CHYQ-FM

Radio station in West Nipissing, Ontario

West Nipissing, Ontario

Broadcast areaNipissing DistrictFrequency97.1 MHz (FM)BrandingLe Loup 97.1ProgrammingFormatHot adult contemporary (French)OwnershipOwnerLe5 Communications

Sister stations

CHYK-FM, CHYC-FMHistory

First air date

February 6, 2014

Call sign meaning

an available callsign that could be pronounced like the French word "chic"Technical informationClassB1ERP6,500 wattsHAAT45.7 meters (150 ft)LinksWebsiteleloupfm.com/nipissing/

CHYQ-FM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts at 97.1 FM in West Nipissing, Ontario. It broadcasts a francophone hot adult contemporary format for the local Franco-Ontarian community. It is owned by Le5 Communications, and branded as Le Loup 97.1.

CHYQ and its sister stations CHYK-FM in Timmins and CHYC-FM in Sudbury are the only francophone commercial stations programmed entirely in Ontario. Apart from commercials and local weather updates, the three stations now simulcast the same programming at virtually all times; although all three stations formerly produced their own individual morning shows and then each hosted a later daypart within a shared broadcast schedule for the remainder of the day, all of the stations are now programmed from Sudbury.

History

On August 4, 2010, Le5 Communications filed an application with the CRTC to launch the station.^[1] The company received license approval on January 6, 2011.^[2]

Prior to the launch of CHYQ, the region's francophone audience was served solely by CFSF-FM, which aired a bilingual format featuring programming in both English and French. A local non-profit group previously held short-term licenses to broadcast special events programming in the region on 93.5 FM with the call sign CFDN, but never launched a permanent station.^[3]

CHYQ was the first commercial French-language radio station licensed in Ontario since the launch of CHYC's original AM incarnation, CFBR, in 1957; apart from the three Le5 stations, all other French radio stations in Ontario are non-commercial outlets owned by non-profit community radio groups or Radio-Canada.

On November 15, 2013, Le5 received approval from the CRTC to extend the time limit to January 6, 2015, to commence the operation of the French-language commercial FM station in Nipissing, Ontario. This was the final extension to be granted by the commission.^[4]

On December 3, 2013, the station began on air testing lasting until February 5, 2014. The station officially launched at 7 a.m. on February 6, 2014.

On July 16, 2014, the CRTC approved Le5's application to change the authorized contours of CHYQ‑FM by changing the radiation pattern of the antenna from directional to non-directional, by decreasing the average effective radiated power (ERP) of the transmitter from 47,100 to 6,500 watts (maximum ERP from 77,600 to 6,500 watts) and by decreasing the effective height of antenna above average terrain from 136.2 to 45.7 meters. The station's class will change from C1 to B1.^[5]

References

^ Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2010-551
^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2011-2
^ CRTC Decision 97-253
^ 2013-1455-9, Extension of the time limit to 6 January 2015 to commence the operation of the French-language commercial FM station in Nipissing, Ontario approved in Broadcasting Decision 2011-2, 6 January 2011. This is the final extension to be granted by the Commission, CRTC, November 15, 2013
^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2014-375, CHYQ-FM Nipissing – Technical change, CRTC, July 16, 2014

External links

Le Loup 97.1
CHYQ-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
CHYQ-FM in the REC Canadian station database

Radio stations in North Bay and Nipissing District, Ontario

North Bay

AM	CKAT 600
FM	CFCH 90.5 CBON-17 95.1 CBCN 96.1 CHUR 100.5 CKFX 101.9 CJTK-1 103.5 CFXN 106.3
Defunct	CHIM-1 92.5 CKTR 104.9

Mattawa

Sturgeon Falls

CHYQ 97.1
CFSF 99.3

Temagami

Algonquin Park

Radio stations in Northeastern Ontario: North Bay; Sault Ste. Marie; Sudbury; Timiskaming; Timmins and Cochrane District

Other nearby regions: Ottawa Valley; Parry Sound-Muskoka-Haliburton; Simcoe County/Barrie/Orillia

See also: List of radio stations in Ontario

v t e Adult contemporary radio stations in the Province of Ontario
Anglophone stations	CFBG-FM – Bracebridge CFBK-FM – Huntsville CFGX-FM – Sarnia CFHK-FM – St. Thomas CFJR-FM – Brockville CFLG-FM – Cornwall CFLY-FM – Kingston CFNO-FM – Marathon CFSF-FM – Sturgeon Falls CHAS-FM – Sault Ste. Marie CHCD-FM – Simcoe CHFI-FM – Toronto CHGK-FM – Stratford CHMS-FM – Bancroft CHRE-FM – St. Catharines CHUM-FM – Toronto CHUR-FM – North Bay CHYM-FM – Kitchener CHYR-FM – Leamington CICW-FM - Fergus CIGL-FM – Belleville CIHR-FM – Woodstock CIMA-FM – Alliston CIMJ-FM – Guelph CING-FM – Hamilton CISS-FM – Ottawa CIXK-FM – Owen Sound CJED-FM – Niagara Falls CJJM-FM – Espanola CJKL-FM – Kirkland Lake CJMI-FM – Strathroy CJMJ-FM – Ottawa CJML-FM – Milton CJMX-FM – Sudbury CJRL-FM – Kenora CJTT-FM – Temiskaming Shores CKAP-FM – Kapuskasing CKCB-FM – Collingwood CKDR-FM – Dryden CKGB-FM – Timmins CKMB-FM – Barrie CKMO-FM – Orangeville CKNR-FM – Elliot Lake CKNX-FM – Wingham CKOT-FM – Tillsonburg CKPR-FM – Thunder Bay CKPT-FM – Peterborough CKRU-FM – Peterborough CKSG-FM – Cobourg CKSY-FM – Chatham-Kent CKWS-FM – Kingston CKXM-FM – Exeter
Francophone stations	CHYC-FM – Sudbury CHYK-FM – Timmins CHYQ-FM – West Nipissing
See also List of radio stations in Ontario CHR/Top 40 stations in Ontario