CBGA-FM is a

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located in

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. Owned and operated by

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, it broadcasts on 102.1

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with an

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of 42,930 watts ( class C1) using an

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. The station has a non-commercial

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and is part of the

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network, which operates across Canada. Like all other Première stations, but unlike most FM stations, CBGA-FM broadcasts in

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. Previously known as CBGA when the station was on 1250

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, the station moved to 102.1 FM in 2004. The station was founded in 1948 as CKBL and changed its call sign when it was bought by Radio-Canada in 1972. The station's current local programs are ''Bon pied, bonne heure !'', in the mornings from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m., and ''Au coeur du monde'' in the afternoons, 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. CBGA-FM also co-produces ''D'Est en est'', a pan-regional program produced in turn with

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and

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Sept-Îles and heard afternoons during the summer months. On public holidays, its local programs are replaced with local shows airing provincewide (Quebec) produced by different outlets in turn (except Montreal and Quebec City). Its Saturday morning program, ''Samedi et rien d'autre'', originates from

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Rebroadcasters

On August 30, 2011, the CBC has applied to close AM station CBGA-1, a 10,000 watt Class B repeater in

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, to be replaced with FM transmitters in

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, New Richmond, New Carlisle, Percé and

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. These transmitters were approved by the CRTC on October 28, 2011. The AM station mainly served listeners on the Quebec side of

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; listeners in the Bathurst area already receive Première programming from CBAF-FM-2 105.7 in Allardville, a repeater of

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. On January 4, 2013, the CBC filed an application to convert CBGA-6 1270 to 97.7 MHz. This application was approved by the CRTC on April 11, 2013. During 2014, additional transmitters were applied for, and approved, in Escuminac and Matapédia. CBGA-1 left the air in early December 2014, after the aforementioned FM rebroadcasters on the Quebec side of Chaleur Bay were activated.NB Grande Anse 540 CBGA-1 Went dark in early December
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References

External links

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