Virgin Radio (France)

Virgin Radio is a French network of FM radio stations dedicated to Rock and Pop music, operating on 250 different frequencies across France. Its musical programming is closely related to the American Hot Adult Contemporary format. The network was known as Europe 2 (as the contemporary music sister of Europe 1) until 1 January 2008, when it was rebranded as Virgin Radio.

Virgin Radio
Broadcast areaFrance: Metropolitan France (FM)
Slogan"Pop Rock Electro" (from 9/2013)
Frequencyvarious
First air date1986
(as Europe2, relaunched as "Virgin Radio" 1/1/2008)
FormatRock/pop/dance
OwnerLagardère Active
Sister stationsEurope 1
Websitewww.virginradio.fr

The station capital does not in fact belong to Virgin Group, but to Lagardère Active, which has to pay 0.5 to 1% of its profits to Virgin Group under a franchise contract.

Virgin Radio claims approximately 3 million listeners every day.

Because of the decline of the station's listening figures, Virgin Radio gave up playing rock music in 2011 to become a hit music station with a former Europe 2 slogan, "Un maxx de tubes".

Presenters

  • Bruno Guillon
  • Camille Combal
  • Philippe Despont
  • Sébastien Sefrin
  • Double F
  • Thomas Caussé
  • Léo Lanvin
  • DJ Zebra
  • Greg Di Mano
  • Rock Da World
  • Cyril Hanouna
  • Fabien Delettres
  • Tiffany Bonvoisin
  • Pierre-Alexandre Jacobson

Main former presenters (Europe 2: 1986-2007)

  • Manu Levy
  • Rémy Jounin (1986-1989)
  • Bernard Schu (1987-1989)
  • Valli (early 1990s)
  • Native (early 1990s)
  • Thierry Steiner (1991-2001)
  • Les Nuls (1992-1993)
  • Franck Pelloux (1994-2006)
  • Géraldine Carré (1995-1997)
  • Laurent Baffie (1999-2000)
  • Fred Haffner (1999-2006)
  • Cauet (2000-2004)
  • Laurent Dereux (2000-2005)
  • Arthur (2004-2006)
  • Jonathan Lambert (2004-2006)
  • Maître Levy (2004–present)
  • Double F (2004–present)
  • Patrick Timsit (2005)
  • Alexandre Pesle (2005)
  • Jean-François Halin (2005)
  • Muriel Barrel (2005)
  • Maurad (2006)
  • Nagui (2006–present)
  • Eric Madelon (2006–present)
  • 7R
  • Richard Bohringer
  • Marc Lavoine
  • RLP
  • Miguel
  • Gwen
  • Morgan
  • Albert
  • Bill
  • Barth
  • Jeff
  • Ludo
  • Marc Jolivet
  • Antoine De Caunes
  • Laurent Boyer
  • Yvan Le Bolloc'h and Bruno Solo
  • Kad et Olivier
  • Jean-Yves Lafesse
  • Frédérique Bedos
  • Sébastien Séfrin
  • Catherine Lara
  • Cyril Monnier
  • Yann Arribard
  • Sylvie Bariol
  • Frédéric Ferrer
  • Magali Asselin
  • Thierry Weigert
  • Christiane Schaeler
  • Patricia Varel
  • Laurence Crenn
  • Bruno Labouré
  • Denis Florent
  • Serge Francisque
  • Philippe Robin
  • Vincent Neveu
  • Frédéric Hubert
  • Olivier Riou
  • Lionel Saffré
  • Julien Pauchet
  • Bianca Holst
  • Corinne Roussel
  • Nicolas Du Roy
  • Christophe Laury
  • Pat Angeli
  • Guillaume Aubert
  • Franck Vallières
  • Eric Charlet
  • Rémy Caccia
  • Marie Lecoq
  • Princesse Jade
  • Myriam Callas
  • Bruno Dubois
  • Christophe Marceaux
  • Jérémie Edouard
  • Aurélie
  • Sandrine Vendel
  • Kash (-2008)

See also

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