CKMF-FM

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CKMF

City of license	Montreal, Quebec
Broadcast area	Greater Montreal area
Branding	"Énergie 94.3"
Frequency	94.3 MHz
First air date	May 11, 1964
Format	Top 40 Mainstream (DJs and presentation/content are in French, but plays both Francophone and Anglophone music)
ERP	41,400 watts
Class	C1
Callsign meaning	The MF is the French terminology for FM
Owner	Astral Media
Sister stations	CFEI, CFZZ, CHOM, CITE, CJAD, CJFM, CKMF
Website	Énergie 94.3's website

CKMF-FM is a French-language Canadian radio station located in Montreal, Quebec.

Owned and operated by Astral Media, it broadcasts on 94.3 MHz with an effective radiated power of 41,400 watts (class C1) using an omnidirectional antenna from the Mount Royal candelabra tower.

The station has a contemporary hit radio format and is the flagship of the Énergie network which operates across Quebec. It offers an eclectic yet progressive mix of personality-driven DJs and current francophone and anglophone pop music.

[edit] History

Originally known as CJMS-FM, the station started operations on May 11, 1964, ^[1] as a sister station to the now-defunct CJMS 1280. The station originally had a classical music format; that format was abandoned in the early 1970s and the call sign was changed at that time to CKMF-FM. The station became Canada's first disco music dedicated radio station in November 1978. Because of Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) rules and the fact that CKMF is a French-language station, it was submitted to play mostly French-language over English-language music, therefore disco was played during the peak hours. "Le 5 à 8" was the most popular show between 1978 and 1983 hosted by Michel Jasmin and Alain Montpetit and Guy Aubry. Ironically Montpetit's popularity as an influential DJ and promoter would be tarnished by being named as the prime suspect in a 1982 murder of a model in New York City (which would not be confirmed until 2002). He would later die in a Washington, DC hotel of a drug overdose in 1988.

It was from there that the "Énergie" name came to be as the station carried it over from its evolution from Rhythmic Top 40 in the 1980s and 1990s, to its current format which began in 1994.

While a power increase to 75,000 watts was planned around 2000 to combat expected interference from the power increase of fourth-adjacent CBF-FM 95.1 from 17,030 to 100,000 watts, it never took place and was not even applied for, as the expected interference never took place. However this plan was notified internationally even though it was never implemented, which explains the United States Federal Communications Commission's FM query erroneous claims that CKMF-FM has a power of 75,000 watts.

[edit] Notes

^ Astral Communications inc. (2000-01-14). Notice annuelle -- Exercice terminé le 31 août 1999 (French). Retrieved on 2006-12-11.

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v • d • e Radio stations in Montreal

Montreal AM	CINF 690 • CKAC 730 • CJAD 800 • CINW 940 • CKGM 990 • CFMB 1280 • CHOU 1450 • CJWI 1610 • CJRS 1650 • CJLO 1690

Montreal FM	CBME 88.5 • CISM 89.3 • CKUT 90.3 • CIRA 91.3 • CKLX 91.9 • CFQR 92.5 • CBM 93.5 • CKMF 94.3 • CBF 95.1 • CJFM 95.9 • CKOI 96.9 • CHOM 97.7 • CJPX 99.5 • CKVL 100.1 • CBFX 100.7 • CIBL 101.5 • CINQ 102.3 • CKDG 105.1 • CKAV-10 106.7 • CITE 107.3

Adjacent communities	Châteauguay: CHAI 101.9 • Joliette: CJLM 103.5 • Kahnawake: CKRK 103.7 • Lachute: CJLA 104.9 Laval: CFAV 1570 • CFGL 105.7 • Longueuil: CHMP 98.5 • CHAA 103.3 • Saint-Constant: CJMS 1040 Saint-Hyacinthe: CFEI 106.5 • Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu: CFZZ 104.1 • Saint-Jérôme: CIME 103.9 Valleyfield: CKOD 103.1 • Vaudreuil-Dorion: CJVD 100.1

Adjacent markets	North Country Region, NY

Quebec Radio Markets: Abitibi-Témiscamingue • Gatineau • Mauricie • Montreal • Quebec City • Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean • Sherbrooke/Estrie See also: List of radio stations in Quebec

v • d • e Astral Media Inc.

Corporate Directors	Normand Beauchamp • Austin Beutel • Paul Bronfman • André Bureau (Chairman) • Jack Cockwell • George Cohon • Paul Godfrey • Stephen Greenberg • Ian Greenberg (President and CEO) • Sidney Greenberg (Vice President) • Sidney Horn • Mila Mulroney • Timothy Price

Broadcast television stations	CFTK (CBC) • CJDC (CBC)

Cable Television/Specialty Channels	Canal D • Canal Indigo • Canal Vie • cinépop • Family • Historia • The Movie Network • Mpix • MusiquePlus • MusiMax • Séries+ • Super Écran • TATV • Teletoon (English • French) • Teletoon Retro • Viewers Choice • VRAK.TV • Ztélé

Radio networks / brands	Boom FM • EZ Rock • Énergie • RockDétente

Radio Stations (by call-sign)	AM: CFRB • CFRN • CFTK • CHAM • CHOR • CHTK • CIOR • CISL • CJAD • CJBK • CJDC • CJOR • CKCR • CKFR • CKGR • CKHJ • CKMX • CKOC • CKOR • CKSL • CKTB FM: CFBR • CFEI • CFIX • CFMG • CHBD • CHEY • CHIK • CHOM • CHRD • CHRE • CHRX • CHSU • CHTZ • CHVR • CIBK • CIBX • CICF • CIGB • CIKI • CIKX • CILK • CIMF • CIMO • CIQM • CITE (Montreal) • CITE (Estrie) • CITF • CJAB • CFQX • CFVM • CFXY • CFZZ • CJAT • CJAY • CJBX • CJCJ • CJDM • CJEZ • CJFM • CJFW • CJMM • CJMV • CJOI • CJMG • CKBC • CKFM • CKKC • CKLH • CKMF • CKMM • CKNL • CKQB • CKRX • CKTF • CKTK • CKTO • CKTY • CKX • CKXA • CKXR • CKZZ

Sirius Canada channels	Énergie² • RockVelours

Other Assets	Astral Media Outdoor (AMO)

See also	Standard Broadcasting • Telemedia