CJEC-FM
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| City of license | Quebec City, Quebec |
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| Branding | 91.9 Rythme FM |
| Slogan | Le Rythme de Québec |
| Frequency | 91.9 MHz (FM) |
| First air date | August 2003 |
| Format | Adult Contemporary |
| ERP | 31,000 watts |
| Class | C1 |
| Owner | Leclerc Communication Inc. |
| Sister stations | CFEL-FM |
| Website | 91.9 Rythme FM |
CJEC-FM is a French-language Canadian radio station located in Quebec City, Quebec.
Owned and operated by Leclerc Communication, it broadcasts on 91.9 MHz using a directional antenna with an average effective radiated power of 14,550 watts and a peak effective radiated power of 31,000 watts (class C1). The station's transmitter is located at Mount Bélair. The station was licensed by the CRTC in 2002.[1]
The station has an adult contemporary format since it opened in August 2003 and is part of the Rythme FM network which operates across much of Quebec.
On April 30, 2010, Cogeco announced it would purchase Corus Quebec's radio stations.[2] The sale was approved by the CRTC on December 17, 2010, on the condition that CJEC-FM be sold to another party by December 2011.[3]
On November 9, 2011, Cogeco announced a deal to sell CFEL-FM and CJEC-FM to Leclerc Communication Inc., a broadcaster owned by Jacques Leclerc, a local businessman who owns Laura Secord Chocolates and Biscuits Leclerc.[4] The sale was approved by the CRTC on January 19 and completed on January 31, 2012.[5] The stations were delisted from Cogeco Diffusion's website shortly thereafter,[6] though CJEC's website still identifies the station as a Cogeco station, which is no longer true.[7] Despite the ownership change, the station retains the Rythme FM name, and continues to simulcast most of its networked Rythme FM programming from former sister station CFGL-FM in Montreal.
[edit] References
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2002-190
- ^ "Canada's Corus Entertainment sells all its stations in Quebec, including Montreal". Radio-Info.com. 30 April 2010. http://www.radio-info.com/news/canadas-corus-entertainment-sells-all-its-stations-in-quebec-including-mont.
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2010-942: "Transfer of effective control of various commercial radio programming undertakings from Corus Entertainment Inc. to Cogeco inc.", issued December 17, 2010.
- ^ Le Soleil: Rythme FM et CKOI vendues... ou presque, November 9, 2011.(French)
- ^ CKOI et Rythme FM officiellement à Leclerc communication -- Quebec Hebdo (Retrieved 2012-01-31)
- ^ Cogeco Diffusion
- ^ Per observation at http://www.rythmefm.com/quebec/ as of March 2, 2012.
[edit] External links
- 91.9 Rythme FM
- CJEC-FM history at Canadian Communications Foundation
- Query the REC's Canadian station database for CJEC-FM
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