- CJRC-FM
Infobox_Radio_station | name = CJRC-FM
city =Gatineau ,Quebec
area = National Capital Region,Eastern Ontario , and theOutaouais region
branding = 104.7 FM
slogan = "Le FM parlé de l'Outaouais
(The FM talk of the Outaouais)"
airdate = June 3, 1968
frequency = 104.7 FM
format =talk radio
erp = 50 kW day, 5 kW night
class = B
callsign_meaning =
owner =Corus Entertainment
website = http://www.1047fm.caCJRC-FM is a French-language Canadian
radio station located inGatineau ,Quebec (nearOttawa ,Ontario ).Owned and operated by
Corus Entertainment , it broadcasts on 104.7 MHz and on 1150 kHz with a daytime power of 50,000watt s and a nighttime power of 5,000 watts as a class B station, using adirectional antenna with slightly different daytime and nighttime directional patterns in order to protect various other stations on that frequency - particularlyCKOC in Hamilton.The station has a news/talk format and is part of the
Corus Québec (formerlyRadiomédia ) network which operates across Quebec.The station was launched on June 3, 1968, [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] by Raymond Crepeau, Marcel Joyal, Robert Campeau and Gerard Moreau with the presence of former Canadian Prime MinisterPierre Elliott Trudeau , as part of the Radiomutuel network. Originally its headquarters were at theSparks Street Mall inOttawa but were later moved in the old city ofGatineau in the 1980s after a stay on Belfast Road inOttawa .On November 24th, 2006 it was announced that CJRC will air on the FM band, on the frequency 104.7 starting Monday, April 16th, 2007 at 7 am Eastern Time. They will broadcast on both FM and AM band for a minimum period of 3 months. [ [http://www.crtc.gc.ca/archive/ENG/Decisions/2006/db2006-637.htm CJRC Gatineau – Conversion to FM band] (
2006-11-24 )]The change of frequency forced CHMY's transmitter in Arnprior, formerly on 104.7, to move to 107.7 FM.
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External links
* [http://www.1047fm.ca CJRC 104.7 FM]
* [http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/listings_and_histories/radio/histories.php?id=594&historyID=520 CJRC History at Canadian Communications Foundation]
*RecnetCanada|CJRC
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