Radio FG
Encyclopedia
FG DJ Radio is a French-language radio station that began broadcasting from Paris
on 98.2 MHz in the FM band in 1981. It is a radio station that exclusively broadcasts House
, Techno
, Dance
and R'n'B music.
During its initial four years of broadcasting, the station faced financial struggles as well as internal conflicts, but managed to survive. As time went by, the station, facing an identity crisis, distanced itself from its social activism and re-defined itself as a dedicated electronic music
station.
In 2001 Radio FG abandoned its community radio status to become a private radio station.
In September 2003 Radio FG became known as FG DJ Radio and broadened its spectrum of music to include R'n'B and Raï
music.
Today, the station broadcasts throughout the Parisian suburbs
and in other major cities around France. In September of 2004 the radio started a free webradio service called Underground FG.
The website now offers 6 different live streams: FG DJ Radio, Underground FG, Vintage FG, FG Chic, Energy Burnmix FG, and FG Dance by Hakimakli
; along with a 6-hour-delayed stream of its main station called FG +6H targeted to its North American audience.
Club FG, Paradise FG Airlines, Club House, Parismix, Panoramix, La Vie Cool, i-tek, Urb, Superclass, Planete DJ (by DJ Jérôme-R and guest DJs), Allonguez Vous, Hit List FG, Breakfast FG, Funky Groove, Rnb Chic, FG HD, Saturdance, Paradise B4 FG, Chart FG, Soulfull Chic, Eclectic Brunch, Mixtape FG, Starter FG (by Hakimakli
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Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
on 98.2 MHz in the FM band in 1981. It is a radio station that exclusively broadcasts House
House music
House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...
, Techno
Techno
Techno is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in Detroit, Michigan in the United States during the mid to late 1980s. The first recorded use of the word techno, in reference to a genre of music, was in 1988...
, Dance
Electronic dance music
Electronic dance music is electronic music produced primarily for the purposes of use within a nightclub setting, or in an environment that is centered upon dance-based entertainment...
and R'n'B music.
History
Radio FG was founded in 1981 as a community radio rooted in the Parisian gay scene and in support of the gay community. The 'FG' initials were said to vary in meaning from "Fréquence Gaie" (Gay Frequency) to "Futur Génération" (Future Generation) to "Filles et Garçons" (Girls and Boys).During its initial four years of broadcasting, the station faced financial struggles as well as internal conflicts, but managed to survive. As time went by, the station, facing an identity crisis, distanced itself from its social activism and re-defined itself as a dedicated electronic music
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
station.
In 2001 Radio FG abandoned its community radio status to become a private radio station.
In September 2003 Radio FG became known as FG DJ Radio and broadened its spectrum of music to include R'n'B and Raï
Raï
Raï is a form of folk music that originated in Oran, Algeria from Bedouin shepherds, mixed with Spanish, French, African and Arabic musical forms, which dates back to the 1930s....
music.
Today, the station broadcasts throughout the Parisian suburbs
Banlieue
In francophone areas, banlieues are the "outskirts" of a city: the zone around a city that is under the city's rule.Banlieues are translated as "suburbs", as these are also residential areas on the outer edge of a city, but the connotations of the term "banlieue" in France can be different from...
and in other major cities around France. In September of 2004 the radio started a free webradio service called Underground FG.
The website now offers 6 different live streams: FG DJ Radio, Underground FG, Vintage FG, FG Chic, Energy Burnmix FG, and FG Dance by Hakimakli
Hakimakli
Cedric Aiello better known as Hakimakli is a French DJ of mixed Italian-Algerian origin. He is a DJ, record remixer, producer and radio broadcaster...
; along with a 6-hour-delayed stream of its main station called FG +6H targeted to its North American audience.
DJs on the station
DJ PauletteDJ Paulette
DJ Paulette is a Manchester born, house music DJ. She is a resident for two radio programs on FG DJ Radio: Underground FG and Radio FG...
- Antoine ClamaranAntoine ClamaranAntoine Clamaran is a French house music artist and music remixer. Clamaran was born in Villeurbanne. In the early 90's, his local fame interested Maximum FM, the leading parisian dance radio station at that time. Impressed by his mixing gift, Clamaran gained a huge audience and started to be...
- Bob SinclarBob SinclarBob Sinclar, originally spelled "Sinclair" - , is a French record producer, House music DJ, remixer and owner of the label Yellow Productions.- Career history :...
- HakimakliHakimakliCedric Aiello better known as Hakimakli is a French DJ of mixed Italian-Algerian origin. He is a DJ, record remixer, producer and radio broadcaster...
- Sarah MainSarah MainSarah Main is an Australian-born DJ working in Ibiza,most prominently associated with the club Pacha.She appeared as herself in the film It's All Gone Pete Tong.She got help from her friend when she was 18 on the basics of DJ'ing.-External links:...
- MC Adrian
- Kaine
- Cyril K
- DJ Deep
- Didier Sinclair
- D'Julz
- EriK Rug
- Fafa Monteco
- DJ FEX
- Fabrice K.
- Freddy
- Greg Cerrone
- Greg di Mano
- DJ Gregory
- G-Rom
- Jean-Jérôme
- Jean-Marie K
- Mike L
- Pete TongPete TongPeter "Pete" Tong is an English DJ who works for BBC Radio 1. He is known worldwide by fans of electronic music for hosting programmes such as Essential Mix and Essential Selection on the radio service, which can be heard through Internet radio streams, for his record label FFRR Records, and for...
- Philippe B.
- RLP
- Roger SanchezRoger SanchezRoger Sanchez, also known as Roger S. and The S Man, is a Grammy award-winning American House music DJ who has scored many hits in the European and World Charts...
- Samy Dee
- Soldiers of Twilight
- Lady Bird
- Le Mix Superclasse aka "Sweet dick" Willy
- Trouble Men
- DJ Yellow
- Dan Ghenacia
- David GuettaDavid GuettaPierre David Guetta , known professionally as David Guetta , is a French house music producer and DJ. Originally a DJ at nightclubs during the 1980s and 1990s, he co-founded Gum Productions and released his first album, Just a Little More Love, in 2002. Later, he released Guetta Blaster and Pop Life...
- Tom Bouthier
- Mathieu Bouthier
- Fabrice Mondor
- Ivan SmaggheIvan SmaggheIvan Smagghe is a French DJ and producer. He was originally known as Ivan Rough Trade, after his job in the Rough Trade record store in Paris. His musical style has been described as electrohouse and "minimal electro.". Smagghe's Death Disco compilation was a key release in the electroclash...
- Martin SolveigMartin SolveigMartin Picandet, better known under his stage name Martin Solveig is a French electronic music DJ and producer from Paris. He also hosts a weekly radio show called "C'est La Vie" on stations worldwide including FG DJ Radio in his homeland...
- Mickael Canitrot
- Ryhan
- Sébastien LégerSébastien LégerSébastien Léger is a French house DJ and producer. Currently ranked 138 on The DJ List, his singles "Hit Girl", "Hypnotized" and "Aqualight" have become hit dance singles played in clubs across Europe.-Style and history:...
- Jérome-R
- Yamina
- Laurent GarnierLaurent GarnierLaurent Garnier , is a French techno music producer and DJ. Garnier began DJ-ing in Manchester during the late 1980s. By the following decade, he had a broad stylistic range, able to span deep house, Detroit techno, trance and jazz...
- Carl CoxCarl CoxCarl Cox is a British techno and house music DJ.-Biography:Cox grew up in Oldham, Lancashire, before attending Glastonbury High Boys secondary modern school on Glastonbury Road in Morden. Cox began his career as a hardcore and rave DJ in the mid 1980s...
- Underground ResistanceUnderground ResistanceUnderground Resistance is a musical collective from Detroit, Michigan, in the United States of America. They are the most militantly political example of modern Detroit Techno, with a grungy, four-track musical aesthetic and a strictly anti-mainstream business strategy...
- Jeff MillsJeff MillsJeff Mills is an American techno DJ and producer.-Career:Starting in the early 1980s, Mills, using the name "The Wizard", was a recurring guest DJ on "The Electrifying Mojo" radio show on WJLB...
- Richie HawtinRichie HawtinRichard Hawtin is an English-Canadian electronic musician and DJ who was an influential part of Detroit techno's second wave of artists in the early 1990s and a leading exponent of Minimal techno since the mid 1990s...
- Daft PunkDaft PunkDaft Punk are an electronic music duo consisting of French musicians Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter . Daft Punk reached significant popularity in the late 1990s house movement in France and met with continued success in the years following, combining elements of house with synthpop...
- Joachim GarraudJoachim GarraudJoachim Garraud, was born in 1968 in Nantes, is a French DJ, but he is also a remixer and producer. He is the producer of stars such as Geyster, Paul Johnson, Deep Dish, David Bowie, OMD, Kylie Minogue, Mylène Farmer, Cassius, Belamour, Kid Vicious, Saffron Hill and Culture Club.Known for his many...
- David VendettaDavid VendettaDavid Paparusso, better known as David Vendetta , is French house producer and DJ.- Biography :David Vendetta's career as a professional DJ only starts in 2002...
- Cheers
- DJ AbdelDJ AbdelLamriq Abdel better known as DJ Abdel is a French DJ of Moroccan origin and producer playing hip hop, funk and contemporary R&B on major French radio stations....
- DJ Gettabass
- Benny BenassiBenny BenassiMarco Benassi , better known as Benny Benassi, is a Grammy Award winning Italian disc jockey and record producer of electro house music. He is best known for his 2002 summer club hit "Satisfaction"...
- Pink Star's
Programs
Happy Hour, Radio Mentale (by Jean-Yves Leloup), Global Techno (or Global Tekno) Magazine (by Jean-Yves Leloup), Plans Capitaux/Plans Capitaux Arty, RaveUp (by Patrick Rognant), La Nuit Trash, Radio Réveil FG, Raremix, Deep Groove (with DJ Deep, DJ Gregory and Eric Rug), Le Manège Enchanté (by DJ Ricky), Radio Service Sida, Parnoramix, After FG, Le 7e jour, Out'Rage,Club FG, Paradise FG Airlines, Club House, Parismix, Panoramix, La Vie Cool, i-tek, Urb, Superclass, Planete DJ (by DJ Jérôme-R and guest DJs), Allonguez Vous, Hit List FG, Breakfast FG, Funky Groove, Rnb Chic, FG HD, Saturdance, Paradise B4 FG, Chart FG, Soulfull Chic, Eclectic Brunch, Mixtape FG, Starter FG (by Hakimakli
Hakimakli
Cedric Aiello better known as Hakimakli is a French DJ of mixed Italian-Algerian origin. He is a DJ, record remixer, producer and radio broadcaster...
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Frequencies
FranceFrance
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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- Aix en Provence: 93.4 FM
- AmiensAmiensAmiens is a city and commune in northern France, north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme department in Picardy...
: 96.3 FM - BesançonBesançonBesançon , is the capital and principal city of the Franche-Comté region in eastern France. It had a population of about 237,000 inhabitants in the metropolitan area in 2008...
: 92 FM - CaenCaenCaen is a commune in northwestern France. It is the prefecture of the Calvados department and the capital of the Basse-Normandie region. It is located inland from the English Channel....
: 98.7 FM - Clermont-FerrandClermont-FerrandClermont-Ferrand is a city and commune of France, in the Auvergne region, with a population of 140,700 . Its metropolitan area had 409,558 inhabitants at the 1999 census. It is the prefecture of the Puy-de-Dôme department...
: 88.8 FM - CompiègneCompiègneCompiègne is a city in northern France. It is designated municipally as a commune within the département of Oise.The city is located along the Oise River...
: 98.2 FM - ÉpernayÉpernayÉpernay is a commune in the Marne department in northern France. Épernay is located some 130 km north-east of Paris on the main line of the Eastern railway to Strasbourg...
/ Champagne: 90.3 FM - MarseilleMarseilleMarseille , known in antiquity as Massalia , is the second largest city in France, after Paris, with a population of 852,395 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Marseille extends beyond the city limits with a population of over 1,420,000 on an area of...
: 100.5 FM - MelunMelunMelun is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. Located in the south-eastern suburbs of Paris, Melun is the capital of the department, as the seat of an arrondissement...
/ Paris sud: 94.9 FM - OrléansOrléans-Prehistory and Roman:Cenabum was a Gallic stronghold, one of the principal towns of the Carnutes tribe where the Druids held their annual assembly. It was conquered and destroyed by Julius Caesar in 52 BC, then rebuilt under the Roman Empire...
: 103.4 FM - ParisParisParis is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
/ Île-de-FranceÎle-de-France (région)Île-de-France is the wealthiest and most populated of the twenty-two administrative regions of France, composed mostly of the Paris metropolitan area....
region: 98.2 FM - PerpignanPerpignan-Sport:Perpignan is a rugby stronghold: their rugby union side, USA Perpignan, is a regular competitor in the Heineken Cup and seven times champion of the Top 14 , while their rugby league side plays in the engage Super League under the name Catalans Dragons.-Culture:Since 2004, every year in the...
: 100.8 FM - PoitiersPoitiersPoitiers is a city on the Clain river in west central France. It is a commune and the capital of the Vienne department and of the Poitou-Charentes region. The centre is picturesque and its streets are interesting for predominant remains of historical architecture, especially from the Romanesque...
: 103 FM - ReimsReimsReims , a city in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France, lies east-northeast of Paris. Founded by the Gauls, it became a major city during the period of the Roman Empire....
: 94.6 FM - RennesRennesRennes is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern France. Rennes is the capital of the region of Brittany, as well as the Ille-et-Vilaine department.-History:...
: 91.2 FM
Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
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- Anvers: 107 FM
Monaco
Monaco
Monaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a sovereign city state on the French Riviera. It is bordered on three sides by its neighbour, France, and its centre is about from Italy. Its area is with a population of 35,986 as of 2011 and is the most densely populated country in the...
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- MonacoMonacoMonaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a sovereign city state on the French Riviera. It is bordered on three sides by its neighbour, France, and its centre is about from Italy. Its area is with a population of 35,986 as of 2011 and is the most densely populated country in the...
: 96.4 FM
FG Webradios
- FG DJ Radio (main program on FM)
- Underground FG
- FG Chic
- Vintage FG
- FG Dance by HakimakliHakimakliCedric Aiello better known as Hakimakli is a French DJ of mixed Italian-Algerian origin. He is a DJ, record remixer, producer and radio broadcaster...
- FG America (6-hour delayed broadcast of FG DJ Radio - destined form listeners in the Americas and the Caribbean)
Compilations by Radio FG 2011
- FG DJ Radio 100% TUBES (2011)
- DANCEFLOOR FG SUMMER 2009
- Dancefloor FG Summer 2008
- CLUB FG 2009
- Dancefloor FG Winter 2008
- DANCEFLOOR FG WINTER 2009
- Dancefloor Summer 2007
- Dancefloor FG Winter 2007
- FG CLUB DANCE 3
- FG CLASSICS
- FG CLUB DANCE VOL 2
- Vintage
- Underground FG vol.2
- Underground FG vol.1
- RnB Chic
- FG Club Dance
- Dancefloor FG Summer 2006
- Dancefloor FG Winter 2006
- Dancefloor FG Summer 2005
- Dancefloor FG Winter 2005
- Dancefloor FG Summer 2004
- Dancefloor FG Winter 2004
- Dancefloor FG Summer 2003
- Dancefloor FG Winter 2003
- Dancefloor FG Summer 2002
- Dancefloor FG Winter 2002
- Dancefloor FG Summer 2001
- Club FG-Zemixx-vol.2
- Club FG-Zemixx-vol.1
- Aftre FG vol.2
- After FG vol.1
Compilations by Radio FG
- Rave Action
- Collector FG
- Club House Radio FG 98.2
- FG for ever
- After FG
- Club FG
- Dancefloor FG
- Underground FG
- Vintage FG
- FG Club Dance
- FG Classics
- R'n'B Chic
- French Touch FG