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CFGT-FM
CFGT-FM is a French-language Canadian radio station located in Alma, Quebec. Owned and operated by Cogeco following its 2018 acquisition of most of the stations formerly owned by RNC Media, it broadcasts on 104.5 MHz with an effective radiated power of 20,000 watts, using an omnidirectional antenna ( class B); it was previously heard on the AM band, on 1270 kHz, with a daytime power of 10,000 watts and a nighttime power of 5,000 watts as a class B station, using a directional antenna with slightly different daytime and nighttime directional patterns in order to protect various other stations on that frequency. The station an adult contemporary format branded as Planète 104,5. Prior to its conversion to FM, CFGT had a hybrid talk radio / adult contemporary format branded as L'Info Radio CFGT 1270. History CFGT was founded by Lionel Morin and went on the air on October 26, 1953, by Radio Lac St-Jean Ltée. The station initially had a power of 1,000 watts; it was authorized to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CHVD-FM
CHVD-FM is a French-language Canadian radio station in Dolbeau-Mistassini, Quebec. Owned and operated by Cogeco following its 2018 acquisition of most of the stations formerly owned by RNC Media RNC Media (formerly ''Radio-Nord Communications'') is a Canadian broadcasting group based in Westmount, Quebec, with offices in Gatineau and Rouyn-Noranda. The company operates five television stations and several radio stations, mostly in Quebe ..., it broadcasts on 100.3 MHz with an average effective radiated power of 21,400 watts and a peak effective radiated power of 50,000 watts ( class C1). The station has an adult contemporary format branded as Planète 100,3. The station was originally launched in 1967 by Radio Maria-Chapdelaine, broadcasting on 1230 AM. The station later launched a low-power rebroadcaster in Saint-Félicien in 1986, broadcasting on 92.1 FM with the call sign CHVD-1. The station was acquired by Antenne 6 in 1993, and adopted its current FM frequenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CHRL-FM
CHRL-FM is a French-language Canadian radio station located in Roberval, Quebec. Owned and operated by Cogeco following its 2018 acquisition of most of the stations formerly owned by RNC Media, it broadcasts on 99.5 MHz using a directional antenna with an average effective radiated power of 15,031 watts and a peak effective radiated power of 50,000 watts ( class B). The station has an adult contemporary music format branded as Planète 99,5. CHRL was launched as an AM radio station, broadcasting on 910 kHz, in 1949. It received the authorization from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC; french: Conseil de la radiodiffusion et des télécommunications canadiennes, links=) is a public organization in Canada with mandate as a regulatory agency for broadcasti ... in September 2001 to convert to its current FM frequency, and shut down the AM transmitter a few months ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CKXO-FM
CKXO-FM is a French-language Canadian radio station in Chibougamau, Quebec. Owned and operated by Cogeco Média following its 2018 acquisition of most of the stations formerly owned by RNC Media RNC Media (formerly ''Radio-Nord Communications'') is a Canadian broadcasting group based in Westmount, Quebec, with offices in Gatineau and Rouyn-Noranda. The company operates five television stations and several radio stations, mostly in Quebe ..., it broadcasts on 93.5 MHz with an average effective radiated power of 19,800 watts and a peak effective radiated power of 75,000 watts ( class C1). The station has an adult contemporary music format branded as Planète 93,5. The station was originally launched on November 21, 1969 by Radio Maria-Chapdelaine, broadcasting on 1240 AM with the call sign CJMD. The station later launched a rebroadcaster in Chapais in 1971, broadcasting on 1340 AM with the call sign CFED. The station was acquired by Antenne 6 in 1993, and adopted its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corus Québec
Corus Québec, until May 2005 Radiomédia, was a French-language Canadian news/talk radio network serving most of Quebec. The network and most of its affiliates were owned by Toronto-based Corus Entertainment. Stations The network had four co-flagships: *CFOM-FM 102.9 in Quebec City for Souvenirs Garantis Classic hits programming *CHMP-FM 98.5 in Montreal (officially licensed to Longueuil) for talk programming * CKAC 730 AM in Montreal for sports talk *CINF 690 AM Montreal for all-news radio Other stations included: *CFEL-FM 102.1 in Lévis *CIME-FM 103.9 in Saint-Jérôme *CJRC-FM 104.7 in Gatineau * CHLT-FM 107.7 in Sherbrooke *CHLN-FM 106.9 in Trois-Rivières On February 5, 2009, it was announced that these four stations would introduce a classic hits music format similar to the one currently used at CFOM-FM 102.9 in Quebec City, effective March 28. However, according to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) website, Corus intends to continue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alma, Quebec
Alma (2021 Town population: 30,331; CA Population 33,018; UA Population 26,016) is a town in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in the Canadian province of Quebec. Geography Alma is located on the southeast coast of Lac Saint-Jean where it flows into the Saguenay River, in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada, approximately 175 km north of Quebec City. Alma is the seat of Lac-Saint-Jean-Est Regional County Municipality. Alma is the second city in population in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region after the city of Saguenay. Alma is the seat of the judicial district of Alma. History The present town of Alma was formed in 1962 from the merging of four villages: Isle-Maligne, Naudville, Riverbend and St-Joseph d'Alma. The oldest of the villages, St-Joseph-d'Alma, was founded in 1867 by Damase Boulanger. The area became an important industrial centre during the 1920s and 1930s with the construction of a hydro-electrical power station on the Grande-Décharge River, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by total area. Its southern and western border with the United States, stretching , is the world's longest binational land border. Canada's capital is Ottawa, and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. Indigenous peoples have continuously inhabited what is now Canada for thousands of years. Beginning in the 16th century, British and French expeditions explored and later settled along the Atlantic coast. As a consequence of various armed conflicts, France ceded nearly all of its colonies in North America in 1763. In 1867, with the union of three British North American colonies through Confederation, Canada was formed as a federal dominion of four provinces. This began an accretion of provinces an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1953 In Radio
The year 1953 saw a number of significant happenings in radio broadcasting history. Events *1 January – In Ireland Erskine Childers, the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs, appoints a new executive council, Comhairle Radio Éireann, to take over day-to-day responsibility for the state broadcasting service. *15 January – Harry Truman becomes the first President of the United States to broadcast his farewell address on radio and television. *19 March – For the first time the Academy Awards ceremony (broadcast annually on radio since 1930) is also carried on television. *3 May – German international broadcaster Deutsche Welle begins regular transmissions. Debuts *1 January – '' Cathy and Elliott Lewis on Stage'' debuts on CBS.Cox, Jim (2008). ''This Day in Network Radio: A Daily Calendar of Births, Debuts, Cancellations and Other Events in Broadcasting History''. McFarland & Company, Inc. . p. 6. *7 January – '' The Crime Files of Flamond'' debuts on Mutual. *15 Januar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Communications Foundation
The Canadian Communications Foundation (CCF) is a Canadian nonprofit organization which documents the history of broadcasting in Canada, particularly radio and television. Since 1995, the organization has distributed its collection via an internet website. It also provides a history of radio and television stations, including networks, programs, broadcasters and many others. The CCF was established in 1967, by the Canadian Association of Broadcasters. Its mission: to "commemorate throughout Canada the development of electronic communications". In the ensuing years, the project moved forward slowly, perhaps because broadcasters were too preoccupied with the challenges of the present and the future to their industry to be able to properly reflect on or to chronicle the past. But, all the while, a search was carried on to find the ideal vehicle with which to fulfill the mission. It was not until the potential of the Internet was revealed and realized that the ideal vehicle was found ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern Daylight Time
The Eastern Time Zone (ET) is a time zone encompassing part or all of 23 states in the eastern part of the United States, parts of eastern Canada, the state of Quintana Roo in Mexico, Panama, Colombia, mainland Ecuador, Peru, and a small portion of westernmost Brazil in South America, along with certain Caribbean and Atlantic islands. Places that use: * Eastern Standard Time (EST), when observing standard time (autumn/winter), are five hours behind Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC−05:00). * Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), when observing daylight saving time (spring/summer), are four hours behind Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC−04:00). On the second Sunday in March, at 2:00 a.m. EST, clocks are advanced to 3:00 a.m. EDT leaving a one-hour "gap". On the first Sunday in November, at 2:00 a.m. EDT, clocks are moved back to 1:00 a.m. EST, thus "duplicating" one hour. Southern parts of the zone (Panama and the Caribbean) do not observe daylight saving time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quebec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is the largest province by area and the second-largest by population. Much of the population lives in urban areas along the St. Lawrence River, between the most populous city, Montreal, and the provincial capital, Quebec City. Quebec is the home of the Québécois nation. Located in Central Canada, the province shares land borders with Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, New Brunswick to the southeast, and a coastal border with Nunavut; in the south it borders Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York in the United States. Between 1534 and 1763, Quebec was called ''Canada'' and was the most developed colony in New France. Following the Seven Years' War, Quebec b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 In Radio
The following events occurred in radio in 2010. Events *January - Radio Mashaal is launched; the new station is a member of Radio Free Europe in Pakistan, broadcasting in the Pashto language. It was launched in January 2010. *March - Indian radio station Radio City launches its first internet station, Radio City Fun Ka Antenna. Debuts *'' Andar ng mga Balita'', weekday news bulletin on Radyo5 92.3 News FM in Mega Manila, Philippines, anchored by Martin Andanar. Ran until 2012. *''Breakfast with Hector'', breakfast radio programme on RTÉ 2fm in Ireland, presented by Hector Ó hEochagáin. Ran until 2013. *''Day 6'', Canadian Saturday morning show on CBC Radio One, hosted by Brent Bambury."Saturday morning guy; Saint John native Brent Bambury hosts new CBC radio show 'Day 6'". ''The Telegraph-Journal'', September 20, 2010. *'' S.R.O.'', radio talk show on DZMM in the Philippines *'' 103.5 Wow FM'' (now '' 103.5 K Lite'') begins broadcast in Pasig, Philippines. Closings *''Key ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
