Radio France Inter

France Inter is a major French public radio network and part of Radio France.

Paris-Inter was founded as the system's general network in the reorganization of French public radio which followed World War II. The station was renamed France I in 1958 (although three years later one of France's most popular radio and television listings magazines was still showing the station's programmes under the heading "Paris-Inter", with "France I" as a subtitle).[1] In 1963, France I and France II were merged to form RTF Inter, renamed France Inter one month later.

The challenge which France Inter faces has been the success of private "peripheral stations" – in particular, RTL and Europe 1 – broadcasting from transmitters outside France and presenting an image of greater freedom from government influence as well as a more modern approach.

As well as modernizing its style to rival competitors, France Inter has emphasized its freedom from commercial pressures -although it does carry limited advertising - and on presenting itself as intelligent broadcasting accessible to a general audience, under the slogan Écoutez la différence ("Listen to the difference" or "Hear the difference").