CHLX-FM (97.1 MHz) is a commercial

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in Gatineau,

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, serving the National Capital Region including

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. A

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station owned by RNC Media, CHLX airs a

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of French-language

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with some

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a majo ...

. It is owned by RNC Media and is branded as ''Wow 97.1''. CHLX's

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s are on Jean-Proulx Avenue in Gatineau, while its transmitter is located in

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, within

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History

CHLX was licensed by the CRTC in 2001, and launched on September 23, 2002.Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2002-250
/ref> It was briefly branded as ''Classique 97,1'' before becoming ''Couleur FM'', airing classical music. In 2008, after a licence amendment was accepted by the CRTC, it became ''Planète 97,1'', an

-formatted station, with 20% of its airtime devoted to jazz.Fagstein: "Radio stations rebranded in Cornwall, Quebec City", August 29, 2014.
/ref> On July 11, 2014, it was announced that CHLX would flip to

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as ''97.1 Rythme FM'' on August 25, as part of a licensing deal between Cogeco and RNC. CHLX became the first non-Cogeco station to carry the Rythme FM format (other than CJEC-FM

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, which was briefly affiliated with Rythme FM after being sold by Cogeco to another broadcaster). As of October 2014, it was still broadcasting two hours a day of jazz music, but since June 2017 the CRTC amended the licence removing the requirement to broadcast such genres.Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2017-218
CRTC, June 27, 2017. In January 2017, the station dropped Rhythme FM and re-branded as ''Wow 97.1''.

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