Wit FM is a French local

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 ...

, based in

Bègles Bègles (; Gascon: ''Begla'') is a commune in the Gironde department in southwestern France. It is a suburb of the city of Bordeaux and is adjacent to it on the south. Bègles station has rail connections to Langon and Bordeaux. Population ...

near

Bordeaux Bordeaux ( , ; Gascon oc, Bordèu ; eu, Bordele; it, Bordò; es, Burdeos) is a port city on the river Garonne in the Gironde department, Southwestern France. It is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the prefectur ...

, created in 1988 and owned by

Sud Radio Groupe Groupe 1981 (from 1992 until 2010 ''Groupe Start'' then from 2010 until 2013 ''Sud Radio Groupe'') is a French company established in 1992 which engages in Radio broadcasting, radio publishing and is based in Orléans, France. History In 1992, ...

History

In June 1988, Wit FM was created in

, by Jean-Louis Marin, former journalist of RMC and a member of the

Sud Radio Sud Radio is a French privately owned radio station, founded in 1958. Until 2017, it was headquartered in Labège, Haute-Garonne near Toulouse, before it moved to Courbevoie, Hauts-de-Seine. This relocation to the Parisian region allows for the ...

team. Wit FM took over the defunct frequencies of the

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ian radio station ''Hit FM'', they have chosen a similar name to that of the Hit FM station in order to keep its predecessor's listeners. Sometime later, the station was acquired by

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, president of the sports club

Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux (), commonly referred to as Girondins de Bordeaux ( oc, Girondins de Bordèu) or simply Bordeaux, is a French professional football club based in the city of Bordeaux in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine. The ...

.SchooP , The history of the French radio
/ref> In 1989, Wit FM is sold for 75% to Sud Radio. In 2006, the radio station along with

was bought by the

Orléans Orléans (;"Orleans"
(US) and Sud Radio Groupe Groupe 1981 (from 1992 until 2010 ''Groupe Start'' then from 2010 until 2013 ''Sud Radio Groupe'') is a French company established in 1992 which engages in Radio broadcasting, radio publishing and is based in Orléans, France. History In 1992, ...

in 2010.

Identity of WitFM

Logos

Slogans

* 1988–2007 : ''L'esprit radio !'' * 2007–2008 : ''Hit Radio & Cash'' * Since 2008 : ''Bien + que des hits !''

References

External links

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Wit FM
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