The (, ''lit.'' ''Superior Audiovisual Council''), abbreviated CSA, was a French institution created in 1989 whose role was to regulate the various electronic media in France, such as radio and television. The creation of the was a measure founded in the

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's electoral program of 1981, called 110 Propositions for France. The CSA replaced the (CNCL), which itself replaced the , created in 1982 to supervise the attribution of radio frequencies to the private radio sector, which was judged better than allowing the anarchic creation of the ("free radios"), mainly composed of amateurs and NGOs. The CSA always acted after content was shown on a TV channel or heard on a radio, so it was not a

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instance. Notably, the CSA asked the

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to forbid Al-Manar TV in 2005 because of charges of hate speech; it also claimed that MED TV was close to the

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, on grounds not of "evidences" but of "concording elements". On September 24, 2019,

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announced that the bill relating to audiovisual communication and cultural sovereignty in the digital age examined by the National Assembly in the first half of 2020 would include the merger of the CSA and

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to form the

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(; ARCOM). The bill is put on hold until April 8, 2022 when it is presented to the Council of Ministers under the name "bill relating to the regulation and protection of access to cultural works in the digital age". The merger became effective on January 1, 2022.

Last members

''(as of December 2021)'' * Roch-Olivier Maistre (president)"Roch-Olivier Maistre président du CSA : le parlement confirme"
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'', 30 January 2019 * Carole Bienaimé-Besse * Nicolas Curien * Hervé Godechot *

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* Jean-François Mary * Nathalie Sonnac

Pictograms

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Conseil Superieur De L'audiovisuel Mass media in France Entertainment rating organizations Government agencies of France 1989 establishments in France Government agencies established in 1989