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From: emjej@uokvax.UUCP
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Subject: Re: French radio stations
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Date: Fri, 7-Mar-86 16:47:00 EST
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/* Written  5:07 pm  Mar  3, 1986 by schuh@geowhiz.UUCP in net.misc */
   Is anyone aware of a radio station that broadcasts
exclusively or even partly in french.  Im trying to improve
my comprehension (and everything else).
/* End of text from net.misc */

Radio France International broadcasts 15 minute newscasts, alternating
between French and English, in the 31 meter shortwave band.  It's very
easy to pick up their strong signal, so it shouldn't be hard to find
them (i.e. I don't have the exact frequency--I'll note it next time
I listen, but it's somewhere about middleways up the band).  The contents
of the newscasts should be very much alike, which may help you with your
studies.  Oh, yes--the time is around 9:30 to 10:00 p.m. CST.

The only problem is not breaking out in laughter when they play their
slogan in French that translates, I think, to "You're listening to RFI!"
(which, of course, stands for Radio-Frequency Interference :-)

						James Jones