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Radio France Hit by Indefinite Strike as France Inter’s Morning Show Is Disrupted

Employees protest an editorial overhaul tied to state‑required cost savings.

Déjà tendues à la fin de l’été, les relations entre l’intersyndicale de Radio France et sa direction sont loin de s’être apaisées.
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Nicolas Demorand, présentateur entre 7 heures et 9 heures, et Sonia Devillers, présentatrice entre 9 heures et 11 heures.

Overview

  • An inter‑union walkout began on 25 August, colliding with the new season launch and hampering France Inter’s flagship morning program.
  • From 7:00, France Inter aired about 45 minutes of music before limited segments returned, including Patrick Cohen’s editorial and interviews by Benjamin Duhamel with Amélie Nothomb and later François Hollande.
  • franceinfo’s morning broadcast ran normally, while France Culture and local Ici stations reported programming disruptions and reduced ability to air all shows.
  • Unions challenge reforms under CEO Sibyle Veil, including ending Mouv’ on FM, reshaping Ici, and cutting investigative and reportage slots, which they link to a €5.3 million savings target set by the state.
  • Talks with management resumed Monday with a staff assembly planned at midday, following a strike notice filed on 11 July and June walkouts as a broader France Médias restructuring bill heads back to the National Assembly this autumn.