| City of license | Moncton, New Brunswick |
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| Branding | Choix FM 99,9 |
| Slogan | "L'Acadie country" |
| Frequency | 99.9 MHz (FM) |
| First air date | 2001 |
| Format | Country music |
| Callsign meaning | derived from "choix" ("choice" in French) |
| Owner | Maritime Broadcasting System |
| Sister stations | CKCW-FM, CFQM-FM |
| Website | Choix FM 99,9 |
CHOY-FM (99.9 FM), branded as "Choix FM", is a Canadian French language radio station broadcasting at 99.9 MHz from Moncton, New Brunswick. The station currently plays country music and is owned by the Maritime Broadcasting System with its studios at 1000 St George Boulevard. Previously, CHLR 1380 AM was the only private francophone broadcaster in Moncton, which began broadcasting October 31, 1981 until January 2, 1985.
On August 24, 2000, Denis Losier, on behalf of a company to be incorporated received approval by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to operate a new commercial french-language FM radio service in Moncton. [1] The station began broadcasting in 2001. On February 21, 2006, the station received approval to transfer the effective control of CHOY-FM Limitée, licensee of CHOY-FM Moncton, New Brunswick, from Radio Diffusion Acadie Inc. to Maritime Broadcasting System Limited (MBS). [2]
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