CITE-FM
Ownership | |
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Owner | |
CFCF-DT, CHOM-FM, CJAD, CJFM-FM, CKGM, CKMF-FM, CFJP-DT | |
History | |
First air date | May 7, 1977 |
Call sign meaning | "Cité", a French translation of "city" (grave accent is part of branding but not official calls) |
Technical information | |
Class | C1 |
ERP | 42,900 watts |
HAAT | 297 meters (974 ft) |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | iheartradio.ca/rouge-fm/rouge-fm-montreal |
CITE-FM (107.3
CITE-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 42,900 watts, using an omnidirectional antenna from the Mount Royal candelabra tower. It broadcasts in the HD Radio hybrid format.
History
Radio-Cité (1977-1990)
CITE-FM
Telemedia originally planned CITE-FM to be on 93.5 MHz, but the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission instead arranged for CBM-FM to shift from 100.7 MHz to 93.5 MHz to accommodate CBF-FM. Telemedia then took the 107.3 allocation instead.
CITE-FM aired a beautiful music format as Radio-Cité. It played instrumental cover versions of popular songs, along with some French and English middle of the road (MOR) vocals. Over time, to attract younger listeners, the number of vocals increased while the instrumental music was scaled back.
Rock-Détente (1990-2011)
In 1990, CITE-FM completed its move from instrumental to vocal music, switching to a
In 2004, Astral revamped the Rock Détente network with a new logo. This resulted in Cité Rock-Détente being renamed as simply "107,3 RockDétente." The station no longer uses its call letters on the air, except when required by CRTC regulations.
Rouge FM (2011-present)
On August 18, 2011, at 4:00 p.m.
The last song under "RockDétente" was "Pour que tu m'aimes encore" by Celine Dion, followed by a tribute to RockDétente's 23-year history. The first song under "Rouge" was "I Gotta Feeling" by Black Eyed Peas.
Transmitters
The following stations are known rebroadcasters of CITE-FM:[3]
City of license | Identifier | Frequency | RECNet | CRTC Decision |
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La Grande-1 generating station | CFAF-FM | 106.1 FM | Query | 2004-258 |
La Grande-3 generating station | CFBE-FM | 99.5 FM | Query | 2004-258 |
Guyer | CFCE-FM | 98.5 FM | Query | 2004-258 |
Keyano (Camp LG-4) | CFDE-FM | 100.1 FM | Query | 2004-258 |
Nikamo (Camp LA-1) | CFEB-FM | 94.7 FM | Query | 2004-258 |
Laforge-2 generating station | CFFA-FM | 100.7 FM | Query | 2004-258 |
Brisay generating station
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CFGD-FM | 94.9 FM | Query | 2004-258 |
Radisson | CIGP-FM | 92.3 FM | Query | |
Champion | CIHA-FM | 92.3 FM | Query | |
Poste Laverendrye | VF2156 | 99.9 FM | Query | Public Notice CRTC 1998-39 #101 |
Parent | VF2239 | 92.1 FM | Query | 93-671 |
Kattiniq
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VF2348 | 88.5 FM | Query | 2000-343 |
Kilometre 38 | VF2403 | 98.5 FM | Query | 2002-70 |
CITE-FM-1, a Rouge FM station in Sherbrooke, is not a rebroadcaster, but a separate station, despite the call sign suggesting otherwise. CITE-FM-2, also serving Sherbrooke, is a low-powered repeater of CITE-FM-1.
References
External links
- 107,3 Rouge
- CITE-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
- CITE-FM in the REC Canadian station database