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'''France Ô''' ({{IPA-fr|fʁɑ̃s o|pron}}) was a French [[free-to-air]] television channel featuring programming from the French [[overseas department]]s and [[Overseas collectivity|collectivities]] in [[Metropolitan France]]. It is part of the [[France Télévisions]] group. Its overseas counterpart is [[Outre-Mer 1ère]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/actualite-medias/article/2019/02/18/en-polynesie-la-suppression-annoncee-de-france-o-ne-passe-pas_5424756_3236.html|title=En Polynésie, la suppression annoncée de France Ô ne passe pas |date= 18 February 2019|accessdate= 18 February 2019|work=[[Le Monde]]|language=fr}}</ref>
'''France Ô''' ({{IPA-fr|fʁɑ̃s o|pron}}) was a French [[free-to-air]] television channel featuring programming from the French [[overseas department]]s and [[Overseas collectivity|collectivities]] in [[Metropolitan France]]. It was part of the [[France Télévisions]] group. Its overseas counterpart is [[Outre-Mer 1ère]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/actualite-medias/article/2019/02/18/en-polynesie-la-suppression-annoncee-de-france-o-ne-passe-pas_5424756_3236.html|title=En Polynésie, la suppression annoncée de France Ô ne passe pas |date= 18 February 2019|accessdate= 18 February 2019|work=[[Le Monde]]|language=fr}}</ref>


The channel was launched in 1998 as '''RFO Sat''' by [[Jean-Marie Cavada]], then-president of [[Réseau France Outre-mer|RFO]], and initially broadcast for only 9 hours per day. It was re-branded as France Ô on 25 February 2005 after the reunification of RFO with [[France Télévisions]]. The "O" stands for ''Outre-mer'' (overseas), and the accent shows that the channel was opened to all [[Accent (sociolinguistics)|accents]] and dialects of the world,<ref>{{cite news |first= Sandrine |last=Desroses |title= France Ô remplace RFO Sat |url= http://www.afrik.com/article8158.html|date= 1 March 2005 |accessdate=9 April 2008 }}</ref> but also ensures that the name of the channel is not read as ''France 0'' ("France zéro").
The channel was launched in 1998 as '''RFO Sat''' by [[Jean-Marie Cavada]], then-president of [[Réseau France Outre-mer|RFO]], and initially broadcast for only 9 hours per day. It was re-branded as France Ô on 25 February 2005 after the reunification of RFO with [[France Télévisions]]. The "O" stands for ''Outre-mer'' (overseas), and the accent shows that the channel was opened to all [[Accent (sociolinguistics)|accents]] and dialects of the world,<ref>{{cite news |first= Sandrine |last=Desroses |title= France Ô remplace RFO Sat |url= http://www.afrik.com/article8158.html|date= 1 March 2005 |accessdate=9 April 2008 }}</ref> but also ensures that the name of the channel is not read as ''France 0'' ("France zéro").


The channel became available in overseas territories in November 2010, replacing the RFO-operated Tempo, and was launched in [[Digital terrestrial television in France|DTT]] nationally the same year.
The channel became available in overseas territories in November 2010, replacing the RFO-operated Tempo, and was launched in [[Digital terrestrial television in France|DTT]] nationally the same year.

In July 2018 the French government announced the closure of France Ô, due to poor viewership ratings. The ceasing of broadcast was scheduled for 9 August 2020, in time for the climax of the [[2020 Summer Olympics]], but was later changed to 24 August due to scheduling issues caused by the [[COVID-19 pandemic|2020 COVID-19 pandemic]]. The last programme broadcast on the channel was a repeat of the concert ''L'Outre-mer fait son Olympia 2019.''<ref>{{Cite web|title=France Ô a fait ses adieux|url=https://www.ozap.com/actu/france-o-a-fait-ses-adieux/596273|access-date=2020-09-02|website=ozap.com|language=fr}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 21:44, 2 September 2020

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France Ô (pronounced [fʁɑ̃s o]) was a French free-to-air television channel featuring programming from the French overseas departments and collectivities in Metropolitan France. It was part of the France Télévisions group. Its overseas counterpart is Outre-Mer 1ère.[1]

The channel was launched in 1998 as RFO Sat by Jean-Marie Cavada, then-president of RFO, and initially broadcast for only 9 hours per day. It was re-branded as France Ô on 25 February 2005 after the reunification of RFO with France Télévisions. The "O" stands for Outre-mer (overseas), and the accent shows that the channel was opened to all accents and dialects of the world,[2] but also ensures that the name of the channel is not read as France 0 ("France zéro").

The channel became available in overseas territories in November 2010, replacing the RFO-operated Tempo, and was launched in DTT nationally the same year.

In July 2018 the French government announced the closure of France Ô, due to poor viewership ratings. The ceasing of broadcast was scheduled for 9 August 2020, in time for the climax of the 2020 Summer Olympics, but was later changed to 24 August due to scheduling issues caused by the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. The last programme broadcast on the channel was a repeat of the concert L'Outre-mer fait son Olympia 2019.[3]

References

  1. ^ "En Polynésie, la suppression annoncée de France Ô ne passe pas". Le Monde (in French). 18 February 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  2. ^ Desroses, Sandrine (1 March 2005). "France Ô remplace RFO Sat". Retrieved 9 April 2008.
  3. ^ "France Ô a fait ses adieux". ozap.com (in French). Retrieved 2 September 2020.

See also

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