Fun Radio (France)

Infobox Radio station
name = Fun Radio


city = Paris
area = France: National (FM), DSL, Satellite
Belgium: National (FM)
Slovakia: National (FM)
branding =
slogan = "Le Son Dancefloor"
airdate = 2 October 1985
frequency = [http://www.funradio.fr/frequences.html Check that list] 101.9 MHz (Paris)
format = R&B
Dance music
Electro music
House music
owner = RTL Group
sister_stations = RTL2
RTL
website = [http://www.funradio.fr www.funradio.fr]
affiliations =

Fun Radio is a French network of FM radio stations created on 2 October 1985 and dedicated to R&B, Dance music, Electro music and House music, operating on 250 different frequencies across France. The station belongs to RTL Group as well as its sisters stations RTL and RTL2. These three radio stations share the same headquarters located in the 8th arrondissement of Paris.

Fun Radio claims approximately 3.5 million listeners every day.

According to the last Mediamétrie audience measurement, from April 2008 to June 2008, Fun Radio was the 2nd most listened national radio station by the 20-39-year old generation and the 2nd most listened musical radio station by the 25-49-year old generation whereas the average age of their listeners is 30.

Present days (from September 2008)

Current hosts

* Abdel: Saturdays and Sundays: 1pm to 5pm
* Dario: "Funlist", Mondays to Fridays: 6pm to 9pm – "Radio New York" & "Radio Ibiza": 12am to 2am
* Ludo: Mondays to Fridays: 9:30am to 1pm
* Karel: Mondays to Fridays: 4pm to 7pm – "Party Fun", Fridays to Sundays, 9pm to 12am
* Djé: Saturdays and Sundays: 6am to 10am
* Greg: "Dédifun", Saturdays and Sundays: 10am to 1pm
* Manu Levy: "Manu à la radio", Mondays to Fridays: 6:30am to 9:30am
* Mico: "Fun Club", Saturdays and Sundays: 5pm to 7pm – "Party Fun", Fridays and Saturdays: 12am to 06am
* Gaël: "Eurodance 25", Sundays: 7pm to 9pm
* Nathan: Mondays to Thursdays and Sundays: 2am to 6am
* Anne-So: Mondays to Fridays: 1pm to 4pm (replaced by a local program in some areas)
* Morgan, Melanie, Jeff, Tony, Pipo and Sandra: "Libre antenne", Mondays to Fridays: 9pm to 12am

Current Deejays

* DJ Assad & DJ Milouz
* Mico
* Kevin Tandarsen & DJ Fozzie Bear
* Jay Style
* Didier Sinclair
* Robbie Rivera
* Mathieu Bouthier
* David Milles
* Laurent Wolf
* Dim Chris
* Antoine Clamaran
* David Vendetta

Past days (1985-2008)

Past and famous hosts

* Cauet: 1994-1995 and 2004-2008
* Difool: 1990-1996
* Max: 1990-2005
* Arthur: 1991-1992 and 2000-2004
* Déborah: 2006-2008
* Sophie: 2006-2008
* Fred Charles: 2005-2006
* Loubna: 2004-2006

= Claim history =

* 1985: "Changez d'énergie sans changer de fréquence – Tant qu'il y aura des piles"
* 1986: "La radio complètement Fun"
* 1987: "La radio sensations"
* 1988: "La meilleure radio"
* 1990: "La radio Fun c'est Fun Radio"
* 1992: "Toujours et encore plus fort"
* 1994: "Ouvrons-la"
* 1996: "Le meilleur mix"
* 1997: "La radio d'une génération"
* 1998: "Pour le Fun et pour les tubes"
* 1999: "Groove, dance, Fun – Fun Radio donne le tempo"
* 2001: "La première radio Groove'n Dance"
* 2002: "Des hits & du Fun"
* 2004: "RnB, Dance, Fun"
* 2005-2007: "Soul & Dance"
* 2007: "Le Son Dancefloor"

Voice-overs

Recent male voices

* Damien Witecka, French voice of Leonardo Dicaprio and Tobey Maguire: from 2006
* Emmanuel Curtil, French voice of Jim Carrey and Matthew Perry: 1994-1998 – 2002-2005

Recent female voices

* Francine Baudelot: January 2006 - August 2008

External links

* [http://www.funradio.fr/ Fun Radio France] - Official site.
* [http://www.funradio.be/ Fun Radio Belgium] - Official site.
* [http://www.funradio.sk/ Fun Radio Slovakia] - Official site.