Radio Forces Françaises de Berlin (Radio FFB) was a broadcaster catering to the French military contingent in the French Sector of West Berlin.German radio and television: organization and economic basis, Hans Brack, European Broadcasting Union, 1968, page 27 It was located in the Quartier Napoléon near Tegel Airport, in the French sector.World Radio TV Handbook, Volumes 45-46, O. Lund Johansen, 1991, page 80
Radio Radio broadcasts began on 8 May 1957.Rundfunk: Faszination Hörfunk, Klaus Breitkopf, Hans-Joachim Manger, Rolf Nusser, Hüthig, 2007, page 176 FFB began broadcasting on 93.6 MHz FM in 1959. Most programmes were from the French national broadcaster RTF (later ORTF).World Radio TV Handbook, Volume 29, Billboard Publications, 1975, page 76 This was initially a mixture of France Inter, France Culture and France Musique, but by the 1980s, only France Inter programmes were being broadcast.750 Years Berlin 1987: Information, Presse und Informationsamt des Landes Berlin, 1987, page 85
On 15 September 1963, the French-language programmes were supplemented with German-language broadcasts to listeners in the (West) Berlin area.Berlin im Kalten Krieg: Schauplätze und Ereignisse, Klaus Behling, Christian Behling, K. Homilius, 2008, page 20 Consisting of hour-long programmes aired between 1800 and 1900 local time, these were later produced by the German service of Radio France Internationale.Documents: Revues des Questions Allemandes, Volume 42, 1987 There were also locally produced short bulletins for members of the French garrison in Berlin.
The departure of the Allies from Berlin in 1994 signalled the end of the FFB radio service. The 93.6 MHz frequency has been used ever since by Radio France Internationale, meaning that from July 1995, French radio broadcasts could still be received in Berlin and Brandenburg on 93.6 MHz and 106.0 MHz.Radiogeschichten: Zeitreise und Exkursionen in die Berliner RadioWelten, Die Radionauten, BoD, 2005, page 41
TV In 1980, a TV station, Télévision Française à Berlin, was established, for which, like the radio station, programming was acquired from the French domestic channels, TF1 and Antenne 2 (now France 2).Berlin Handbuch: das Lexikon der Bundeshauptstadt, Horst Ulrich, Berlin (Germany). Presse- und Informationsamt, FAB Verlag, 1992 From 1984, the international French-language channel TV5 (now TV5Monde) was carried.Outlook, Berlin, Udo Wetzlaugk, Christian Koziol, Berlin Information Centre, 1985, page 85 In addition to programming from TF1 and Antenne 2, it also carried programming from FR3 (now France 3).Medienstadt Berlin, Projekt Medien- und Kommunikationsatlas Berlin, Vistas, 1988, pages 300-302 The service was available in West Berlin over the air on channel 31 (SECAM G, after December 1990: PAL G) and also via cable, but only in the French Sector.Medienlandschaft im Umbruch: Medien- und Kommunikationsatlas Berlin, Günter Bentele, Otfried Jarren, Ulrich Kratzsch, Vistas Verlag, 1990, page 260
End of broadcasts
Following the withdrawal of French forces from the reunified Berlin, FFB radio and TFB television broadcasts ceased in June 1994.Radio und Musik von und für Soldaten: Kriegs- und Nachkriegsjahre : 1939-1960, Günter Grull, Herbst, 2000, page 15
See also AFN Berlin Rundfunk im amerikanischen Sektor American Forces Network British Forces Broadcasting Service Radio Wolga
References
External links La présence française à Berlin Supplément du 31 juillet 1980, la télévision française à Berlin.