CHXX-FM (100.9 FM, ''BPM Sports 100.9 Québec'') is a

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. 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 carries a

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format as an affiliate of RNC's ''BPM Sports'' network. It broadcasts with an

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of 1,585

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s ( class B) using an

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. The station also has one

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, operating on 105.5 FM in Lotbinière.

History

Under its former call sign CKNU, the station had a

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and was largely automated. It was best known for having been the home of controversial host

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from August 2002 until December 2005. RNC Media fired most employees, including Arthur, after it acquired the station from Genex Communications in December 2005. As of July 31, 2007, CKNU changed its call name to CHXX-FM and became ''Radio X2 100 9'', a

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radio station similar to its sister modern rock station Radio X (

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, which is now a

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station). In August 2019, the station rebranded as simply ''100,9'', with an adult hits format. In 2021, the station flipped to

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as ''Vibe 100.9''; the station shared its branding and airstaff with

CFTX-FM CFTX-FM (96.5 MHz) is a commercial Francophone radio station based in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. The station broadcasts a French sports format branded as ''BPM Sports''. It is owned by RNC Media with radio studios and offices on Jean-Proulx Avenu ...

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

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

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), and otherwise continue to carry music programming. The station's local sports programming is currently limited to ''La Tribune Capitale'', a Quebec City-based program that is part of the network schedule.

References

External links

BPM Sports 100.9 Québec
* * Radio stations in Quebec City Modern rock radio stations in Canada French-language radio stations in Quebec RNC Media radio stations Year of establishment missing {{Quebec-radio-station-stub