"It's heartbreaking to see that Europe 1, which was the first free radio station, is in danger of becoming nothing more than an extension of a controversial television channel," says journalist Anne Sinclair. A hundred or so journalists and supporters of the Europe 1 station gather outside the radio's premises to protest against the takeover of the Lagardère group by French tycoon Vincent Bolloré. They fear the station will lose its independence and become a media of opinion and controversy. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES