Loirette Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 We receive French TNT TV terrestrially (aerial, not satellite) to a "digitally ready" TV at the moment. That gives us a range of "free" TV channels. We do not however seem to have access to any "radio" channels, as we do on our UK digital system.Is there a way of receiving French radio, or have they not moved on that far here yet?ThanksLoirette Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachapapa Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 No none.Buy a decent FM Radio. I recommend a Sony for over 50 years I have never been without a Sony. Post edited by the moderators in accordance with the forum Code of conduct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin963 Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 If you DID receive it by satellite you would have the main radio channels. But that's no help to you!It was a masterstroke of the BBC to introduce radio to Freeview (initially just the digital only BBC stations) but they were so well received (in all senses of the word) that the BBC added the legacy networks too, and a few commercials joined in too.Problem is that radio takes up some bandwidth, which means fewer TV channels or impaired technical quality. Which is one of the reasons why French TNT pictures are generally of higher quality than Britain, because they decided how many channels there should be and stuck with it, rather than squeezing more and more in as we have done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 Do you really want the radio reception to be specifically on the TV?I get it via the Internet on my computer, and with a couple of external speakers and a bass unit (total around 45€) I have very good stereo radio reception of loads of stations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachapapa Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 [quote user="pachapapa"]No none.Buy a decent FM Radio. I recommend a Sony for over 50 years I have never been without a Sony. Post edited by the moderators in accordance with the forum Code of conduct.[/quote]When I visit my eldest daughter in Worcestershire I use a Radio with LAN/WiFi connection including DAB, FM and Internet Radio.It picks up France Bleu Poitou without any problem, so it is easy to keep in touch.http://www.radioandtelly.co.uk/internetradio.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 http://sites.radiofrance.fr/chaines/france-bleu/?tag=poitou#Click on 'Ecoutez le Direct' ...and hey presto..Here is a useful list of stations:http://www.listenlive.eu/france.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJSLIV Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 TNTSAT gives a good selection of French radio, as does Canalsat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loirette Posted December 31, 2011 Author Share Posted December 31, 2011 Thanks a lot boys and girls! To be honest, my main reason for asking was to make sure that our TV wasn't missing something that it should be receiving! We can get radio via the tuner with no problem. However, in the UK there is wider range of radio available via the digital network that over the airwaves, so that might have been good here. Maitin's point about the bandwidth is interesting and the better picture quality is certainly noticeable. And yes, we do occasionally stream stuff over the internet, but that’s not so practical for us…..But now we know the score anyway! Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachapapa Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Glad you noticed the TNT picture quality, the HD is all in 1080i.The future plans for the TNT service up to the year 2015 is for ALL transmission to be in HD.The 6 new channels to be awarded in march 2012 will give preference to new channels rather than duplication of existing SD channels.This will be compatible with current DVB-T equipment so everyone will be on HD/MPEG4.The introduction of DVB-T2 is only scheduled provisionally for the year 2020.So no fears on the TNT front.However if you buy a new TV with an onboard Satellite Decoder make sure that it has got DVB-S2 as this is already widely used for satellite transmission. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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