CFDA-FM explained

CFDA-FM
Airdate:October 19, 1951
Frequency:101.9 MHz (FM)
City:Victoriaville, Quebec
Format:Adult contemporary (French)
Owner:Attraction Radio
Erp:1.35 kW
Branding:Plaisir 101,9
Class:A
Website:plaisir1019.com
Callsign Meaning:Canada Français Drummond Arthabaska
Sister Stations:CKLD-FM, CFJO-FM

CFDA-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting an adult contemporary format at 101.9 FM in Victoriaville, Quebec. It shares the programming of sister station CKLD-FM in Thetford Mines.

The stations air the same programming at all times, although both stations produce a portion of the shared broadcast schedule from separate studios. Their CHR sister station CFJO-FM also produces programming in both cities, although it serves the region from a single 100-kilowatt transmitter.

History

The station was launched by Radio Victoriaville on October 19, 1951, airing on 1380 AM. It was sold to François Labbé's Radio-Mégantic in 1970, becoming a Radio-Canada affiliate as part of the Réseau des Appalaches from 1972 to 1979.

The station subsequently converted to its current FM frequency in 1999.[1]

In April 2014, Montreal-based Attraction Radio announced plans to acquire all of Réseau des Appalaches' stations, including CFDA-FM; the decision is currently awaiting CRTC approval.[2]

Pierre Bruneau, the current anchor of TVA's daytime newscasts, worked for CFDA early in his career.

External links

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1998/DB98-473.HTM Decision CRTC 98-47
  2. http://blog.fagstein.com/2014/05/27/ckrs-rythme-fm/ Fagstein: "CKRS-FM Saguenay wants to become a Rythme FM station", May 27, 2014.