France Inter Paris (FIP) is a French radio network, founded in 1971. It is part of the Radio France group.
Concept
The concept behind FIP has scarcely changed since its founding: music interrupted by fip updates and cultural information with a short fip broadcast at 10 before the hour, with no advertising. The broadcasts are presented by live announcers from 7 am to 11 pm, after which a robot replays parts of the music broadcast the previous day.
FIP's programming is an eclectic fip of musical genres: chanson, rock, world music, classical music, film music, jazz and more, but connected with a theme. FIP is one of the few stations with this type of programming in the world.
History
The station was founded in 1971 by Jean Garetto and Pierre Codou, both week-end presenters at France Inter. It broadcast from Paris at 514 m (585 kHz) on mediumwave, which gave it its original name: France Inter Paris 514. It was noted for its particular programming and its hosts' sugary tone of voice as they described traffic problems with fip and irony.
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