Rythme FM
| Type | Adult contemporary radio network |
|---|---|
| Country | Canada |
| Availability | FM: Quebec |
| Slogan | Le Rythme du Québec |
| Owner | Cogeco |
| Launch date | 1999 |
| Official website | Rythme FM |
Rythme FM is a network of French-language adult contemporary FM radio stations broadcasting throughout most of the province of Quebec. They are owned and operated by Cogeco.
The brand "Rythme FM" was introduced in January 1999 at CFGL-FM in the Montreal market (which segued from soft AC), and the network was created after Cogeco received new licences in other markets in 2002 and 2003. CFGL-FM is the most-listened to French-language station in North America.[1] The majority of the songs played are in French, but the station also plays English adult contemporary music.
The Rythme FM network is in direct competition against Rouge FM; both networks offer a very similar product, with Rouge FM having a marginally hot AC-leaning sound compared to Rythme FM, which leans somewhat more towards oldies/classic hits. About 95% of Rythme FM would have playlist duplications from Rouge FM.
Majority of the newer Rythme FM songs are played on XM Radio Canada's Sur La Route channel.
Gatineau, Quebec's third-largest city, is the largest market not served by the network. Rythme FM also has no station in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region—another major market in 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; one of the conditions, however, stiplulated that Rythme FM outlet CJEC-FM in Quebec City must be sold to another party by December 2011.[3] On November 9, 2011, it was announced that Cogeco would sell CJEC-FM, as well as CFEL-FM, to Leclerc Communication Inc., a company owned by Quebec City businessman Jacques Leclerc, owner of Laura Secord Chocolates and Biscuits Leclerc.[4]
On August 16, 2011, CIME-FM in Saint-Jérôme became part of Rythme FM network and added programming from Rythme FM and also adopted imaging and slogan of Rythme FM, but kept its CIME branding.
[edit] Rythme FM stations
- Laval / Montreal - CFGL-FM
- Quebec City - CJEC-FM (sale pending)
- Saint-Jérôme - CIME-FM (as "CIME")
- Sherbrooke - CFGE-FM
- Trois-Rivières - CJEB-FM
[edit] References
- ^ Hot Adult Contemporary DocStoc.com Retrieved 2010-04-28
- ^ "Canada's Corus Entertainment sells all its stations in Quebec, including Montreal". Radio-Info.com. April 30, 2010. http://www.radio-info.com/news/canadas-corus-entertainment-sells-all-its-stations-in-quebec-including-mont. Retrieved May 31, 2011.
- ^ "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". Crtc.gc.ca. http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2010/2010-942.htm. Retrieved 2011-12-21.
- ^ Le Soleil: Rythme FM et CKOI vendues... ou presque, November 9, 2011.(French)
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