CKXL-FM (91.1

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) is a

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and serving the

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. It broadcasts a

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that has 80% Manitoba content. It uses the branding ''Envol 91 FM''. CKXL-FM is owned by ''La Radio Communautaire du Manitoba Inc.'' It broadcasts from the Franco-Manitoban Cultural Centre (CCFM) in the

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district of Saint Boniface. The station's

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is located on Provincial Trunk Highway 2 in

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History

CKXL first

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the air on June 24, 1989. It originally broadcast on the 101.5 FM frequency, with a temporary license granted to ''La Radio Communautaire du Manitoba'' by the

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(CRTC). CKXL owned a mobile broadcast unit which traveled throughout the French communities of Manitoba during the summer of 1989. The mobile unit had a low power transmitter with an eight-mile coverage area. During this trial run, Winnipeggers were able to listen to CKXL on June 30, July 1 and during Folklorama '89. CKXL received a permanent license from the CRTC and moved to 91.1 FM on October 21, 1991. CKXL broadcasts at 61,000 watts from the ''Starbuck Communications Tower''. Noted writer

Laurent Poliquin Laurent Poliquin (born June 12, 1975) is a Franco-Manitoban poet, educator and a community activist. He is a member of the Green Party of Canada. Biography He studied philosophy at the University of Quebec at Trois-Rivières and completed a MA ...

has been a host on the station since 2002. CKXL is a member of the

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. In June 2006 CKXL-FM was authorized by the CRTC to decrease its amount of station-produced programming.

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* * {{Winnipeg FM KXL KXL KXL Radio stations established in 1989 1989 establishments in Manitoba