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Radio station in Amqui, Quebec
CFVM-FM
is a
French-language
Canadian
radio station
located in
Amqui
,
Quebec
.
Owned and operated by
Bell Media
, it broadcasts on 99.9
MHz
with an
effective radiated power
of 23,800
watts
(
class C1
) using an
omnidirectional antenna
.
Previously a station with an
oldies
format from "
Boom
" from 2005 to February 2009, the station has now an
adult contemporary
format and is part of the "
Rouge FM
" network which operates across Quebec and
Eastern Ontario
.
RockDetente-era logo; used from February 2009 until August 2011
Originally known as CFVM when it was on 1220
kHz
, the station moved to FM in April 2003 after 23 years on AM.
[1]
The new FM signal also replaced CFVM-1, a short-lived relay in nearby
Causapscal
which was operational from 1997 to 2003 on 1450 kHz;
[2]
that facility was
previously
used by the
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
as a relay of what was then CBGA 1250, and is now
CBGA-FM
102.1, in
Matane
.
On August 18, 2011, at 4:00 p.m.
EDT
, all "RockDetente" stations, including CFVM, rebranded as
Rouge FM
. The last song under "RockDetente" was "
Pour que tu m'aimes encore
" by
Celine Dion
, followed by a tribute of the branding. The first song under "Rouge" was "
I Gotta Feeling
" by
Black Eyed Peas
.
On February 8, 2024, Bell announced a restructuring that included the sale of 45 of its 103 radio stations to seven buyers, subject to approval by the CRTC, including CFVM, which is to be sold to Arsenal Media.
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