News Flash! Interruption to FIP on Satellite

As from the 1st of July 2008 FIP has been unavailable on the Astra and Hotbird satellites. This is apparently due to Canal Plus demanding a substantial increase in fees for carrying the Radio France services on their channels at renewal of contract negotiations. Services may be resumed at a future date subject to agreement.
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FIP FM – France Inter Paris article

We found this really good article on the web whilst having a look around for FIP bits and bobs. We tried to contact the author but his 2 email addresses bounced our message back so we’ve had to re-publish it without his permission. The original can be found here.
This station is sorely missed – it brought [...]

Logik IR100 Internet Radio

We’ve reviewed this radio and its very good!
The Logik IR100 Internet radio gives you access to over 5,000 radio stations through your Internet broadband connection Including FIP. Global choice – choose from over 5,000 stations from around the world including the UK.
This is a stand-alone radio that uses a connection from any broadband wireless router, [...]

The Argus visit FIP

The French Revolution that spread across the Channel
The Argus Saturday June 2nd 2007
“We take a trip to Paris to visit FIP, the radio station that proved a cult hit in Brighton thanks to one fan and his antenna”
“From chic Parisian cafes to the backstreet boutiques of Brighton, French radio station FIP has brightened the lives [...]

Broadcaster defends FIP radio shows – The Argus

The man behind French radio station broadcasts that won a cult following in Sussex has rubbished claims he was damaging the airwaves or putting lives at risk.
Until recently, Paris-based FIP Radio was broadcast in Brighton by a fan who grew so smitten with the quirky station he set up an antenna at his Seven Dials [...]

French radio station could be due an encore – The Argus

Cult French radio station FIP is on the verge of a return to the Brighton and Hove airwaves.
The Paris-based station attracted a massive audience in the city after a mystery fan, said to live in Hanover, grew so smitten with the quirky station he set up his own antennae to rebroadcast it to the city.
However, [...]

Fip radio to make a comeback – The Argus

A French radio station which gained a massive cult following in Brighton after a mysterious fan set up his own transmitter could be back on the air “within weeks”.Sources close to the man who began broadcasting Paris station FIP made the claim following a raid by radio watchdog Ofcom.
Earlier this year The Argus revealed how [...]

Radio campaign – The Argus

Supporters of a French radio station that gained a cult following in Sussex have vowed to get it back on the air. Earlier this year the Office of Communications raided a home in Hanover that was re-broadcasting Paris-based FIP radio across Brighton. Now, Dave Mounfield, who runs Vive La FIP tribute nights, says he will [...]

FIP fund launched to get station on air – The Argus

The people behind a French radio station which gained a massive cult following in Sussex have vowed to get back on the air again.
Watchdogs from the Office of Communications (Ofcom) raided a home in Hanover which was re-broadcasting Paris-based FIP radio across Brighton, earlier this year.
A man, whose identity remains unknown but who lives in [...]

Anger as cult French radio is silenced – The Argus

A decision by communications watchdogs to ban broadcasts of a French radio station from the airwaves has provoked stinging criticism from listeners.
Throughout the last decade Paris-based FIP radio has attracted a massive cult following in Brighton after a fan grew so smitten with the station he set up an antenna in his Hanover home to [...]