CFLO-FM is a

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located in

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. Owned and operated by Sonème inc. (an independent private company), it broadcasts on 104.7

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using a

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with an average

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of 10,980

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s and a peak effective radiated power of 16,860 watts ( class B). The station has a

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. It went on the air on May 19, 1963, as an

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broadcasting on 610

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, and was originally known as CKML. The

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was changed to CFLO in October 1988, as the station was re-launched after being silent since October 1986 due to a bankruptcy. The station moved to FM in 1995. CFLO-FM operates one

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, namely CFLO-FM-1 in

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, which broadcasts in stereo on 101.9 MHz with an effective radiated power of 1,150 watts ( class A) using an

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. That station was originally known as CKLR when it went on the air in 1975; at the time, it was on 1490 kHz. The call sign was changed to CKLO in October 1988. The rebroadcaster moved to FM in 1995 and adopted its current call sign at that time.Former Canadian AM stations, by Kit Sage
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References

External links

www.cflo.ca

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Radio stations established in 1963 1963 establishments in Quebec