France 3 Alsace
 Logo used since 2018 | |
| Country | France |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Grand Est Alsace |
| Headquarters | Strasbourg |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | France Télévisions |
| History | |
| Launched | October 15, 1953 |
| Former names | RTF Télé-Strasbourg (1953–1964) ORTF Télé-Strasbourg (1964–1975) FR3 Alsace (1975–1992) |
| Links | |
| Website | france3-regions |
France 3 Alsace is a regional television service and part of the France 3 network. Serving the Alsace region from its headquarters in Strasbourg, France 3 Alsace produces regional news, sport, features and entertainment programming.
History
[edit]RTF Télé-Strasbourg began broadcasting on 15 October 1953.[1] In 1964, RTF was replaced with ORTF by the government, with RTF Télé-Strasbourg becoming ORTF Télé-Strasbourg. After the de-establishment of ORTF on 6 January 1975, ORTF Télé-Strasbourg became FR3 Alsace. Following the establishment of France Télévisions on 7 September 1992, FR3 Alsace was rebranded France 3 Alsace.
Programming
[edit]News
[edit]France 3 Alsace produces two daily region-wide news programmes - a 15 to 20-minute bulletin (midi-pile) at 1200 CET during Ici 12/13 and the main half-hour news at 1900 during Ici 19/20. Two 10-minute sub-regional bulletins, Strasbourg-Deux Rives (serving Bas-Rhin) and France 3 Haute-Alsace (serving Haut-Rhin) are broadcast during Ici 19/20 at 1900 CET.
Rund um, a short bulletin in the Alsatian language with French subtitles, is also aired each weekday after the regional Ici 12/13 bulletin.[2]
On 5 January 2009, a 5-minute late night bulletin was introduced, forming part of Soir 3.
Non-news programming
[edit]- Triangle
- C'est mieux le matin
- Vis à vis
- 7 jours en Alsace et Le Mag (Current affairs debate)
- Européos (programme on Europe and European institutions)
- Sportshow (a weekly sport programme)
- La voix est libre (debate show)
- Gsuntheim (Alsatian-language weekend magazine)
- Sür un Siess (cooking programme, also in Alsatian)[3]
Capital
[edit]France 3 Alsace has an annual budget of €20.4 million (£14.3 m, $29.3 m) (roughly 2% of the national budget of France 3).
Broadcast area
[edit]As well as the target coverage area of Alsace, France 3 Alsace also broadcasts to Basel in Switzerland and parts of Baden-Württemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany, counting to an overall potential audience of around 2.5 million people (including 1.8 million in Alsace).
References
[edit]- ^ "L'Émetteur de Télévision de Strasbourg Est Prêt a Fonctionner". Le Monde.fr. 20 October 1953.
- ^ "Rund um - France 3 Grand Est".
- ^ "Sür un Siess, 500 recettes d'Alsace et d'ailleurs". 18 September 2019.
External links
[edit]- Official site (in French)
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