RTL2 is a private French

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, based in

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. ...

, created in 1992 and owned by the

RTL Group RTL Group (for "Radio Television Luxembourg") is a Luxembourg-based international media conglomerate, with another corporate centre in Cologne, Germany. The company operates 68 television channels and 31 radio stations in Germany, France and ...

. The station plays rock and pop music from the 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s.

History

In January 1992, RTL2 was created after a fusion of the stations Maxximum and Radio Métropolys, and afterwards RTL 2 was created, then named ''M40''. The station was owned by Prisa (48.5% of the capital) and the

(with 35.75%). In January 1995, M40 changed its name to RTL1 and later that year, after a complaint from

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, the station had to change its name again to finally become ''RTL2''.

Identity of RTL2

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{{RTL Group Radio stations in France Radio in Paris Radio stations established in 1992