CIRA-FM

CIRA-FM
Montreal, Quebec;
Frequency	91.3 MHz
Branding	Radio Ville-Marie
Programming
Language(s)	French
Format	Religious
Ownership
Owner	Radio Ville-Marie
History
First air date	1994
Technical information
Class	C1
ERP	36.2 kilowatts; horizontal polarization only
HAAT	242.5 meters (796 ft)
Links
Website	Radio VM Website

CIRA-FM is a French language Canadian radio station located in Montreal, Quebec. Its studios are located at 5000 d'Iberville street in the Plateau Mont-Royal district of Montreal.

It broadcasts on 91.3 MHz with an effective radiated power of 36,200 watts (class C1) using an omnidirectional antenna located atop Mount Royal. Radio Ville-Marie received CRTC approval in 1994 to operate a new religious French-language FM radio programming at Montreal.^[1]

This radio station is Catholic and has a religious broadcasting format. Since its inception in 1995 it identifies itself as "Radio Ville-Marie". CIRA-FM is not a commercial broadcaster and as such does not carry paid advertising.

Transmitters

In addition to the Montreal station on 91.3 FM, CIRA-FM also broadcasts on the following frequencies:

CIRA-FM-1: Sherbrooke (100.3 FM) (licensed to Radio-Soleil-Estrie as a separate radiocommunication distribution undertaking) - launched September 20, 1998 ^[2]
CIRA-FM-2: Trois-Rivières (89.9 FM) - launched September 9, 2005 ^[3]
CIRA-FM-3: Victoriaville (89.3 FM) - launched January 5, 2006 ^[4]
CIRA-FM-4: Rimouski (104.1 FM)

A transmitter for Canada's National Capital Region, CIRA-5 (1350 AM) in Gatineau, was on the air from 2012 to 2015. That transmitter received CRTC approval on September 23, 2009.^[5] In 2015, CIRA-5 was shutdown due to lack of money to keep that transmitter going.^{[citation needed]} CIRA's FM transmitters remain unaffected with CIRA-5's shutdown. The 1350 AM frequency was a former frequency that was used by CHVR in Pembroke, Ontario, until it moved to FM in 1996.

References

External links

www.radiovm.com
CIRA history - Canadian Communications Foundation
CIRA in the REC Canadian station database

45°30′20″N 73°35′30″W / 45.50556°N 73.59167°W / 45.50556; -73.59167

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[3] Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2003-100

[4] Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2003-471

[5] Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2009-593

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v t e Radio stations in Mauricie, Quebec
Trois-Rivières	CFOU-FM 89.1 CIRA-FM-2 89.9 CBMZ-FM 93.9 CHEY-FM 94.7 CBF-FM-8 96.5 CJEB-FM 100.1 CIGB-FM 102.3 CBFX-FM-1 104.3 VF2477 105.9 CKOB-FM 106.9 Defunct CJTR 1140 CFCQ-FM 93.9
Shawinigan	VF8001 88.9 VF8015 90.7 CFUT-FM 92.9 Defunct CKSM 1220
La Tuque	CFLM-FM 97.1 CBVE-1 101.9 CBF-FM-19 103.7 VF8010 94.1
Louiseville	CHHO-FM 103.1
Quebec radio markets Abitibi-Témiscamingue Bas-Saint-Laurent Centre-du-Québec Chaudière-Appalaches Côte-Nord Gaspésie Gatineau Laurentides Mauricie Montreal Nord-du-Québec Quebec City Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean Sherbrooke/Estrie See also List of radio stations in Quebec

v t e Radio stations in Centre-du-Québec
Bécancour	CKBN-FM 90.5
Drummondville	CJRD 88.9 CJDM-FM 92.1 CHRD-FM 105.3
Plessisville	CKYQ-FM 95.7
Victoriaville	CIRA 89.3 CBF-FM-12 92.7 CFJO-FM 97.3 CFDA-FM 101.9 CKYQ-FM-1 103.5
Nearby regions – Canada Chaudière-Appalaches Mauricie Montreal Sherbrooke Quebec City U.S. Northeast Kingdom and Northern New Hampshire See also List of radio stations in Quebec

v t e Radio stations in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec
Rivière-du-Loup	CJBR 89.5 CBRX 90.7 CIEL 103.7/93.9 CIBM 107.1
Rimouski	CJBR 89.1 CFYX 93.3 CKMN 96.5 CIKI 98.7 CBRX 101.5 CJOI 102.9 CIRA-FM-4 104.1
Matane	CHOE 95.3 CFVM 99.9 CBGA 102.1 CHRM 105.3 CBRX 107.5
Other areas	CIEL-FM-4 93.9 (Trois-Pistoles) CFVD 95.5 (Dégelis) CHOX 97.5 (La Pocatière)
Defunct	CION 103.7 (Rivière-du-Loup)
Quebec radio markets Abitibi-Témiscamingue Bas-Saint-Laurent Centre-du-Québec Chaudière-Appalaches Côte-Nord Gaspésie Gatineau Laurentides Mauricie Montreal Nord-du-Québec Quebec City Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean Sherbrooke/Estrie Other nearby regions – Canada Northern New Brunswick U.S. Northern and Downeast Maine See also List of radio stations in Quebec

v t e Christian radio stations in Canada
Newfoundland and Labrador	Mount Pearl: VOAR-FM 96.7 St. John's: VOWR 800
Prince Edward Island	Charlottetown: CIOG-FM 91.3
Nova Scotia	Halifax: CJLU-FM 93.9 CIRP-FM 94.7 Truro: CINU-FM 106.3
New Brunswick	Blackville: CJFY-FM 107.7 Fredericton: CIXN-FM 96.5 Moncton: CITA-FM 105.1 CKOE-FM 107.3 Saint John: CJRP-FM 103.5
Quebec	Brompton: CJRF-FM 93.1 Cookshire-Eaton: CILA-FM 88.1 Montreal: CIRA-FM 91.3 Quebec City: CION-FM 90.9 Rouyn-Noranda: CHIC-FM 88.7
Ontario	Apsley: CFSH-FM 92.9 Barrie: CJLF-FM 100.3 Belleville: CKJJ-FM 102.3 Brantford: CKPC 1380 Chatham: CKGW-FM 89.3 Godfrey: CJCE-FM 93.7 Kitchener: CJTW 94.3 London: CHJX-FM 105.9 Oakville: CJYE 1250 Ottawa: CJVN-FM 92.7, CHRI-FM 99.1 St. Thomas: VF8016 90.1 Sudbury: CJTK-FM 95.5 Thunder Bay: CJOA-FM 95.1 Windsor: CJAH-FM 90.5 Woodstock: CJFH-FM 94.3
Manitoba	Winnipeg: CHVN-FM 95.1
Saskatchewan	Nipawin: CIOT-FM 104.1 Regina: CIUC-FM 107.9 Saskatoon: CFAQ-FM 100.3 Yorkton: CJJC-FM 100.5
Alberta	Calgary: CJLI 700 CJSI-FM 88.9 Drayton Valley: CIDV-FM 90.3 Edmonton: CJCA 930 CJRY-FM 105.9 Grande Prairie: CJGY-FM 96.3 Medicine Hat: CJLT-FM 93.7 Wetaskiwin: CIHS-FM 93.5
British Columbia	Prince Rupert: CIAJ-FM 100.7
Northern Canada	Whitehorse: CIAY-FM 100.7
See also: List of Christian radio stations in Canada