCAC2629963S, RCAC2630051S, RCAC2630052S, RCAC2630053S, RCAC2630056S, RCAC2630058S, RCAC2630060S, RCAC2630063S, RCAC2630080S, RCAC2630082S, RCAC2630128S.