CFEL-FM
horizontal polarization: 6.24 kilowatts average 20.2 kilowatts peak | |
HAAT | 170 meters (560 ft) |
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Links | |
Website | blvd.fm |
CFEL-FM is a
Owned and operated by Leclerc Communication Inc., it is a Class
The station has an alternative rock format branded as blvd 102.1.
History
Originally based in and licensed to Montmagny, CFEL-FM received its first licence in December 1986 and replaced CKBM 1490, an unrelated station which closed due to a bankruptcy in 1983.[1]
On July 8, 2008, 591991 B.C. Ltd., a
On April 30, 2010, it was announced that Cogeco will acquire all radio stations owned by Corus in Quebec for $80 million.[4][5] The sale was approved by the CRTC on December 17, 2010, on the condition that CFEL-FM be resold to another party by December 2011.[6]
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
In the fall of 2012, CFEL-FM adopted the same current branding and slogan as CKOI-FM, also under license from Cogeco. This arrangement would continue until September 2, 2015, when the station was rebranded as blvd 102.1. The station's format changed from Top 40 to Adult Top 40 and now offers an all talk morning show with Stéphane Gasse.[11]
References
- ^ CRTC proceedings from March 21, 2006 (in French), paragraph 3977 [1].
- ^ (CRTC), Government of Canada, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (2008-07-08). "ARCHIVED - Notice of consultation - Applications received - 591991 B.C. Ltd., Canadian Broadcasting Corporation". www.crtc.gc.ca. Retrieved 2017-06-27.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ (CRTC), Government of Canada, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (2008-10-03). "ARCHIVED - CFEL-FM Montmagny - Technical change and licence amendment". www.crtc.gc.ca. Retrieved 2017-06-27.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Canada's Corus Entertainment sells all its stations in Quebec, including Montreal". Radio-Info.com. 30 April 2010. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011.
- St. Petersburg Times, "Canada Report" column, May 9, 2010.
- ^ 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.(in French)
- ^ CKOI et Rythme FM officiellement à Leclerc communication Archived 2013-06-19 at the Wayback Machine -- Quebec Hebdo (Retrieved 2012-01-31)
- ^ "Cogeco Média". www.cogecodiffusion.com (in French). Retrieved 2017-06-27.
- ^ Per http://www.ckoiquebec.com/ Archived 2012-11-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Per Canadian Radio News page on Facebook, September 2, 2015.
External links
- blvd 102.1
- CFEL-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
- CFEL-FM in the REC Canadian station database