CHIK-FM

Infobox_Radio_station
name = CHIK-FM
city = Quebec City, Quebec
area = Capitale-Nationale


branding = Énergie
slogan =
airdate = July 29, 1982
frequency = 98.9 MHz (FM)
format = contemporary hit radio
erp = 41 kW
class = C1
callsign_meaning =
owner = Astral Media
website = [http://www.radioenergie.com/accueil.php?station=6 Énergie 98.9]

CHIK-FM is a French-language Canadian radio station located in Quebec City, Quebec.

Owned and operated by Astral Media, it broadcasts on 98.9 MHz with an effective radiated power of 41,000 watts (class C1) using an omnidirectional antenna.

The station has a contemporary hit radio format and is part of the Énergie network which operates across Quebec.

CHIK-FM started operations on July 29, 1982, [cite web
url = http://www.astral.com/Sites/astralmedia/Multimedias/financiers/AIF/aif_1999_fr.pdf
title = Notice annuelle -- Exercice terminé le 31 août 1999
accessdate = 2006-12-11
author = Astral Communications inc.
date = 2000-01-14
language = French] as a sister station to the now-defunct CJRP 1060 and originally had an easy listening format, similar to what CITF-FM and CHOI-FM then had as per their respective conditions of licence; it switched to a contemporary hit radio format a few years after opening because there were too many easy listening stations in the Quebec City market.

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External links

* [http://www.radioenergie.com/accueil.php?station=6 Énergie 98.9]
* [http://www.radioenergie.com/on_air/player.php?station=chik Flash Stream] , [http://provisioning.streamtheworld.com/pls/CHIKFM.pls MP3 Stream]
*RecnetCanada|CHIK-FM