CISM-FM

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CISM-FM

City of license	Montreal, Quebec
Broadcast area	Greater Montreal area
Branding	CISM 89,3 FM -- la marge
First air date	March 14, 1991
Frequency	89.3 MHz
Format	campus radio
ERP	10 kW
Class	B
Callsign meaning	Communication Information Sur la Montagne
Owner	Communication du Versant Nord inc. (non-profit organisation)
Website	http://www.cismfm.qc.ca

CISM-FM (Communication Information Sur la Montagne) is the official radio station of Université de Montréal. It is student-run on a volunteer basis and can be heard in Montreal and its outlying regions, or by internet users around the world through live-streaming technology. A great variety of shows are broadcast daily in the French language.

As early as 1970, Université de Montréal students were bonding over the idea of a French college radio station. In 1980, a requested feasibility study gave place to recommendations for a potential radio broadcasting school. At noon on October 7, 1985, CISM broadcast its first radio show over the university's campus. In July 1990, CISM gain its FM broadcast permit from the CRTC. Then, on March 14, 1991, CISM's broadcasting antenna was boosted to 10 000 watts. Reaching a diameter of 70 km, CISM is now the world's biggest French college radio station.

[edit] External links

• CISM 89,3 FM (official website)