France 3 Provence-Alpes 1992, "FR3 Méditerranée" was rebranded "France 3 Méditerranée". France 3 Méditerranée produces daily news programmes for its two sub-regions - programming for the Côte d'Azur sub-region is produced in Antibes, with the Provence-Alpes sub-region receiving programming from Marseille. Each sub-region produces a 27-minute bulletin ("midi-pile") at 1200 CET during "12|13" and a main half-hour news broadcast at 1900 during "19|20". Three 10-minute local bulletins for the Marseille, Côte Varoise and Nice areas are broadcast during "19|20" at 1845 CET. On 5 January 2009, a 5-minute late night bulletin was introduced, forming part of "Soir 3". On some weekends and holiday
Provence Alps and Prealps Provence Alps and Prealps The Provence Alps and Prealps ("Alpes et Préalpes de Provence" in French) are a mountain range in the south-western part of the Alps, located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (France). Provence Alps and Prealps encompass the south-western area of the French Prealps. The "Provence" () is a historical region nowadays part of the administrative "région" of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. Administratively the range belongs to the French departments of Vaucluse, Alpes-Maritimes and Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. The western slopes of the range are drained by the Rhone river through the Durance and other tributaries while its south-eastern part is drained by the Var