CJSQ-FM
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History | |
First air date | 2007 |
Technical information | |
Class | B |
ERP | 2,840 watts |
HAAT | 472 meters (1,549 ft) |
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Website | radioclassique.ca |
CJSQ-FM is a French-language Canadian radio station located in
The station was previously founded and owned by Radio-Classique Québec, Inc., a company that was 90% owned by Jean-Pierre Coallier.[1] While it was controlled by the same principal owners, the two companies are legally separate.[2]
In December 2014, it was announced that both CJSQ and CJPX would be sold to Groupe Musique Greg, a company founded by Montreal musician and radio personality Gregory Charles. Charles' offer to buy the two stations came in response to rumours that Coallier was looking to retire and sell them.[2]
Under Charles' ownership, the station broadcasts a selection of
In April 2020, Leclerc Communication, owners of competing station CJEC-FM, acquired CJPX-FM; that station would flip to an adult contemporary format as WKND 99.5,[4] breaking off the simulcast with CJSQ-FM.
References
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2006-348
- ^ a b Faguy, Steve. "Gregory Charles agrees to buy Radio Classique from JP Coallier". Retrieved December 9, 2014.
- ^ "Fagstein: Radio Classique relaunches, hires Bernard Derome as new morning man". October 23, 2015.
- ^ "Radio-Classique 99.5 is dead; WKND 99.5 launches June 17".
External links
- Official website
- CJSQ-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
- CJSQ-FM in the REC Canadian station database