| CIMS-FM | |
| City: | Balmoral, New Brunswick |
| Branding: | Radio Restigouche |
| Airdate: | September 19, 1994 |
| Frequency: | 103.9 MHz (FM) |
| Repeater: | CIMS-FM-1 Dalhousie 96.7 |
| Erp: | vertical polarization only: 7.295 kWs average 15 kWs peak |
| Class: | B |
| Webcast: | https://player1.radioplace.co/player/popup/cims-fm/ |
| Website: | cimsfm.com |
| Owner: | Coopérative Radio Restigouche Ltée |
CIMS-FM (Radio Restigouche) is a Canadian French-language community radio station operating at 103.9 MHz/FM, located in Balmoral, New Brunswick. According to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), the station's city of licence is Balmoral,[1] but the Industry Canada database lists the station as being based in Campbellton.[2]
CIMS-FM goes back to 1991 when Coopérative Radio Restigouche Ltée received CRTC approval to operate a special FM licence undertaking Dalhousie at 99.9 MHz from June 27–30, 1991.[3]
On August 12, 1993, Coopérative Radio Restigouche Ltée received CRTC approval to operate a new French-language FM radio station at 103.9 MHz in Balmoral. CIMS-FM began broadcasting on September 19, 1994. In 1997, CIMS-FM received approval from the CRTC to operate a new low-power FM transmitter at 96.7 MHz in Dalhousie.[4]
The station operates under a community radio licence and is owned by a non-profit group known as "La Coopérative Radio Restigouche". It broadcasts on 103.9 MHz using a directional antenna with an average effective radiated power of 7,295 watts and a peak effective radiated power of 15,000 watts (class B).
CIMS-FM also operates a rebroadcaster in Dalhousie, namely CIMS-FM-1, which broadcasts on 96.7 MHz with an effective radiated power of 8 watts (class LP) using an omnidirectional antenna.
The station is a member of the Alliance des radios communautaires du Canada.