radio station
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, based in
Bègles
Bègles (; Gascon language, Gascon: ''Begla'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Gironde Departments of France, department in southwestern France.
It is a suburb of the city of Bordeaux and is adjacent to it on the south. Bègles station h ...
near
Bordeaux
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Bordeaux
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, by
Jean-Louis Marin
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* Jean-Louis Aubert, French singer-songwriter, guitarist, composer and producer
* Jean-Louis Baribea ...
Sud Radio
Sud Radio is a French privately owned radio station, founded in 1958. Until 2017, it was headquartered in Labège, Haute-Garonne near Toulouse, before it moved to Courbevoie, Hauts-de-Seine. This relocation to the Parisian region allows for the ra ...
team. Wit FM took over the defunct frequencies of the
Paris
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ian radio station ''Hit FM'', they have chosen a similar name to that of the Hit FM station in order to keep its predecessor's listeners. Sometime later, the station was acquired by
Claude Bez
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Biography
Claude Bez was born in Saint-Augustin, Bordeaux. His mother died when he was young. ...
, president of the sports club
Girondins de Bordeaux
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.
In 1989, Wit FM is sold for 75% to Sud Radio.
In 2006, the radio station along with
Sud Radio
Sud Radio is a French privately owned radio station, founded in 1958. Until 2017, it was headquartered in Labège, Haute-Garonne near Toulouse, before it moved to Courbevoie, Hauts-de-Seine. This relocation to the Parisian region allows for the ra ...
was bought by the
Orléans
Orléans (,"Orleans" (US) and Sud Radio Groupe in 2010.
Identity of WitFM
Logos
Slogans
* 1988–2007 : ''L'esprit radio !''
* 2007–2008 : ''Hit Radio & Cash''
* 2008–2022 : ''Bien + que des hits !''
* Since 2 December 2022 : ''Du cœur et des hits''