CFYX-FM
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| City of license | Rimouski, Quebec |
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| Branding | FM 93 |
| Slogan | La puissance musicale de l'Est-du-Québec! |
| Frequency | 93.3 MHz (FM) |
| First air date | October 9, 2007 |
| Format | Silent |
| ERP | 18.2 kW |
| Class | C1 |
| Affiliations | Cogeco |
| Owner |
Groupe Radio Simard (Radio Rimouski) |
CFYX-FM was a French-language Canadian radio station located in Rimouski, Quebec.
Owned and operated by Radio Rimouski,[1] part of Groupe Radio Simard, it broadcast on 93.3 MHz with an effective radiated power of 18,197 watts using an omnidirectional antenna (class C1).
The station had a hot adult contemporary format under the FM 93 branding; although some programming from Cogeco-owned CHMP-FM and CKOI-FM in Montreal was aired.
The station received CRTC approval in 2006 [2] and went on the air on October 9, 2007 at 7 a.m.; part of its programming comes from the Cogeco Diffusion network. The station's original call sign (as assigned in November 2006) was CIEL-FM-6, but it was changed to CFYX-FM in May 2007.[3]
On December 11, 2008, the station was authorized by the CRTC to add a rebroadcaster on 103.1 FM in Rivière-du-Loup.[4]
On July 6, 2011, the station applied to add a new FM transmitter at Amqui. The proposed transmitter in Amqui was to be operated at 92.7 MHz; the application was withdrawn on September 23, 2011.[5][6]
On February 28, 2012 at 5:30pm, station management has shut down the station;[7] executives at the station has said that the station was not profitable.[8]
References
- ↑
- ↑ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2006-129
- ↑
- ↑ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2008-349
- ↑ Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2011-41
- ↑ Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2011-412-2
- ↑ L'Avantage, "Le FM 93 fermera définitivement ses portes à 17 h 30", February 28, 2012. (French)
- ↑ Radio-Canada: "CFYX FM 93 ferme ses portes", February 29, 2012. (French)
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