CHYQ-FM
| City of license | West Nipissing, Ontario |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Nipissing District |
| Branding | Le Loup 97.1 |
| Slogan | La Voix du nord |
| Frequency | 97.1 MHz (FM) |
| First air date | February 6th 2014 |
| Format | hot adult contemporary (French) |
| ERP | 77,600 watts |
| Class | C |
| Callsign meaning | an available callsign that could be pronounced like the French word chic |
| Owner | Le5 Communications |
| Sister stations | CHYK-FM, CHYC-FM |
| Website | http://www.leloupfm.com |
CHYQ-FM is a new radio station that will offer a French-language adult pop music format on a frequency of 97.1 MHz (FM) in West Nipissing, Ontario, Canada, serving the Sturgeon Falls-North Bay area. Owned by Le5 Communications, the station received CRTC approval on January 6, 2011.[1]
This station will air a similar format to Le5's CHYC-FM in Sudbury and CHYK-FM in Timmins. It was the first commercial French-language radio station licensed in Ontario since the launch of CHYC-FM's original AM incarnation, CFBR, in 1957; apart from the three Le5 stations, all other French radio stations in Ontario are non-commercial outlets owned by non-profit community radio groups or Radio-Canada.
The station originally had until January 6, 2013, two years after its license was first awarded, to commence broadcasting. However, Le 5 has since requested, and received, and extension that gives the broadcaster until January 6, 2014 to begin broadcasting. [2]
The launch date for the new radio station has yet to be announced.[3]
On December 3rd 2013 the station began on air testing lasting until February 5th 2014
The station officially launched at 7am on February 6th 2014
References
- ↑ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2011-2
- ↑ Canadian Radio News for February 2013, radiowest.ca, March 1, 2013
- ↑
External links
- Query the REC's Canadian station database for NIPISSING_40 (97.1 MHz Nipissing, ON)
- 97.1 MHz at Recnet.com
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