ZANNA RECORDS LANDS IN FRANCE
- May 24
- 5 min read
After Conquering the UK and Germany, the Independent Arizona Label Lands on French Radio — Now Reaching 398+ Stations Across 88 Countries on 6 Continents
ARIZONA — May 24, 2026. Zanna Records, the independent music label founded by Italian-American songwriter and executive producer Gianluca Zanna, has officially broken into the French radio market with a confirmed airplay on Tekno1 Radio in Perpignan — a milestone arriving on the heels of two prior breakthroughs in the United Kingdom and Germany, and entirely without paid promotion, distribution muscle, or major-label backing.
On May 23, 2026, at 20:09 local time, Tekno1 — France's premier underground techno station broadcasting from the south of the country — aired “You Are My Destiny — Future Remix” to its verified audience. Perpignan, situated at the historic crossroads of France and Catalonia in the Pyrénées-Orientales, becomes the eleventh confirmed French city to broadcast Zanna Records music. The placement was confirmed by WARM (World Airplay Radio Monitor), the industry-standard global airplay verification service.
Tekno1's tagline — “Radio Techno Underground depuis le sud de la France” — places Zanna Records squarely alongside the European techno avant-garde. The station's flagship “Techno Transmission” show, broadcast every Saturday from 7 PM to 1 AM with resident DJs, is recognized as one of France's most influential platforms for emerging and established electronic artists.
THE EUROPEAN BREAKTHROUGH ARC 🇬🇧 UNITED KINGDOM → 🇩🇪 GERMANY → 🇫🇷 FRANCE Three Europe-defining radio markets — entered, in sequence, by an independent label from a ranch in the Arizona desert |
🇬🇧 CHAPTER ONE — THE UNITED KINGDOM
Zanna Records broke the UK market without a single submission. On May 18, 2026 at 12:00 noon London time, Only Old Skool Radio aired “You Are My Destiny — Remix” to a WARM-verified audience of 559,000 listeners — in a prime midday broadcast slot, not an overnight rotation. As of May 24, 2026, the label is in active rotation across 18 confirmed UK radio stations, from London to Sunderland, from Birmingham to Stevenage.
United Kingdom — 18 Confirmed Stations
STATION | CITY | AUDIENCE |
Only Old Skool Radio | London | 559,000 |
Dance Attack FM | Gloucester | — |
Dance UK Radio | London | — |
London | 211,400 | |
East Herts Radio CIC | Sawbridgeworth | — |
Euroindiemusic Radio UK | United Kingdom | — |
Fantasy Radio | United Kingdom | — |
Ferndale Community Radio | Plymouth | — |
Kbit Play | United Kingdom | — |
LWR Radio House | London | — |
Prodigal Sun Radio | Walsall | — |
RFTK Radio | Doncaster | — |
SG1 House | Stevenage | — |
Sonance Sessions Radio | London | 205,100 |
Spark FM | Sunderland | — |
Spectrum On Air | Milton Keynes | — |
Sword Radio UK | Essex | — |
XRP Radio | Birmingham | — |
🇩🇪 CHAPTER TWO — GERMANY
Germany became Zanna Records' most powerful single-country footprint in Europe. The crown jewel is NDR 1 Niedersachsen — one of Germany's most prestigious public broadcasters, part of the ARD network (the German equivalent of the BBC), reaching 6.9 million listeners. Add Sunshine-Live Remix (1,286,000), ANTENNE BAYERN Dance XXL curated by Top 100 DJ Felix Jaehn (600,000), and Clubsandwich Berlin (312,600), and the combined verified German audience exceeds 9.4 million ears across public broadcasting, commercial dance radio, Bavaria's most powerful private network, and Berlin's underground simultaneously.
The breakthrough spans 18 confirmed German stations across genres no single label catalog typically crosses — from the public-broadcasting cultural authority of NDR to Schlager and Oldies on Radio Frankenmeile 2 in Bavaria, from Berlin techno to Frankfurt alternative.
Germany — 18 Confirmed Stations
STATION | CITY | AUDIENCE | FORMAT |
NDR 1 Niedersachsen | Hannover | 6,900,000 | Public broadcaster (ARD) |
Sunshine-Live Remix | Hamburg | 1,286,000 | Private EDM flagship |
ANTENNE BAYERN Dance XXL | Bavaria | 600,000 | Felix Jaehn curated |
Radio X Germany | Frankfurt | 139,400 | Alternative/Dance |
Hitradio-Breitungen | Breitungen | 135,700 | Regional pop/dance |
Radio Frankenmeile 2 | Kulmbach | 127,900 | Schlager/Oldies/Folk |
ElectronicFlow Radio | Germany | 126,700 | Electronic specialist |
Sunshine live - Festival | Mannheim | 97,000 | Festival EDM |
Club FM | Bamberg | 92,600 | Club/Dance |
54 House FM | Arnsberg | 92,700 | House music |
RauteMusik TechHouse | Aachen | Online | Tech House |
MDR Sputnik Club | Halle (Saale) | Online | Club/Dance/EDM |
Clubsandwich | Berlin | 312,600 | EDM/Club |
DEEREDRADIO BLACK-Zone | Berlin | Online | Techno/EDM |
Like That Underground | Berlin | Online | Underground |
pure fm Berlin | Berlin | Online | Dance/Pop |
Radio Fantasy Dance | Augsburg | Online | Dance/EDM |
eldoradio* | Dortmund | Online | University radio |
🇫🇷 CHAPTER THREE — FRANCE (NEW: MAY 24, 2026)
France was the European market Zanna Records had touched but not yet broken. Until now.
With the addition of Tekno1 Radio in Perpignan, the label's French footprint expands to 11 confirmed stations spanning Paris, Toulouse, Bordeaux, Strasbourg, Le Mans, Montpellier, Vendargues, Hautmont — and now, for the first time, the deep south of France at the Catalan border.
FIP autour de l'électro — the Radio France public broadcaster's electronic channel — anchors the Parisian presence with 393,000 listeners. Tekno1's underground techno specialization complements FIP's curated electronic programming, giving Zanna Records dual French entry points: the cultural gravitas of public radio and the credibility of independent underground specialists. Combined verified French audience to date: 406,000+ listeners.
France represents the third leg of Zanna Records' European triangle — UK, Germany, France — the same three markets that historically define a European launch for any independent artist.
France — 11 Confirmed Stations
STATION | CITY | AUDIENCE | FORMAT |
Tekno1 | Perpignan | 13,000 | Underground techno · NEW May 24, 2026 ⭐ |
Electro Live DJ | Montpellier | — | EDM / Electronic |
FIP autour de l'électro | Paris | 393,000 | Radio France public · Electronic |
Hits 1 France | Toulouse | — | Pop / Top40 / Dance |
My Indie Radio | Paris | — | Indie / Electronic |
Notyourfan Radio | Vendargues | — | Alternative |
Raoul Birra France | France | — | Specialty |
RBS Radio Bienvenue Strasbourg | Strasbourg | — | Regional / Cultural |
Radio Campus Bordeaux | Bordeaux | — | University / Alternative |
Radio WRS | Le Mans | — | Pop / Dance |
Radiolovestars | Hautmont | — | Pop / Dance |
— Founder's Statement —
“The United Kingdom, Germany, and France were never markets we chased. They came to us — one station, one song, one programmer at a time. We never sent a French station a track. Tekno1 found us in the underground, where the music speaks for itself. That is the entire story of Zanna Records: build the work, and let the world meet it on its own terms.”
— Gianluca Zanna, Founder & CEO, Zanna Records
THE GLOBAL FOOTPRINT — VERIFIED
Total verified stations | 398+ |
Countries | 88+ |
Continents | 6 (All inhabited continents) |
Verification source | WARM (World Airplay Radio Monitor) + Songstats |
B2B commercial reach | 600,000+ locations via iPlugger partners (MoodMedia, Spectrio, M-Cube) |
YouTube channel | 29 million views · 1.25M monthly YouTube Music audience |
TikTok flagship | “Wake Up America” — 20+ million views |
WHAT COMES NEXT
On June 21, 2026, Zanna Records releases worldwide a dual-version pairing of “You Are My Destiny” featuring three-time Grammy-nominated keyboardist Joseph Wooten (Steve Miller Band, The Wooten Brothers). The release includes the Zanna Records Remix and the Danny Saber Remix . Producer Danny Saber's prior credits include U2, The Rolling Stones, Ozzy Osbourne, Alice Cooper, and Madonna.
The label's rock project “Live with No Regrets — Analog Rebellion” (ISRC: USHM22688387), released May 15, 2026, features Kevin Martin (Candlebox) on vocals, Rudy Sarzo (Ozzy/Whitesnake/Quiet Riot/Dio) on bass, Robert Sarzo (Hurricane) on guitar, Robin Diaz (Hole/POD/LIVE/Candlebox) on drums, with Danny Saber producing and Gianluca Zanna writing and executive producing. Dedicated site: www.LivewithNoRegrets.us.
ABOUT ZANNA RECORDS
Zanna Records is the independent label founded by Gianluca Zanna — Italian-American songwriter, executive producer, and music industry veteran. Born in Rome and based in Arizona since 1998, Zanna previously founded Italy's first music trade magazine, Contatto Discografico, and was a MIDEM Cannes industry veteran. The label operates from an off-grid ranch in eastern Arizona with a separate office in Sedona. Its catalog spans 150+ original compositions across EDM, rock, classical, and cinematic genres. Press coverage includes Rolling Stone US, Rolling Stone UK, Forbes Scotland, Billboard Italia, Music Connection, and Entrepreneur UK. NPR's “This American Life” has licensed Zanna's track “Wake Up America.”
MEDIA CONTACT
Zanna Records — Gianluca Zanna, Founder & CEO
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