CFTX-FM

CFTX-FM is a French-language radio station based in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. CFTX's studios are located on Jean-Proulx Avenue in Gatineau, while its transmitter is located near Autoroute 5. The station broadcasts a Top 40 (CHR) format branded as Pop 96.5.

CFTX-FM
CityGatineau, Quebec
Broadcast areaNational Capital Region
Frequency96.5 MHz (FM)
BrandingPop 96.5
Programming
FormatTop 40 (CHR)
Ownership
OwnerRNC Media
Radio: CHLX-FM
TV: CHOT-DT, CFGS-DT
History
First air date
April 13, 2006
Technical information
ClassA
ERP1,750 watts
HAAT79.3 meters (260 ft)
Links
Websitepopradio.ca

History

After receiving approval in 2005,[1] the station was launched in 2006 with a contemporary hit radio format as Tag Radio and later, Tag Radio X, after its sister station in Quebec City, CHOI-FM. The 96.5 FM frequency was formerly occupied by a low-power tourist information radio station, CFDT in Ottawa, which began operations in the early 1990s [2] and was also used in 2002 for a special event radio programming at 96.5 MHz in Gatineau with the callsign CIRC.[3]

It changed to a modern rock format as Tag Radio X, in 2009. On July 26, 2010, CFTX flipped to a mainstream rock format branded as Capitale Rock.[4]

On September 22, 2016, CFTX flipped to adult hits as Pop 96.5.

On August 12, 2019, CFTX flipped to Top 40 (CHR) but retained the Pop 96.5 branding.

Rebroadcasters

CFTX has a low power repeater (CFTX-FM-1) in Buckingham at 107.5 FM.

References
  1. Decision CRTC 2005-255
  2. Decision CRTC 89-263
  3. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2002-71 Special event radio programming undertaking, Fondation radio enfant (du Canada), CRTC, March 14, 2002
  4. Tag Radio X devient Capitale Rock. Le Droit, July 24, 2010.


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