Radio Polynesie Premiere

French Polynesia to expand FM broadcasts

Radio Polynesie Premiere switched to an all FM service at the beginning of December, leaving pockets of inhabitants in valleys and on remote atolls without any local radio service.

The move caused concern and the French Polynesian government asked France Televisions to reconsider its decision.

However, the head of France Televisions Delphine Ernotte, who is in Tahiti, says the closure was a money-saving move by the government which is a shareholder.