Rhône FM is a Valais radio created in 1984. The first programs were broadcast on February 18, 1984 under the name Radio Martigny. The current director is Kurt Hediger. It is the only media to be ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certified with the Valais Excellence label. Rhône FM is the only private radio with a long-term license. In the German-speaking part of the canton, the situation is similar with Radio Rottu Oberwallis (RRO). SinceJune 21, 2005, Private radio Valais sharing its transmitters with the SSR so it can broadcast music option in FM in Valais. Between 13 and 21 October 1980, in what is still called the Comptoir de Martigny, the SSR set up a pilot program called Radio-Martigny. This first experience is of great interest to the listeners of Martigny and its region, as evidenced, moreover, by a document drawn up by the research service of the SSR in December 1980. Therefore, many wishes are issued, aiming to renew the experience or to perpetuate it. Thus, when the Federal Council begins to consider the granting of concessions for local radio, several organizations consult and meet under the name of Radio-Martigny to obtain a short-term authorization as set in the ordinance on local radio broadcasting tests.