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August 22, 2012
CRTC OKs More Talk On FM93/Quebec City
The CRTC has approved COGECO DIFFUSION's application by French Talk-Rock CJMF (FM 93)/QUEBEC CITY to add more Talk programming during the week. The station plans to airs Talk weekdays and music only on weekends; it presently airs talk during … more »
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August 9, 2012
Montreal Canadiens Tell CRTC They Oppose Loss Of Anglo Sports Format In Bell-Astral Deal
The waning moments of the comment period for the sale of the ASTRAL MEDIA radio stations to BELL MEDIA drew a response from the NHL's MONTREAL CANADIENS, who told the CRTC that while the team is in favor of the establishment of a French-language … more »
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June 22, 2012
Quebec FM Trio Switching To Talk
Three COGECO DIFFUSION stations in QUEBEC will move from simulcasting French Top 40 CKOI/MONTREAL to relaying French Talk CHMP (98,5 FM)/MONTREAL, according to CARTT.CA's STEVE FAGUY. A press release announcing the change set the flip for AUGUST … more »
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December 6, 2011
Cogeco Shuts Down CJTS/Sherbrooke
COGECO DIFFUSION has taken French Classic Hits CJTS (SOUVENIRS GARANTIS)/SHERBROOKE, QC silent. The station shut down at noon (ET) TODAY. THe move was made to comply with CRTC conditions regarding the company's takeover of the former CORUS … more »
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December 1, 2011
COGECO Sells Pair In Quebec City
COGECO DIFFUSION is selling French AC CJEC (RYTHME FM) and French Hot AC CFEL/QUEBEC CITY to LECLERC COMMUNICATION for an undisclosed price. COGECO was required to spin the stations off as part of its acquisition of CORUS' stations in QUEBEC and … more »
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November 28, 2011
CRTC Hits Two Stations With Restrictions On Music 'Montages'
The CRTC has placed restrictions on the use of music montages by ASTRAL French Top 40 CKTF (RADIO NRJ)/GATINEAU-OTTAWA and COGECO French Top 40 CKOI/MONTREAL, limiting the montages to no more than 10% of weekly programming. The montages, with clips … more »
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November 21, 2011
CRTC Grants TSN Radio 990/Montreal's Move To 690 AM, Approves Two New Stations In Market
The CRTC has granted new licenses for the two 50,000-watt AM signals abandoned by CORUS and occupied before that by the CBC's local AM outlets, and in the process gave one local station a major signal boost. BELL MEDIA RADIO's English-language Sports … more »
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September 2, 2011
CKAC/Montreal To Go All-Traffic
COGECO DIFFUSION has given up on its application to the CRTC to return AM 690 to the air in MONTREAL with an all-Traffic format in French and will instead flip its French Sports CKAC-A to the all-Traffic format as RADIO CIRCULATION 730 on TUESDAY (9/6) … more »
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August 25, 2011
Aaron Rand Joins CJAD/Montreal
Former CORUS/COGECO AC CFQR (THE Q 92.5)/MONTREAL morning host AARON RAND is joining ASTRAL MEDIA Talk CJAD-A for 3-7p weekdays, beginning SEPTEMBER 6th. RAND, who worked as a sports reporter for CJAD in the late 1970s, left THE Q in MAY after 26 … more »
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May 17, 2011
Government, Cogeco To Launch Traffic Radio Stations In Montreal
TRANSPORT QUEBEC and COGECO DIFFUSION are setting up two new all-traffic Travelers' Information stations on the AM band in MONTREAL, the companies announced in a press release MONDAY (5/16). The stations will air in English and French versions, and … more »