Radio Classique is a French commercial

radio station Radio broadcasting is transmission of audio (sound), sometimes with related metadata, by radio waves to radio receivers belonging to a public audience. In terrestrial radio broadcasting the radio waves are broadcast by a land-based radio ...

created in 1983 that broadcasts mainly

classical music Classical music generally refers to the art music of the Western world, considered to be distinct from Western folk music or popular music traditions. It is sometimes distinguished as Western classical music, as the term "classical music" also ...

. Its programmes also contain segments of economic and political news. As of 2015, it had 1.1 million listeners per day. Radio Classique was launched in January 1983 by Pierre Amalou led by former producers of

France Musique France Musique is a French national public radio channel owned and operated by Radio France. It is devoted to the broadcasting of music, both live and recorded, with particular emphasis on European classical music, classical music and jazz. Hist ...

. At its inception, it appealed for contributions from its listeners who - in exchange for a subscription - received the detailed program of the station. It also broadcast a few commercials for partners who took part in sponsorship deals and was part of the Groupe Expansion. In fall 2005, the station tried to break down barriers to classical music highlighting the benefits of listening to classical. The station then repositioned around the "rejuvenation" (its new slogan "Ressourcez-vous"), with a goal of making classical music more accessible: a more friendly tone, film music, music on demand, games, etc. The editorial policy that prevailed from the beginning of the station was significantly bent, on the one hand full dissemination of works gave way to the dissemination of excerpts of works (symphony movements, extracts from concerts ...), on the other hand the recruitment of media personalities or celebrities replaced the neutral and objective presentation in favour of facilitators actively customising music programmes. Since 2007, Radio Classique is part of

Groupe Les Echos ''Les Echos'' is the first daily French financial newspaper, founded in 1908 by the brothers Robert and Émile Servan-Schreiber. It is the main competitor of '' La Tribune'', a rival financial paper. History and profile The paper was established ...

, the media division of

LVMH LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton (), commonly known as LVMH, is a French holding multinational corporation and conglomerate specializing in luxury goods, headquartered in Paris. The company was formed in 1987 through the merger of fashion house ...

Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton.

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* Classical music radio stations LVMH brands Radio stations established in 1983 1983 establishments in France {{France-radio-station-stub

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