French Committee for Radio and Television

The Comité français de radio-télévision (CFRT) is a French association loi de 1901 (non-profit association) that has produced the religious television programme Le Jour du Seigneur since the first live televised Mass on 25 December 1948. It is one of the oldest continuous religious broadcasters in France, airing every Sunday morning from 10:30 to noon on France 2. The programme's current format, launched on 12 January 2014 for the 65th anniversary of televised Mass, features warmer sets, new interactive segments, and the Mass at its core at 10:45, framed by two magazine sections. Beyond Le Jour du Seigneur, the CFRT produces a range of audiovisual content. It has produced Dieu m'est témoin since January 2013 for the nine Outre-mer 1re channels, and produced Tombé du Ciel, a magazine broadcast for five years on LCP. The committee also produces documentaries and reports for broadcasters such as KTO, Arte, and France Télévisions, covering societal issues, history, heritage, and religion. Recent productions include "Parloirs" and "Sous surveillance", documentaries on the prison system aired in the Infrarouge slot on France 2, and "Le Défi des Bâtisseurs", a multi-platform documentary project co-produced with Seppia and broadcast on Arte. The CFRT's flagship programme extends to web and social media. In 2024, the organisation produced or co-produced over 200 hours of programming, including 57 televised Masses, 14 documentaries (26 minutes) within Le Jour du Seigneur on France 2, and three magazines: Le Jour du Seigneur (weekly 90-minute magazine on France 2), Tous Frères (weekly 30-minute magazine on the nine Outre-mer 1re channels), and Générations Laudato Si' (weekly 26-minute magazine on TVMonaco). The CFRT employs more than 60 permanent staff and 250 freelance workers (intermittents) on its projects. The CFRT is based in France and operates primarily in French markets, including overseas territories and Monaco. It remains a private, non-profit association with no commercial listing. Its website, cfrt.tv, serves as a portal for its programmes, member content, and spiritual and cultural resources.

The Comité français de radio-télévision (CFRT) traces its origins to the first live televised Mass in France on 25 December 1948. Since then, it has produced the weekly programme Le Jour du Seigneur, making it one of the longest-running religious broadcasts in the world. The CFRT is constituted as an association loi de 1901, a French non-profit association, reflecting its mission-driven rather than commercial nature. Over the decades, Le Jour du Seigneur became a Sunday morning fixture on French public television, currently airing on France 2 from 10:30 to noon. On 12 January 2014, a new format was introduced to mark the 65th anniversary of televised Mass. This revamped version features warmer sets, new interactive modules, and a structure where the Mass at 10:45 is framed by two magazine segments. In parallel, the CFRT expanded its production portfolio. Since January 2013, it has produced Dieu m'est témoin for the nine Outre-mer 1re channels. It also produced Tombé du Ciel, a magazine that ran for five years on LCP. The committee has produced documentaries and reports for broadcasters including KTO, Arte, and France Télévisions, addressing societal issues, history, heritage, and religion. Notable recent productions include "Parloirs" and "Sous surveillance", documentaries on the prison world aired in the Infrarouge slot on France 2, and "Le Défi des Bâtisseurs", a multi-platform documentary co-produced with Seppia and broadcast on Arte. In 2024, the CFRT produced or co-produced more than 200 hours of programming. This included 57 televised Masses, 14 documentaries (26 minutes) within Le Jour du Seigneur on France 2, and three magazines: Le Jour du Seigneur (weekly 90-minute magazine on France 2), Tous Frères (weekly 30-minute magazine on the nine Outre-mer 1re channels), and Générations Laudato Si' (weekly 26-minute magazine on TVMonaco). The organisation employs over 60 permanent staff and 250 freelance workers (intermittents). The CFRT continues to operate as a private non-profit association, with its content also available on web and social media platforms. Its official website, cfrt.tv, provides access to programmes, member content, and resources on spirituality and contemporary culture.

• 2024

  CFRT produces or co-produces over 200 hours of programming, including 57 televised Masses and 14 documentaries.

• 2014

  New format for Le Jour du Seigneur launched on 12 January, marking 65 years of televised Mass.

• 2013

  CFRT begins producing Dieu m'est témoin for the nine Outre-mer 1re channels in January.

• 1948

  First live televised Mass in France on 25 December; CFRT begins producing Le Jour du Seigneur.

Non-profit producer of religious and cultural programming for public and private broadcasters, rooted in Catholic heritage and contemporary societal dialogue.

• Le Jour du Seigneur

  Weekly 90-minute magazine and Mass broadcast on France 2, Sundays 10:30–12:00.

• Tous Frères

  Weekly 30-minute magazine on the nine Outre-mer 1re channels.

• Générations Laudato Si'

  Weekly 26-minute magazine on TVMonaco.

• Dieu m'est témoin

  Programme broadcast since January 2013 on the nine Outre-mer 1re channels.

• Tombé du Ciel

  Magazine broadcast for five years on LCP.

• Parloirs

  Documentary on the prison system, aired in the Infrarouge slot on France 2.

• Sous surveillance

  Documentary on the prison system, aired in the Infrarouge slot on France 2.

• Le Défi des Bâtisseurs

  Multi-platform documentary co-produced with Seppia, broadcast on Arte.

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