CJSQ-FM is a French-language Canadian radio station located in

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, broadcasting on 92.7

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using an

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with an

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of 2,840

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s ( class B). The station broadcasts a French language classical music format branded as ''Radio-Classique Québec'', and is owned by Groupe Musique Greg as a sister station to

CJPX-FM CJPX-FM is a French language, French-language Canada, Canadian radio station located in Montreal, Quebec. Owned and operated by Leclerc Communication, it broadcasts on 99.5 MHz using an omnidirectional antenna on Mount Royal with an effective radi ...

, a classical music station serving

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. The station was previously founded and owned by Radio-Classique Québec, Inc., a company that was 90% owned by Jean-Pierre Coallier. While it was controlled by the same principal owners, the two companies are legally separate. Siège_social_SSQ_Groupe_financier

In December 2014, it was announced that both CJSQ and CJPX would be sold to Groupe Musique Greg, a company founded by Montreal musician and radio personality

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. Charles' offer to buy the two stations came in response to rumours that Coallier was looking to retire and sell them. Under Charles' ownership, the station broadcasts a selection of

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and

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. Most of the programming is simulcast with CJPX-FM, with Béatrice Zacharie and Jasmin Hains originating from CJSQ-FM and simulcast in Montreal on CJPX-FM. In April 2020, Leclerc Communication, owners of competing station

CJEC-FM CJEC-FM (WKND 91.9) is a French-language Canada, Canadian radio station located in Quebec City, Quebec. Owned and operated by Leclerc Communication, it broadcasts on 91.9 MHz using a directional antenna with an average effective radiated power ...

, acquired CJPX-FM; that station would flip to an adult contemporary format as ''WKND 99.5'', breaking off the simulcast with CJSQ-FM.

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