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's electoral program of 1981, called

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. The CSA replaced the (CNCL), which itself replaced the High Authority for Audiovisual Communication, 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 an instance of preventative

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. Notably, the CSA asked the

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to forbid Al-Manar TV in 2005 because of charges of

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; it also claimed that MED TV was close to the

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PKK, on grounds not of "evidences" but of "concording elements". On 24 September 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 8 April 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 1 January 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 * Michèle Léridon * Jean-François Mary * Nathalie Sonnac

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* {{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 2021 disestablishments in France Government agencies disestablished in 2021 Television content ratings systems

Last members

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