CBM-FM (93.5

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) is a public

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station in

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. It carries the English-language

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network.

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by the government-owned

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, CBM-FM is a Class C1 station. It transmits from the

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candelabra tower with an

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of 100,000 watts, using

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. Its studios and offices, along with those of

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CBME-FM, are located at

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History

In 1947, CBM-FM first

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at 100.7 MHz. In its early years, it

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the programming of co-owned CBM. French language

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also officially went on the air that year, at 95.1 MHz, although it had done experimental broadcasts for several years leading up to its sign-on. In 1960, CBM-FM began airing separate programming, along with the other CBC FM stations, playing mostly

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. It became a simulcast of CBM again in 1962, but returned to separate programming in 1964. In 1971, CBM-FM moved to 93.5.Broadcasting Yearbook 1973 page B-236
/ref> CBF-FM took over the 100.7 frequency vacated by CBM-FM. The CBC FM network was rebranded ''CBC Stereo'' on 3 November 1975, and ''CBC Radio Two'' in 1997. In 2006, CBM-FM and other Radio Two stations began a transition from mostly classical and

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programming to a mix of

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, singer-songwriter and world music, as well as some classical and jazz. The weeknight version of the jazz program '' Tonic'', hosted by

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, originated from CBM-FM until Malloch's retirement in 2012.

Rebroadcasters

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cbm-Fm BM BM BM Radio stations established in 1946 1946 establishments in Quebec