It closed down in 1988, with its Paris transmitter converted into a rolling news format, the first of its kind in Europe, called France Info.

Enlisting the help of Olivier Nanteau,[3] on 17 June 1997, Le Mouv' launched, in place of Radio France Toulouse which closed down.

At the same time it also signalled the end of local public programmes as Le Mouv' aimed to become a national station.

By 1998 the media regulator CSA attributed 21 new FM frequencies to the network in small to medium-sized towns (such as Angers, Poitiers, Valence).

1999 saw Radio France President Jean-Marie Cavada give Le Mouv' six months to improve the audience share, which in Toulouse, remained static at 0.6%.

In its Plan Bleu it outlined, amongst other things, that Le Mouv' would be heard in larger markets, with significant university populations.

Le Mouv' thus appeared in Marseille, Lille, Lyon, Nantes, as well as Ajaccio, Brest, Rennes and Valence.

[10] However Radio France announced the arrival of Le Mouv' in Paris, backed up by a visible marketing campaign.

[12] Le Mouv' started broadcasts in the Paris region on 6 December 2001 with its first private concert held in March 2002.

Media personality Arthur, then owner of Paris-based Oui FM proposed to merge Le Mouv' with his station, prompting a response from station director Joël Ronez, affirming that public service broadcasting was 'not for sale' and not a bank of transmitters for private operators to profit from' [23][24] In its report of 2013, media regulator CSA noted the frequent editorial changes contributed to eroding the station's audience, recommending parent group Radio France to stabilise itself in order to have Mouv' find an audience.

The report also outlined that the station's attempt to emulate France Inter's format under the stewardship of Patrice Blanc-Francard[32] was a failure, and noted its frequent changes of direction cued a loss of listeners, whilst its running costs rose.

For the first four months of 2015 (and its last two as "Le Mouv'), ratings for the station rose from 0.6% to 0.9% share, yet its online listenership fell by 22% for the same period, according to audience measurement service, OJD.

Matthieu Gallet, President Director-General of Radio France explained, in front of the Senate that wishes to keep running Mouv', even though the costs of its national FM network was 'non-negligible'.

On 2 July 2016, Mouv ', Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra and Adami presented Hip Hop Symphonique, a one-off concert getting together symphonic music and French rap.