“The 2025 finance bill provides for a drastic reduction in…
“The 2025 finance bill provides for a drastic reduction in the Radio Expression Support Fund (FSER), which would go from 35 to 24 million euros,” announces Jean-Marc Courrèges-Cénac, president of Atomic Radio and co-president of the National Confederation of Associative Radios.
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More than 770 community radio stations benefit from this support: “It is essential assistance, which finances on average 40% of the structures' budget. A 30% reduction in the FSER envelope amounts to condemning us to death,” estimates Jean-Marc Courrèges-Cénac. “It is estimated that 800 jobs could be lost.”
“For Radio Oloron, this would result in a cut of 20,000 euros, which is not nothing on a budget of 180,000 euros,” explains co-president Bernard Pédouan. “It comes at a bad time: we were just starting to get our heads above water. Our receivership is due to end on November 12.”
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“We wonder what we are going to be used for. We are going to become empty shells,” breathes Sylvain Carrère, station manager at Ràdio País. “How are we going to be able to get the 30% that will be missing? For us, it will simply be impossible,” explains the president of 7 Radio Serge Lanternier.
Local officials continue the work on the ground and hope that this decision will be blocked in the National Assembly. “Even if this happens, we cannot exclude a forceful passage with a 49.3”, assures Jean-Marc Courrèges-Cénac
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