CFTX-FM (96.5

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) is a

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Francophone

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based in

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. The station broadcasts a French

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format branded as ''BPM Sports''. It is owned by

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with

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s and offices on Jean-Proulx Avenue in Gatineau. CFTX-FM has an

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(ERP) of 1,750

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s. The

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is on Boulevard St.-Joseph at Rue Bourque, near

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History

The station received its approval in 2005. It

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the air in 2006. The first format was Top 40/CHR, calling itself ''Tag Radio'' and later, ''Tag Radio X'', after its

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CHOI-FM CHOI-FM is a French-language FM radio station that broadcasts on the frequency 98.1 MHz out of Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, with a talk format. Locally, it is known as ''Radio X'' (a reference to "Generation X", as most of CHOI's listeners co ...

. The 96.5 FM frequency was formerly occupied by a low-power

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radio station, CFDT in

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, which began operations in the early 1990s and was also used in 2002 for a special event radio programming at 96.5 MHz in Gatineau with the callsign CIRC. Since the station signed on the air in 2006, the station had gone through a number of formats and brandings. It changed to an

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format as ''Tag Radio X'', in 2009. On July 26, 2010, CFTX flipped to

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branded as ''Capitale Rock''. On September 22, 2016, CFTX changed its format to adult hits as ''Pop 96.5''. On August 12, 2019, CFTX flipped back to Top 40/CHR but retained the "Pop" branding. In June 2021, the station rebranded as ''Vibe 96.5''; the station shared its branding and airstaff with

CHXX-FM CHXX-FM (100.9 FM, ''BPM Sports 100.9 Québec'') is a French-language radio station in Quebec City, Quebec. Owned by RNC Media, it carries a sports talk format as an affiliate of RNC's ''BPM Sports'' network. It broadcasts with an effective ra ...

in Quebec City. On August 29, 2022, both ''Vibe'' stations flipped to

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as ''BPM Sports'', networked with Montreal sister station

CKLX-FM CKLX-FM (91.9 MHz) is a French-language Canadian radio station located in Montreal, Quebec. Owned and operated by RNC Media, it airs a sports talk format as flagship station of RNC's ''BPM Sports'' network. It is the French-language flagship st ...

. Due to CRTC license restrictions requiring at least 50% of their weekly programming to be devoted to music, the stations only carry ''BPM Sports''' weekday and weekend morning lineups, do not carry its play-by-play rights (such as CF Montréal), and otherwise continue to carry music programming.

Transmitters

Former logos

Image:CFTX Pop96.5 logo.png, Pop 96.5 logo from 2019-2021

References

External links

bpmsports.caVibe 96.5

POP Radio
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