The good waves of radio

Audio 19:30

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By: Juliette Rengeval Follow

22 mins

In a rapidly changing media world, the podcast may be the way of salvation for radio stations.

This new format, adapted to digital, makes it possible to rejuvenate audiences and reach more people, even if traditional radio retains its followers.

(Replay)

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Focus on

Germany

: for

Spotify

, one of the largest online audio content distribution platforms, this country represents the largest podcast market in Europe.

In particular thanks to the big traditional media which made the bet very early on this format, but also thanks to the incredible success of a podcast on the Covid-19 pandemic.

From Berlin, it's a report by

Julien Méchaussie.

What a long way since the first free radio stations!

A movement of radio stations that broadcast clandestinely in the 1970s in Europe to demand freedom of expression and the end of state radio and television monopolies.

This movement started mainly in

Italy

with Radio Alice.

Franceline Beretti.

The Archers

radio series

is cult in

the UK.

It has been broadcast since 1951 on BBC Radio 4. Almost 20,000 episodes and a meeting at 7 pm, six days a week for 5 million listeners.

Marie Billon.   

Covid: atypical France in Europe

Daniel Vigneron's

column from

the

myeurop.info site

 on anti-Covid measures.

© myeurop.info/

Program originally aired on March 3, 2021.

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