CIME-FM is a

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Canadian radio station located in

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, Quebec, about north of Montreal. Owned and operated by

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, it broadcasts on 103.9 MHz using a

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with an average effective radiated power of 11,700 watts and a peak effective radiated power of 39,300 watts ( class C1). The station has an adult top 40

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under the ''CIME'' branding. The station also operates two rebroadcasters : a low-power one (CIME-FM-1) in Val-Morin, on 102.9 using a

with an average effective radiated power of 4 watts and a peak effective radiated power of 14 watts ( class LP), and a stronger one (CIME-FM-2) in Mont-Tremblant, on 101.3 with an effective radiated power of 800 watts ( class B) using an omnidirectional antenna. CIME-FM opened on March 25, 1977, and originally had a middle of the road

, which gradually evolved over time to a more traditional hot adult contemporary format and currently it is an adult contemporary station. CIME-FM was originally located in

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, about 70 kilometres north of Montreal, and had a 50,000 watts omnidirectional signal on 99.5 MHz. The station moved to Saint-Jérôme in mid-1998, at the same time that it moved to 103.9 and inaugurated its 101.3 relay (the smaller 102.9 one was operational since the beginning). These changes in frequencies were a result of a deal to allow the 99.5 to be used in Montreal for the new

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. As a result, CIME-FM can only be heard now in parts of Montreal itself, but has a better coverage in their targeted area (the Laurentides region). The station is especially famous or infamous (depending on the point of view) for its now-discontinued practices of airing subliminal messages intended to induce relaxation at night and using a system of audio tones as a mosquito repellent. On December 17, 2010, the CRTC approved the sale of most of Corus Entertainment's radio stations in Quebec, including CIME-FM, to

.Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2010-942
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, the station adopted the tri-oval

Rythme FM Rythme FM is a network of French-language adult contemporary FM radio stations broadcasting in most major markets of Quebec. The network was created and owned by Cogeco. History The brand "Rythme FM" was introduced in January 1999 at CFGL-FM ...

logo on CIME-FM; however the CIME branding and hot adult contemporary stayed because of the adult contemporary format already heard on nearby flagship and sister station

CFGL-FM CFGL-FM (105.7 MHz) is a commercial radio station serving Greater Montreal, airing a French Soft Adult Contemporary radio format. It is the flagship of the Rythme FM network, which operates across much of Quebec. The station is licensed to the ...

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. As a result, programming is different, save for majority of nighttime programming, which largely simulcasts CFGL-FM. On August 22, 2016, the station left the Rythme network and adopted a new slogan: "La Couleur Musicale des Laurentides".

References

External links

CIME (official website)Decision CRTC 86-435Decision CRTC 97-292
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Saint-Jérôme Radio stations established in 1977 1977 establishments in Quebec