What Mosaique FM does

Mosaïque FM (legally 'Les Quartiers à L'Ecole de la Radio') is a Category A associative radio station broadcasting at 89.5 MHz with 1000 Watts of authorized power across Fréjus, Saint-Raphaël, Puget-sur-Argens, and Roquebrune-sur-Argens in the Estérel Méditerranée region of southeastern France. Founded in May 1998 by actors from the Fréjus Priority Education Zone (ZEP), the station operates as a non-profit community radio with a programming mix of local news, music (indie, jazz, metal, funk, Corsican, electro), cultural chronicles, school radio, and professional-insertion content. Its technical infrastructure includes a 60m² studio inaugurated in 2006 in facilities provided by the Var Departmental Council, CSA-authorized FM transmission, and digital distribution through a website live player (mosaiquefm.fr), HearThis.at podcast archive, and OnlineRadioBox playlist, enabling global streaming in addition to regional broadcast.

The organization runs on a volunteer-driven model with one paid employee and approximately 30 active contributors, led by founder-president Pierre Potin and broadcasting director Marc Duflot (since 2019). Revenue is sourced primarily from government subsidies — including the FSER (Fonds de Soutien à l'Expression Radiophonique), the Ministry of Culture, the PACA region, the Var Departmental Council, and the municipalities of Fréjus, Saint-Raphaël, and Puget-sur-Argens — supplemented by an 'Auditeur Solidaire' annual membership card at €10/year and modest local advertising/sponsorship. The station holds memberships in the SNRL (Syndicat National des Radios Libres) and FRASE (Fédération des Radios Associatives du Sud-Est) industry federations.

From a strategic and analytical perspective, Mosaïque FM is a structurally small, mission-driven non-profit operating in a regulated associative-radio niche with no venture or commercial scaling intent. Its competitive position rests on a CSA-granted license, 27+ years of community embedding, and diversified (though subsidy-dependent) public funding. There is no disclosed revenue, no commercial customer base, no AI/technology differentiation, and no expansion beyond its established regional footprint and digital channels. The entity is best understood as a stable civic-media institution rather than an investable growth asset.

Name

Mosaique FM

Legal name

Les Quartiers à L'Ecole de la Radio

Website

https://mosaiquefm.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Mosaïque FM is a non-profit Category A community radio station broadcasting at 89.5 MHz in Fréjus, Saint-Raphaël, Puget-sur-Argens, and Roquebrune (France), operated by one employee and ~30 volunteers, funded by government subsidies (FSER, Ministry of Culture, PACA, Var Department, municipalities) and a €10/year supporter membership.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Radio Broadcasting

NAICS

Radio Broadcasting Stations (51611)

SIC

Radio Broadcasting Stations (4832)

akta.pro primary industry

Public/Community Local Stations (PBS Member Stations, Community Radio, LPFM) (MPABACAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Community/Low-Power Nonprofit Radio (LPFM/Community Radio) (MPABADAE)

Keywords

• Community radio broadcasting
• Associative local radio
• FM radio programming
• Online radio streaming
• Podcast audio archive

Headquarters

HQ city

Fréjus

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Auditeur Solidaire Membership: Annual membership card program at €10/year that provides supporters with recognition, invitations to meet the team, and input opportunities for improving content. This is a direct supporter/membership model common in associative radio.
2. Government Subsidies: Receives funding from multiple government bodies: FSER (Fonds de Soutien à l'Expression Radiophonique), Ministry of Culture and Communication, Region PACA, Var Departmental Council, and municipalities of Saint-Raphaël and Puget-sur-Argens. Also receives in-kind support (studio space) from Fréjus municipality.
3. Advertising and Sponsorship: Radio broadcasting model typically includes local advertising and sponsorship opportunities for businesses in the coverage area

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Mosaïque FM is a Category A associative community radio station that broadcasts a generalist local program on 89.5 FM across the Estérel Méditerranée region (Fréjus, Saint-Raphaël, Puget-sur-Argens, Roquebrune-sur-Argens), with programming covering local news, music (indie, jazz, metal, funk, Corsican, electro), culture, society, health, school radio, and community reports. The station supplements its FM signal with worldwide live online streaming via its website, on-demand seasonal archives on HearThis.at, and a music playlist feed on OnlineRadioBox, and operates the Auditeur Solidaire annual membership program (€10/year) for community financial support.

Product overview

Mosaïque FM Estérel Méditerranée is a Category A associative local radio station broadcasting on 89.5 FM to Fréjus, Saint-Raphaël, Puget-sur-Argens, and Roquebrune-sur-Argens. Its core offering is a generalist local radio program combining music (indie, jazz, metal, funk, Corsican, electro), cultural and cinematic content, local news and interviews, community reports, school radio, and health/society features. The radio's programming is organized by season (e.g., 2025–26) and distributed across multiple channels: live FM broadcast, a live online player on mosaiquefm.fr, on-demand archives on HearThis.at, and a playlist interface on OnlineRadioBox. The Auditeur Solidaire annual membership card (€10/year) provides a direct engagement pathway for supporters. Content management is powered by WordPress. The station also publishes its full program schedule via Google Sheets and uses PayPal for donation-based membership processing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mosaïque FM 89.5 FM Broadcast
• Live Online Streaming
• Online Audio Archive (HearThis.at)
• Online Music Playlist (OnlineRadioBox)
• Auditeur Solidaire Membership Card
• Radio Scolaire (School Radio Program)

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication (Ministry of Culture and Communication)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational government ministry providing cultural subsidies and regulatory oversight for the radio broadcasting sector. Mosaïque FM is a recipient of Ministry funding as part of France's associative radio support framework.
• Conseil Départemental du VarmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDepartmental government council that provides financial subsidies and studio facilities to Mosaïque FM, including the 60m² studio inaugurated in 2006.
• Communauté Estérel Côte d'Azur AgglomérationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInter-municipal aggregation community providing regional development support and subsidies to local associative organizations including Mosaïque FM.
• Ville de Saint-RaphaëlcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipality providing financial subsidies to support local radio broadcasting serving Saint-Raphaël residents.
• Ville de Puget-sur-ArgenscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipality providing financial subsidies to support local radio broadcasting serving Puget-sur-Argens residents.
• Ville de FréjuscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost municipality that signed a convention with Mosaïque FM to provide studio space and allows the station to broadcast emergency alerts in case of natural risks or incidents. Studio located in facilities provided by the Var Departmental Council.
• Club Soroptimist de Saint RaphaëlminorOthersWomen's service organization that provides patronage support to Mosaïque FM as a local cultural initiative.
• SNRL (Syndicat National des Radios Libres)coreOthersNational union of free/associative radios. Mosaïque FM is a member, providing representation and network support within France's associative radio sector.
• FRASE (Fédération des Radios Associatives du Sud-Est)coreOthersRegional federation of associative radios in southeastern France. Mosaïque FM is a member, providing networking and representation within the regional radio sector.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Radio Zinzine: Long-running community/associative radio in southeastern France (Hautes-Alpes). Closely comparable as a fellow associative French radio in the same broad PACA/Sud region, operating on volunteer contributions and public support under the same French associative radio framework.
• Radio Campus Paris: Student/community radio station in France belonging to the Radio Campus network. Comparable as a non-commercial local radio station relying on volunteer contributors and institutional partnerships, with a focus on local culture and community voices.
• Radio Galère: Marseille-based associative/community radio operating on a similar non-profit model with volunteer contributors and public funding. Comparable as a French associative radio station serving a defined local community with eclectic, socially engaged programming.
• Radio Libertaire: Paris-based free/associative radio station. Comparable as a French non-commercial community radio using volunteer contributors and associative governance, serving a defined community with alternative programming.

Broad incumbents

• France Bleu: National public network of local radio stations operated by Radio France. Comparable as it provides local public-service radio coverage across French regions, including the PACA region where Mosaïque FM operates, but at vastly greater scale and as a public incumbent.
• Radio France: Major French public broadcaster that operates France Bleu, France Inter, FIP, and other stations. Comparable as the institutional umbrella over France's public/local radio framework under which associative radios like Mosaïque FM receive FSER support.
• FIP: Public radio station operated by Radio France known for eclectic music programming (jazz, indie, electro, funk). Comparable programming overlap with Mosaïque FM's diverse musical genres (Corsican, jazz, metal, funk, electro) but as a much larger national public incumbent.

Others

• NRJ: Major French commercial radio network. Useful only as a contrast point demonstrating the commercial radio landscape that Mosaïque FM's associative model explicitly differentiates from; not a direct competitor for audience or advertisers.

Regional players

• Radio Nova: Paris-based alternative/eclectic radio with a strong focus on diverse musical programming and cultural content. Comparable in editorial sensibility (eclectic music, alternative culture) but operates commercially in a different geography from Mosaïque FM's regional PACA base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/mosaique.frejus
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mosaiquefm

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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