CFPT-FM (106.5 FM, "106.5 Elmnt FM") is an

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radio station in

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. Owned by First Peoples Radio, a subsidiary of the

Aboriginal Peoples Television Network The Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN, stylized aptn) is a Canadian specialty channel. Established in 1992 and maintained by governmental funding to broadcast in Canada's northern territories, APTN acquired a national broadcast lice ...

(APTN), it broadcasts

music Music is generally defined as the art of arranging sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm or otherwise expressive content. Exact definitions of music vary considerably around the world, though it is an aspect ...

and

talk Talk may refer to: Communication * Communication, the encoding and decoding of exchanged messages between people * Conversation, interactive communication between two or more people * Lecture, an oral presentation intended to inform or instruct ...

programming targeting the

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community, with the former focusing upon both

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and indigenous musicians. The station launched on October 24, 2018 as a replacement for the city's

Voices Radio Aboriginal Voices Radio Network (rebranded as Voices Radio in 2014) was a Canadian radio network, which primarily broadcast music programming and other content of interest to aboriginal people. As of June 2015, the network operated stations in To ...

station.

History

In June 2017, the CRTC awarded licences for five new Indigenous radio stations in

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, and

to replace the

network (whose licenses were revoked in 2015 due to long-term compliance issues). The Ottawa (

CFPO-FM CFPO-FM (95.7 FM, "95.7 Elmnt FM") is an indigenous peoples' radio station in Ottawa. Owned by First Peoples Radio, a subsidiary of the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN), it broadcasts music and talk programming targeting the First Na ...

) and Toronto licences were awarded to First Peoples Radio, a subsidiary of APTN, with the Toronto station inheriting Voices Radio's 106.5 FM frequency. In June 2018, it was announced that the two First Peoples Radio stations would brand as ''Elmnt FM'', and air a mixture of

and

programming, including

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Pop,

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, and R&B music. At least 25% of the music played by the station will be by indigenous Canadian musicians.

Métis The Métis ( ; Canadian ) are Indigenous peoples who inhabit Canada's three Prairie Provinces, as well as parts of British Columbia, the Northwest Territories, and the Northern United States. They have a shared history and culture which derives ...

musician

Janet Panic Janet Panic (born June 17, 1970) is a Métis singer, guitarist, and songwriter. She has released a number of albums of original music as a member of the band Phew (1994–1995), 10 Ft. Henry (1996–1997) and under her own name. Panic is best kno ...

was announced as the Toronto station's evening host. The station officially launched on October 24, 2018 as CFPT-FM. In January 2022, broadcasters Mark Strong and

Jemeni Joanne Gairy, better known by her stage name Jemeni, is a singer, actress, writer, activist, broadcaster and community worker. She was born in Grenada and grew up in St. Catharines, Ontario and now lives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She studied ...

joined the station as cohosts of its morning show.Connie Thiessen
"Mark Strong and Jemeni resurface on Toronto’s 106.5 ELMNT FM"
''Broadcast Dialogue'', January 12, 2022.

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