CJPX-FM
FM) | |
Branding | WKND |
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Programming | |
Format | Adult contemporary |
Ownership | |
Owner | Leclerc Communication |
History | |
First air date | June 25, 1998 |
Technical information | |
Class | B |
ERP | 8,700 watts |
HAAT | 296.3 meters (972 ft) |
Links | |
Website | montreal.wknd.fm |
CJPX-FM is a
It was previously owned and operated by Groupe Musique Greg, fronted by Montreal musician and radio personality
History
The station had a
In December 2014, it was announced that CJPX and its Quebec City sister station CJSQ-FM would be sold to Groupe Musique Greg, a company founded by Charles. Charles' offer to buy the two stations came in response to rumours that former owner Jean-Pierre Coallier was looking to retire and sell them.[4]
The station was the only 24-hour source of mostly classical music in Montreal – including some jazz, with the two national
In 2015, retired former Le Téléjournal news anchor Bernard Derome joined the station as a morning host.[6] Other personalities include Charles, Marie-Ève Lamonde, François Paré and Marc Hervieux, plus Béatrice Zacharie and Jasmin Hains, both broadcasting from CJSQ-FM in Quebec City.[7]
On April 3, 2020, the CRTC approved the sale of CJPX-FM to Leclerc Communication for $4.89 million. Leclerc Communication had previously tried to acquire CKLX-FM and CHOI-FM from RNC Media, but called off the sale when the CRTC required it to divest a station. The new owner replaced the classical music programming with an adult contemporary one, branded as WKND 99.5, in a similar format to Quebec City's sister station CJEC-FM.[8] Radio-Classique went off air on June 13, 2020.[9][10]
References
- ^ Decision CRTC 97-293 Approval of the 9044-1569 application
- ^ "Quelques notes chronologiques sur la radio". Archived from the original on 2008-04-06. Retrieved 2011-12-07.
- ^ Suzanne Colpron. "Une licence pour imprimer de l'argent", La Presse, 28 September 1996.
- ^ Faguy, Steve. "Gregory Charles agrees to buy Radio Classique from JP Coallier". Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ^ "Émissions".
- ^ "Bernard Derome, animateur matinal". Le Journal de Montréal, October 23, 2015.
- ^ Fagstein: "Radio Classique relaunches, hires Bernard Derome as new morning man", October 23, 2015.
- ^ "WKND 99,5 Montréal: une nouvelle station pop-rock et alternative". Le Journal de Montréal. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
- ^ "Radio-Classique Montréal fera entendre sa dernière note samedi soir". Ludwig Van Montreal. June 12, 2020.
- ^ "Radio-Classique 99.5 is dead; WKND 99.5 launches June 17".
External links
- Official website
- CJPX-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
- CJPX-FM in the REC Canadian station database