| CFIN-FM | |
| City: | Lac-Etchemin, Quebec, Canada |
| Branding: | Passion FM |
| Airdate: | 1992 |
| Frequency: | 100.5 MHz |
| Erp: | 9.6 kWs |
| Class: | B |
| Owner: | Radio Bellechasse |
CFIN-FM is a French-language Canadian radio station located in Lac-Etchemin, Quebec.
It broadcasts on 100.5 MHz with an effective radiated power of 9,600 watts (class B) using an omnidirectional antenna.
The station has a variety format and operates under a community radio licence. CFIN-FM received approval in 1991 [1] and went on the air in 1992.[2] [3] One of their most famous shows was the weekly "Son Noir des Nuits Blanches", mainly a classic-rock show broadcast on Saturday nights from midnight to 2 A.M. from 1993 to 1998.
CFIN-FM operates four rebroadcasters. The most powerful one, CFIN-FM-1, is located in Armagh,[4] and broadcasts on 103.9 MHz with an effective radiated power of 1,390 watts (class A) using an omnidirectional antenna. The other ones all broadcast on 105.5 MHz using a directional antenna with a peak effective radiated power of 50 watts (class LP); these rebroadcasters are:
The call sign CFIN-FM was previously used by an unrelated defunct private station[6] in Coaticook which operated from 1984 to 1987.[7] That station had to close after the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission refused to renew its licence.[8]
The station is a member of the Association des radiodiffuseurs communautaires du Québec.