CIMO-FM

CIMO-FM
City of license Magog, Quebec
Broadcast area Sherbrooke/Estrie
Branding Radio NRJ Estrie 106.1
Frequency 106.1 MHz (FM)
First air date September 9, 1979
Format contemporary hit radio
ERP 1.6 kW
Class B
Callsign meaning MagOg
Affiliations NRJ Canada
Owner Bell Media
(Bell Media Radio)
Website http://www.radionrj.ca/estrie

CIMO-FM is a French-language Canadian radio station located in Magog, Quebec, near Sherbrooke.

Owned and operated by Bell Media, it broadcasts on 106.1 MHz with an effective radiated power of 1,600 watts (class B) using an omnidirectional antenna located on the top of Mount Orford. Because of severe coverage deficiencies in downtown Sherbrooke, the station also operates a low-power relay there, CIMO-FM-1, which broadcasts on 106.9 MHz with an effective radiated power of 22 watts, also using an omnidirectional antenna.[1]

Last CIMO logo using the Énergie branding.

The station has a contemporary hit radio format and is part of the NRJ network which operates across Quebec. It started operations on September 9, 1979.[2] CIMO-FM became a sister station to the now-defunct CJRS 1510 (even though that station was located in Sherbrooke) in 1987, as it was bought by Radiomutuel (predecessor of Astral Media).

Notes

  1. Decision CRTC 85-699
  2. Astral Communications inc. (2000-01-14). "Notice annuelle -- Exercice terminé le 31 août 1999" (PDF) (in French). Retrieved 2006-12-11.

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Coordinates: 45°18′43″N 72°14′30″W / 45.31194°N 72.24167°W