CKRL-FM is a
French-language
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Canadian
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radio station
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located in
Quebec City
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,
Quebec
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.
The station operates under a
community radio
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licence and is owned by a non-profit group known as CKRL-MF 89,1 inc. It broadcasts on 89.1
MHz
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with an
effective radiated power
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of 1,495
watt
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s (
class A) using an
omnidirectional antenna
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, broadcasting from
Edifice Marie-Guyart in downtown Quebec City.
CKRL-FM began broadcasting on February 15, 1973 at 5 p.m. and was originally a
campus radio station for the
Université Laval
Université Laval is a public research university in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The university was founded by royal charter issued by Queen Victoria in 1852, with roots in the founding of the Séminaire de Québec in 1663 by François de Montmo ...
; this situation ceased in 1984, although the name of the corporation remained "Campus Laval FM inc." for many years thereafter. 94.3
CHYZ-FM became the new campus radio station of that university in 1997.
The station is a member of the
Association des radiodiffuseurs communautaires du Québec The Alliance des radios communautaires du Québec (ARCQ) is a Canadian organization, which serves as a coordinating body for community radio stations in Quebec.Frédéric Lesemann, Jean-Marie Gourvil and Pierre Hamel, "Les radios communautaires au Q ...
.
External links
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Radio stations established in 1973
1973 establishments in Quebec
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