French radio online: the Radio France family — France Inter, France Info, France Culture, FIP and France Musique — RFI for international news, RMC for sport and talk, and themed music stations such as Jazz Radio. The stations below come from the open Radio Browser directory, ordered by listener votes; France Info, RFI Afrique, RMC, France Inter and France Culture are among the most-voted. Radio France's stations stream internationally. Everything plays 15 minutes a day free, with no account and no download.
Open 72FM's France page, choose a station and press play — 15 minutes a day free, with no account and no download.
Among the most-voted in the directory are France Info, RFI Afrique and RFI Monde, RMC, France Inter, France Culture and Jazz Radio.
Yes. FIP, Radio France's eclectic music station, streams online along with its themed streams, and is in the directory.
Very. News stations such as France Info repeat headlines through the hour, and RFI broadcasts a news bulletin in simplified French.
Listening to French radio online takes about ten seconds: open 72FM's France page in any browser, pick a station, press play — no download, no account needed to start. And if what you're really after is that specific café feeling — clinking cups, a brushed snare, a voice that sounds like it's smoking even when it isn't — go straight to the French Café collection. This guide covers the rest: the sounds that make French radio distinct, how Paris programs its day, and why learners of French swear by leaving a station on. Paris radio online covers the city's stations.
Read the full guide: French Radio Online: Café Jazz, Chanson, and Paris Energy