CFLX-FM

CFLX-FM

Sherbrooke, Quebec
Frequency	95.5 MHz (FM)
Branding	CFLX 95.5
Programming
Format	community radio
Ownership
Owner	Radio Communautaire de l'Estrie
History
First air date	October 8, 1984
Call sign meaning	Félix Leclerc
Technical information
Class	A
ERP	1.33 kW
HAAT	135 meters (443 ft)
Links
Website	cflx.qc.ca

CFLX-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 95.5 FM in Sherbrooke, Quebec. The station airs a francophone community radio format for Sherbrooke and the Estrie region. More than 50% of its weekly programming is produced live.

The studios are located near the Granada Theatre.

The callsign CFLX is made after the name of the very famous Quebec poet Félix Leclerc.

The station is a member of the Association des radiodiffuseurs communautaires du Québec.

History

The station originally goes back to as early as 1975 when Radio Communautaire de l’Estrie was formed and was only available on 98.1 cable FM. ^[1] On June 17, 1980, Radio Communautaire de l’Estrie Inc. received approval from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission to operate a new French-language community FM radio station at 99.7 MHz. ^[2] The station didn't sign on the air until October 8, 1984 after Radio Communautaire de l’Estrie received CRTC approval to change CFLX-FM's frequency from 99.7 MHz to 95.5 MHz on August 18, 1983. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

References

1. CFLX-FM - Canadian Communications Foundation
2. Decision CRTC 80-395, CRTC, June 17, 1980
3. Decision CRTC 83-679, CRTC, August 18, 1983 (page 363 and 364)
4. 95,5 FM, LA RADIO COMMUNAUTAIRE DE L’ESTRIE, CFLX(French)
5. Radiothon de CFLX 95,5 FM, la radio communautaire de l’Estrie, Estrie Plus, May 21, 2019 (French)

External links

• CFLX-FM
• CFLX-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
• CFLX-FM in the REC Canadian station database

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