CHOQ-FM

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CHOQ
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Broadcast area Toronto, Ontario
Branding Radio-Toronto
Slogan La radio francophone de Toronto
First air date 2006
Frequency 105.1 MHz (FM)
Format Franco-Ontarian community radio
Owner Cooperative Radio-Toronto
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Not to be confused with "CHOQ.FM", an unlicensed closed-circuit radio station at the Université du Québec à Montréal.

CHOQ is a Canadian radio station which began broadcasting in 2006. A non-profit community station for Franco-Ontarians in Toronto, Ontario, the station broadcasts at 105.1 on the FM dial.

CHOQ is owned by the Radio-Toronto cooperative. On October 18, 2004 the station received a $75,000 startup grant from the Trillium Foundation.

The station's launch was originally scheduled for 2005. The station did air a testing signal for three weeks in November of that year, but did not launch its permanent signal until May 1, 2006. The station also publishes a weekly Top 40 singles chart in L'Express.

CHOQ is also available as a digital television radio feed on Rogers Cable in the greater Toronto area on channel 957.

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