BlackBox is a local French radio station broadcasting to Bordeaux and Arcachon, created in 1991 and owned by Groupe 1981.

BlackBox was created in 1981 broadcasting African and urban music in the Bordeaux area for the Afro-Caribbean community.

Two previous stations specializing in African and Caribbean music, Equinoxe and Caraïbes FM, had closed in the late 1980s.

[1] The station continued to have one frequency, despite multiple attempts at expansion,[1] until the mid-2010s when its application for Arcachon was granted.

Start provided an infusion of resources that aided BlackBox's success.