CJEM-FM is a Canadian

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, broadcasting on 92.7 FM with a power of 40,750

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s. The station plays an

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format. CJEM also has a repeat transmitter, CKMV, located in Grand Falls broadcasting at 95.1 MHz. The station is owned by Radio Edmundston Inc. and first went on the air in December 1944, thus becoming the first French speaking radio station in Canada outside of the province of

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. It was originally carried at 1240 kHz, then at 1230 kHz in 1945, then at 1380 kHz in 1952, 570 kHz in 1954, before given approval to switch to 92.7 MHz in 1998. CJEM's rebroadcaster, CKMV, began broadcasting at 1490 kHz in 1974, and was given approval to switch to 95.1 MHz in 2000. In 1991, CJEM received approval to add transmitters in Grand Falls (95.1) and

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(104.3). In 1995, CJEM was authorized to delete transmitters CJEM-FM-1 and CJEM-FM-2.Decision CRTC 95-79
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Frontiére FM 92
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