RADIO 74 is located in the beautiful Haute-Savoie, a department of France, adjacent to Geneva and Lausanne, Switzerland, and at the foot of Europe's tallest mountain, Mt. Blanc. All postal codes here in the Haute-Savoie begin with, and all license plates end with the number "74", hence the origin of our name.

RADIO 74 was innaugurated on January 17, 1982, the first-ever English language FM radio broadcasting station in France and has continually operated 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. RADIO 74 has developed into an essentially bilingual english-french educational radio network, oriented towards news and serious topics with thought-provoking conversation and interviews rather than entertainment. The station is characterised by its informative, dignified presentations and warm, pleasant manner.