Pyrénées Fm

What Pyrénées Fm does

Pyrénées FM (legal entity: Pyrénées multimédia et promotion SARL, registered capital €6,000) is a privately held French regional radio station founded in 2005 in Montaillou, Haute-Ariège, and operating from Foix-area offices. It broadcasts across 18 FM and DAB+ frequencies covering seven French departments — Ariège, Aude, Haute-Garonne, Hautes-Pyrénées, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, and Pyrénées-Orientales — plus the Principality of Andorra via a strategic partnership with Cadena Pirenaica. The company is led by founder Jean Clergue (Directeur de la publication) with a small team of approximately 10–25 professionals including editorial and antenna staff.

The core product is regional radio broadcasting, supplemented by a portfolio of services: a news and information platform (fil info, actualités), a podcast platform with original series (Les interviews Pyrénées FM — 578 episodes, Sentinelles des Pyrénées, Les grandes affaires criminelles, Pyrénées FM Sport, Clin d'œil d'Andorre, Un jour chez vous, Les Petits Plats de Valérie), and practical utilities including Météo des Pyrénées, Info trafic, and Horoscope. The underlying technology is conventional FM and DAB+ broadcast transmission. Pyrénées FM reports 40,000 daily listeners and 2.6 million monthly social media readers, with Médiamétrie ranking it the #1 local radio station in Ariège for three consecutive years.

The business model is advertising-based, monetized through an in-house "Régie publicitaire" (advertising sales department) selling radio and digital advertising to local and regional businesses across the Pyrenees and Andorra. The Cadena Pirenaica / Radio Valira partnership adds an advertising channel targeting Andorran companies seeking French-market exposure. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is community-led: localized programming, regional events, and a cross-border partnership drive audience and advertiser engagement. The company is wholly independent, founder-led, and not publicly traded.

Name

Pyrénées Fm

Legal name

Pyrénées multimédia et promotion SARL

Website

https://pyreneesfm.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Pyrénées FM is a privately held French regional radio station broadcasting across 18 FM and DAB+ frequencies covering seven Pyrenees departments plus Andorra, reaching 40,000 daily listeners through news, podcasts, weather, and traffic programming. It monetizes via its in-house advertising sales department serving local and Andorran SMBs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Radio Broadcasting

NAICS

Radio Broadcasting Stations (51611)

SIC

Radio Broadcasting Stations (4832)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Radio Station Groups (Owned & Operated/Station Chains) (MPABACAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Commercial Terrestrial Radio Broadcasting (AM/FM) (MPAIAEAA), News Talk Radio & Current Affairs Stations (MPABAIAI)

Keywords

• Local radio broadcasting
• Regional news media
• Audio podcast production
• Radio advertising sales
• DAB+ digital radio

Headquarters

HQ city

Montaillou

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Advertising Sales (Régie publicitaire): Radio advertising revenue through its advertising sales department, including partnership with Radio Valira for Andorran companies targeting French market

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Pyrénées FM is a regional radio station broadcasting local news, weather, traffic, and original programming across 18 FM and DAB+ frequencies in the French Pyrenees and Andorra. It supplements its on-air service with a podcast library, a website with news articles, and utility services such as weather forecasts, traffic updates, and horoscopes. The station's revenue is generated primarily through radio advertising sales via its in-house Régie publicitaire, including cross-border ad placement for Andorran companies via the Cadena Pirenaica / Radio Valira partnership.

Product overview

Pyrénées FM is a regional radio station and multimedia platform serving the Pyrenees region of southern France and Andorra. The offering consists of a core radio broadcasting service (18 FM and DAB+ frequencies), a news and information platform, and a portfolio of specialized podcast series including Les interviews Pyrénées FM (578 episodes), Sentinelles des Pyrénées (19 episodes of environmental/cultural documentaries), Les grandes affaires criminelles (66 crime documentaries), Pyrénées FM Sport (56 episodes), Un jour chez vous (20 episodes), and Clin d'œil d'Andorre. The platform also provides practical services including weather forecasts, traffic information, and horoscopes. The station reaches 40,000 daily listeners and 2.6 million monthly readers across social media, broadcasting to seven French departments plus Andorra through its partnership with Cadena Pirenaica.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Les interviews Pyrénées FM: Podcast series featuring interviews with local personalities and newsmakers.
• Clin d'œil d'Andorre
• Les grandes affaires criminelles de Pyrénées FM
• Pyrénées FM Sport
• Un jour chez vous
• Sentinelles des Pyrénées
• Les Petits Plats de Valérie / Les Petits Plats au Soleil

Products and services

• Pyrénées FM Radio Broadcasting Service Core regional radio broadcasting service delivered across 18 FM and DAB+ frequencies covering seven French Pyrenees departments plus Andorra, reaching 40,000 daily listeners.
• Pyrénées FM News and Information Service

Quantifiable outcome

• 40,000 daily listeners across the Pyrenees region
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Cadena Pirenaica / Radio ValiracoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 April 2025Strategic partnership for cross-border coverage between Pyrenees FM and Cadena Pirenaica. Radio Valira handles advertising sales for Pyrénées FM targeting Andorran companies wanting to reach the French market. Daily segment 'Le clin d'œil d'Andorre' at 12:30 covers Andorra news, also broadcast on website and social media. Cadena Pirenaica provides frequency in Andorra-la-Vieille for Pyrénées FM French programming.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• RFM: French commercial music-radio network distributed nationally with regional advertising opportunities. Comparable as a multi-frequency French radio brand selling ad inventory to local and regional advertisers, but with national rather than local-news orientation.
• NRJ Group (NRJ, Chérie FM, Nostalgie, Rire & Chansons): Major French commercial radio group whose flagship NRJ network competes for the same regional advertising budgets and listener share, but operates at national scale across multiple formats rather than a single local-news focus.
• France Bleu (France Bleu Toulouse / France Bleu Pays Basque): Public regional radio network of Radio France with local stations across France, including the Pyrenees-adjacent Toulouse and Pays Basque outlets. Overlaps with Pyrénées FM on local news, traffic, weather, and regional coverage but operates as part of a much larger national public-broadcasting portfolio.
• Skyrock: Major French commercial radio network with significant youth and urban audience share across France, including parts of southern France. Competes with Pyrénées FM for a slice of regional ad spend even though the format and target audience differ.

Direct peers

• Sud Radio: Toulouse-based regional news/talk radio station with significant presence in southern France including parts of the Pyrenees region. Directly comparable in local news-and-talk format and regional advertiser focus, though with a broader Midi-Pyrénées geographic footprint.
• Cadena Pirenaica / Radio Valira: Andorran radio operator with cross-border Pyrenees programming reach. Directly comparable as a local-language regional broadcaster in the Pyrenees geography, and is also Pyrénées FM's active strategic partner for Andorra-la-Vieille coverage and advertising sales.
• Wit FM: French regional commercial radio network with stations in the southwest of France. Similar format (music + local information) and similar geographic approach of operating multiple local frequencies across a contiguous regional footprint in southern France.
• 100% Radio: French regional commercial radio network with local stations across southern and central France including several Pyrenean-adjacent markets. Comparable as a multi-frequency regional French commercial station serving local audiences and advertisers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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