Qub Radio Explained

Qub Radio
City:Montreal, Quebec
Area:Worldwide, primarily targeting Quebec, Canada
Languages:French
Format:Talk radio
Frequency:Online only
Owner:Quebecor Media
Website:https://www.qub.ca/radio
Qub
Language:French
Picture Format:1080i HDTV
Owner:Groupe TVA Inc.
Parent:Quebecor Media
Country:Canada
Area:Nationwide
Headquarters:Montreal, Quebec
Replaced:Yoopa
Website:https://www.tvaplus.ca/qub

Qub Radio is a Canadian French-language internet talk radio station operated by Quebecor subsidiary Groupe TVA, primarily from studios in Montreal, which launched on October 4, 2018. Qub, a discretionary television channel serving as an audiovisual simulcast of the radio service, launched on January 11, 2024 on Quebecor-owned Vidéotron and certain other providers, repurposing the channel licence previously used by Yoopa.[1] [2]

Qub features opinion-driven programming, with many of its personalities shared with other Quebecor properties including Le Canal Nouvelles and newspapers including Le Journal de Montréal.[3]

Quebecor launched an Internet radio station, in part, because it is not permitted to operate any terrestrial radio stations in the Montreal and Quebec City markets under CRTC rules, due to its pre-existing ownership of daily newspapers and broadcast TV stations (associated with its TVA network) in both markets. On August 12, 2024, Leclerc Communication announced its Montreal terrestrial radio station CJPX-FM (99.5 MHz) would simulcast Qub Radio from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. each weekday starting August 26.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Le Groupe TVA abandonne la chaîne jeunesse Yoopa pour diffuser QUB radio. The Canadian Press. ICI.Radio-Canada.ca. November 13, 2023. August 13, 2024.
  2. Web site: List of broadcasting services that do and do not need a licence. Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. August 21, 2024. QUB RADIO (formely Yoopa). (enter "Qub" under "Call sign / service name")
  3. Web site: Québecor launches new internet radio station QUB. Michel. Saba. The Canadian Press. The Gazette. October 4, 2018. August 13, 2024.
  4. Web site: Montreal's 99.5 FM to replace music with Québecor's talk radio. . The Gazette. August 12, 2024. August 13, 2024.