Paris-Mondial

Paris-Mondial (later known as Voice of France) was a French-government-owned shortwave external service radio station that began broadcasting in 1937.

A 1938 survey of French embassies reported that Paris-Mondial enjoyed a clear signal in North America, though reception in Africa and the Caribbean was spotty.

[1] Following the invasion of France in 1940, Paris-Mondial eliminated all non-English programming and began a non-stop schedule of broadcasts that included, ultimately fruitless, appeals for help by Frenchmen who had lived or worked in the United States.

[2][3] As of June 12, the monitoring centres of the U.S. networks NBC and CBS reported the station was continuing to transmit its "usual newscasts" and could still be picked up in New York City.

[3] In its last hours, the station's broadcasts consisted almost exclusively of frantic talk-format programs "begging for aid".