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

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. Owned by

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, 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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format 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 (

CHOI-FM CHOI-FM is a French language, French-language FM broadcasting, FM radio station that broadcasts on the frequency 98.1 Hertz, MHz out of Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, with a talk radio, talk format. Locally, it is known as ''Radio X'' (a reference ...

, which is now a talk 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. 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

CHXX-FM
at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the

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