5 ▁with ▁its ▁s log an ▁M ouv ▁on ▁it . ▁Pre viously ▁the ▁radio ▁station ▁assumed ▁an ▁alternative ▁rock ▁identity , ▁its ▁s log an ▁L ' es prit ▁Rock ▁was ▁a ▁way ▁of ▁life ▁and ▁a ▁style ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁type ▁of ▁music . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Radio ▁ 7 ▁( 1 9 8 0 – 1 9 8 8 ) ▁Le ▁M ouv ' ▁is ▁Radio ▁France ' s ▁second ▁attempt ▁at ▁serving ▁a ▁young ▁audience . ▁Its ▁first , ▁Radio ▁ 7 ▁was ▁created ▁on ▁ 2 ▁June ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁Radio ▁ 7 ▁was ▁launched ▁to ▁counter act ▁the ▁numerous ▁rad ios ▁lib res ▁and ▁pir ate ▁stations ▁which ▁her ald ed ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁FM ▁band ▁to ▁private ▁operators ▁initi ated ▁by ▁former ▁President ▁François ▁Mit ter rand ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁Radio ▁ 7 ▁had ▁a ▁commercial - free ▁rock - based ▁format . ▁It ▁closed ▁down ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁with ▁its ▁Paris ▁transmit ter ▁converted ▁into ▁a ▁rolling ▁news ▁format , ▁ ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁its ▁kind ▁in ▁Europe , ▁called ▁France ▁Info . ▁ ▁=== Le ▁M ouv ▁– ▁The ▁new ▁project ▁( 1 9 9 7 – 2 0 0 0 ) === ▁A ▁second ▁attempt ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁launched ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁Michel ▁Boy on , ▁then ▁president ▁of ▁Radio ▁France , ▁remarked ▁that ▁the ▁average ▁age ▁of ▁the ▁public ▁radio ▁audience ▁was ▁progress ively ▁getting