- CINQ-FM
Infobox Radio station
name = CINQ (FM)
city =Montreal ,Quebec
branding = Radio Centre-Ville
slogan =
airdate = January, 1975
frequency = 102.3MHz (FM)
format =multilingual
power = 2.3 KW
owner = Radio Centre-Ville Saint-Louis
website = [http://www.radiocentreville.com/ CINQ FM]
callsign_meaning = Cinq (five)CINQ-FM is a
multilingual Canadianradio station located inMontreal ,Quebec .It broadcasts on 102.3 MHz using a
directional antenna with an averageeffective radiated power of 1,285watt s and a peak effective radiated power of 2,335 watts (class A).The station operates under a
community radio licence and offers varied programming in seven different languages whereas all programmes are produced and animated by volunteers. It identifies itself as "Radio Centre-Ville".CINQ-FM opened on January 27, 1975; at the time the station was on 99.3 MHz and used only 7.5 watts of power. Originally, the station aired programming in five different languages, hence the
call sign ("cinq" being the French word for "five"). Those five languages were English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Greek. It has since added Creole and Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese) programming to its lineup.External links
* [http://www.radiocentreville.com CINQ-FM 102.3, Radio Centre-Ville (official website)]
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