CIBL-FM
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Broadcast area | Greater Montreal |
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Frequency | 101.5MHz |
Programming | |
Format | community radio |
History | |
First air date | April 26, 1980 (at 104.5 MHz) |
Former frequencies | 104.5 MHz |
Technical information | |
Class | A |
Power | 872watts(maximumERP2,800 watts) |
HAAT | 192.5 meters (632 ft) |
Links | |
Webcast | website stream online |
Website | cibl1015.com |
CIBL-FM(101.5MHz) is aFrench-languagecommunityradio stationlocated inMontreal,Quebec,Canada. It broadcasts using adirectional antennawith an averageeffective radiated powerof 872wattsand a peak effective radiated power of 2,800 watts as aClass Astation.[1]
History
[edit]CIBL-FM opened on April 26, 1980.[2]It originally operated on 104.5 MHz with 16 watts from the top of one of the pyramids of Montreal'sOlympic Village.Its target audience at that time was theHochelaga-Maisonneuvedistrict.
Its antenna and transmitter are now located onOlympic Stadium,and its signal covers the whole city since a power increase in 1991.[3]It is also known as a launch pad for several artists and radio personalities such as the late French language humor groupRock et Belles OreillesandTélé-Québec'sMarie-France Bazzo.One of its former general managers,Line Beauchamp,was a cabinet minister in theJean CharestLiberalgovernment.
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In February 2012, the station moved to a new street-level studio in the 2-22 building at the corner ofSaint Catherine Streetand St-Laurent Street in theQuartier des SpectaclesDistrict of Montreal.
In January 2018, the station temporarily laid off all of its paid employees amid a financial restructuring effort.[4]
The station is a member of theAssociation des radiodiffuseurs communautaires du Québec.
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- cibl1015.com
- CIBL-FMat The History of Canadian Broadcasting by theCanadian Communications Foundation
- CIBL-FMin the REC Canadian station database
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