France 3 Centre-Val de Loire
A regional public television service of France 3 serving the Centre-Val de Loire region.
Last updated August 31, 2026
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Overview
France 3 Centre-Val de Loire is the regional service of France 3 serving the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. It is part of France Télévisions, the French public-service broadcasting group, and operates within the France 3 network of regionally focused television services. Its principal base is in Orléans, the regional capital, from where programming is produced for viewers across the region. The service originated in 1964 under the name FR3 Paris Île-de-France Centre. Its creation reflected the development of France’s regional television structure, through which national public broadcasting was supplemented by programming tailored to particular geographic areas. Following later changes to France’s public broadcasting institutions and the creation of France 3, the service became known as France 3 Centre and is now generally identified with the Centre-Val de Loire region. France 3 Centre-Val de Loire’s role is primarily regional rather than commercial or international. Its output provides local and regional news, weather, cultural coverage, public-affairs reporting, and stories about communities and institutions in the region. The service also connects local events to the broader France 3 schedule and public-service mission. Its reporting area includes the major population centres and historical territories of Centre-Val de Loire, including Berry, Orléans and the Loire Valley, and Touraine. Its principal news programming includes Ici Matin Centre, Ici 12/13 Centre and Ici 19/20 Centre. The evening news offer is further divided into local editions, including Ici 19/20 Édition Berry, Ici 19/20 Édition Orléans Loiret and Ici 19/20 Édition Touraine Val de Loire. These editions allow the regional service to combine coverage of the whole administrative region with more geographically specific reporting. France 3 Centre-Val de Loire also produces or distributes programming presented by regional journalists and presenters. Names associated with the service include Delphine Cros, Wafa Dahman, Guy Bensimon, Alain-Georges Emonet, Alain Heudes, Bérénice Du Failly, Pierre Bouchenot, Antony Masteau, Jocelyne Thuet and Christophe Carin. The available reference material does not establish their current employment status or formal executive roles. As a France Télévisions regional service, the channel is not a separately listed company and does not have an independent public stock-market identity. Its continuing purpose is to provide accessible public television with a strong local-news function, reflecting the language, history, institutions and everyday concerns of Centre-Val de Loire.
History
France 3 Centre-Val de Loire traces its origins to 1964, when it was established as FR3 Paris Île-de-France Centre. The service formed part of the development of regional television in France, which sought to complement national broadcasting with news and programming shaped around distinct geographic audiences. Its territory corresponded to the area that is now associated with Centre-Val de Loire. The service later operated within the France 3 structure as France 3 Centre. France 3 is the regional public television network of France Télévisions, and its regional services are designed to maintain a local presence while sharing the wider resources, editorial framework and public-service obligations of the national group. The Centre service is headquartered in Orléans, the capital of the region, and produces programming for audiences across Centre-Val de Loire. Its output has focused especially on regional news. In addition to programmes serving the entire region, France 3 Centre-Val de Loire has maintained local editions aimed at particular areas, including Berry, Orléans and Loiret, and Touraine and the Loire Valley. This structure permits the service to report both on region-wide developments and on issues with a more immediate local impact. The current programming identity includes the Ici-branded news slots Ici Matin Centre, Ici 12/13 Centre and Ici 19/20 Centre. The evening service is supplemented by editions for Berry, Orléans Loiret and Touraine Val de Loire. Alongside news, the service’s public role encompasses local information, cultural subjects, community stories and regional affairs. The available reference material does not provide a detailed chronology of every organizational change, nor does it document separate commercial ownership or a distinct corporate entity apart from France Télévisions.
- 1964
Regional service established
[1]The service was founded as FR3 Paris Île-de-France Centre, creating a regional television operation for the area now identified with Centre-Val de Loire.
Integrated into the France 3 regional network
[1]Following the evolution of French public broadcasting, the service became part of France 3 and operated as France 3 Centre within the France Télévisions group.
Development of geographically targeted evening editions
[1]The service established or maintained separate evening news editions for Berry, Orléans Loiret and Touraine Val de Loire alongside its region-wide programming.
Products and positioning
Regional public-service television for Centre-Val de Loire, combining network programming with locally produced news and geographically targeted editions.
Regional morning television news
Ici Matin Centre
The Centre-Val de Loire regional morning news service. It provides local and regional headlines, interviews and information for viewers beginning the day, within the broader Ici programming identity used by France 3 regional services.
Regional midday television news
Ici 12/13 Centre
The regional midday news edition for Centre-Val de Loire. It presents news and information from across the region and connects local reporting with the France 3 public-service news schedule.
Regional evening television news
Ici 19/20 Centre
The principal region-wide evening news service of France 3 Centre-Val de Loire. It covers major developments across the region and is complemented by more localized editions serving specific territories.
Local evening television news
Ici 19/20 Édition Berry
A localized evening news edition focused on Berry. Its geographic remit enables more detailed coverage of local communities, institutions, events and issues than a solely region-wide bulletin.
Local evening television news
Ici 19/20 Édition Orléans Loiret
A local evening edition centred on Orléans and the Loiret area. It provides geographically specific reporting within the Centre-Val de Loire regional service.
Local evening television news
Ici 19/20 Édition Touraine Val de Loire
A localized evening bulletin for Touraine and the Loire Valley. It extends the regional service’s public-news mission through reporting tailored to viewers in that part of Centre-Val de Loire.
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