France 3 Limousin Poitou-Charentes
| France 3 Limousin Poitou-Charentes | |
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| Launched | 1965 |
| Owned by | France Télévisions |
| Slogan | "De près, on se comprend mieux" |
| Country |
 France |
| Broadcast area |
 Limousin, Poitou-Charentes |
| Headquarters | Limoges |
| Formerly called |
ORTF Télé-Limoges-Centre-Oues (1975-1992) |
| Website | limousin-poitou-charentes.france3.fr |
France 3 Limousin Poitou-Charentes is a regional television service and part of the France 3 network. Serving the Limousin and Poitou-Charentes regions from its headquarters in Limoges, secondary production centre in Poitiers and newsrooms in La Rochelle and Brive-la-Gaillarde, France 3 Limousin Poitou-Charentes produces regional news, sport, features and entertainment programming.
History
ORTF regional broadcasts began in 1965 as ORTF Télé-Limoges-Centre-Oues. After the de-establishment of ORTF on 6 January 1975, the station became known as FR3 Limousin Poitou-Charentes. Following the establishment of France Télévisions on 7 September 1992, FR3 Limousin was rebranded France 3 Limousin Poitou-Charentes.
Programming
News
France 3 Limousin Poitou-Charentes produces daily news programmes for its two sub-regions - programming for the Limousin sub-region is produced in Limoges, with the Poitou-Charentes sub-region receiving programming from Poitiers. Each sub-region produces a 27-minute bulletin (midi-pile) at 1200 CET during 12|13 and a main half-hour news broadcast at 1900 during 19|20. Three 10-minute local bulletins serving the Limoges, Atlantique (in and around La Rochelle) and Pays de Corrèze areas are broadcast during 19|20 at 1845 CET.
On 5 January 2009, a 5-minute late night bulletin was introduced, forming part of Soir 3.
Capital
France 3 Limousin Poitou-Charentes has an annual budget of €25.53 million (£17.9 m, $36.7 m).
External links
- Official site (French)
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Coordinates: 45°51′27″N 1°16′09″E / 45.85750°N 1.26917°E