CIBL-FM

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CIBL-FM
Broadcast area Greater Montreal
Frequency 101.5 MHz
Programming
LanguageFrench
Format community radio
Ownership
OwnerCIBL Radio-Montréal
History
First air date
April 26, 1980 (1980-04-26)
Former frequencies
104.5 MHz
Technical information
Class A
Power 872 watts (maximum ERP 2,800 watts)
HAAT 192.5 metres (632 ft)
Links
Website cibl1015.com

CIBL-FM (101.5 MHz) is a French-language community radio station located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It broadcasts using a directional antenna with an average effective radiated power of 872 watts and a peak effective radiated power of 2,800 watts as a Class A station. [1]

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History

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's Olympic Village. Its target audience at that time was the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve district.

Its antenna and transmitter are now located on Olympic 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 group Rock et Belles Oreilles and Télé-Québec's Marie-France Bazzo. One of its former general managers, Line Beauchamp, was a cabinet minister in the Jean Charest Liberal government.

Studio in the 2-22 Ste-Catherine CIBL 101,5 Montreal 01.jpg
Studio in the 2-22 Ste-Catherine

In February 2012, the station moved to a new street-level studio in the 2-22 building at the corner of Saint Catherine Street and St-Laurent Street in the Quartier des Spectacles District 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 the Association des radiodiffuseurs communautaires du Québec.

References

45°33′34″N73°33′07″W / 45.55944°N 73.55194°W / 45.55944; -73.55194


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