Private company

Groupe 1981

French company

Groupe 1981 (from 1992 until 2010 Groupe Start then from 2010 until 2013 Sud Radio Groupe) is a French company established in 1992 which engages in radio publishing and is based in Orléans, France.2 It was founded by Jean-Éric Valli.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1992Founded1
  • HeadquartersOrléans1
  • Websitewww.1981.fr
  • Legal formsimplified joint-stock company1
  • LEI969500FKQ7ML0T2OPB583
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered address7 RUE DU COLOMBIER, 45000 Orleans, France3
  • Registered withNational Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies, 4832779763

Groupe 1981 (from 1992 until 2010 Groupe Start then from 2010 until 2013 Sud Radio Groupe) is a French company established in 19922

Corporate structure

Groupe 1981 sits at the top of its group. 8 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Groupe 1981 Orleans, France
    • Ado FM Subsidiary · France
    • Black Box (radio) Subsidiary · France
    • Forum Subsidiary · France
    • Latina Subsidiary · France
    • REGIE 1981 Subsidiary · Orleans, France
    • Vibration Subsidiary · Orléans, France
    • Voltage Subsidiary

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by Jean-Éric Valli in 1992.1

In 1992, the Start Group is founded by Jean-Éric Vailli.

In 2010, the Start Group changes its name to become Sud Radio Groupe, named after the Sud Radio radio station.

On September 9, 2013, the Sud Radio Group sold the Sud Radio station to Fiducial Médias for 7 million euros.

On December 11, 2013, the group renamed itself Groupe 1981 following the sale of Sud Radio.

In January 2014, Grope 1981 announced an investment of 500,000 euros in the creation of a French-language radio station, Frissons Radio, in Cotonou, Benin, aimed at an audience over 40 years old.

On January 1, 2019, Alain Liberty, former general director of Radio Scoop in Lyon for eleven years and also the acting president of SIRTI, became the executive general director of Groupe 1981 in Paris.

From Wikipedia’s article on Groupe 1981, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Leadership

Who has led Groupe 1981, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Products and brands

  • list of radio stations in France

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

  • Ado FM
  • Black Box (radio)
  • Forum
  • Latina
  • Vibration
  • Voltage

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1992Founded Founded1

Sources

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