CHOY-FM
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City | Moncton, New Brunswick |
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Broadcast area | Moncton |
Frequency | 99.9 MHz (FM) |
Branding | Choix FM 99,9 |
Programming | |
Language(s) | French |
Format | Country |
Ownership | |
Owner | Maritime Broadcasting System |
CKCW-FM, CFQM-FM | |
History | |
First air date | 2001 |
Call sign meaning | derived from "choix" ("choice" in French) |
Technical information | |
Class | B |
ERP | 9.5 kWs |
HAAT | 178.7 meters (586 ft) |
Links | |
Website | choix999.com |
CHOY-FM (99.9 FM), branded as Choix FM 99,9, is a French language radio station broadcasting at 99.9 MHz from Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. The station currently plays a country format with the slogan "L'Acadie country" and is owned by the Maritime Broadcasting System with its studios at 1000 St George Boulevard. Preceding CHOY, the only private francophone broadcaster in Moncton had been CHLR 1380 AM, which began broadcasting October 31, 1981 until January 2, 1985.
History[]
On August 24, 2000, Denis Losier, on behalf of a company to be incorporated received approval by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to operate a new commercial French-language FM radio service in Moncton.[1] The station began broadcasting with an Adult contemporary format in 2001. On February 21, 2006, the station received approval to transfer the effective control of CHOY-FM Limitée, licensee of CHOY-FM Moncton, New Brunswick, from Radio Diffusion Acadie Inc. to Maritime Broadcasting System Limited (MBS).[2]
References[]
- ^ Decision CRTC 2000-361
- ^ Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2006-22, Ownership applications granted approval (see 5. 2005-0958-1 19 December 2005), CRTC, February 21, 2006
External links[]
- Choix FM 99,9
- CHOY-FM history – Canadian Communications Foundation
- CHOY-FM in the REC Canadian station database
Coordinates: 46°08′41″N 64°54′11″W / 46.14472°N 64.90306°W
- Radio stations in Moncton
- Country radio stations in Canada
- French-language radio stations in Atlantic Canada
- Maritime Broadcasting System radio stations
- Radio stations established in 2001
- 2001 establishments in New Brunswick
- Atlantic Canada radio station stubs
- New Brunswick stubs