CIMO-FM is a
French-language
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radio station
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located in
Magog,
Quebec
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, Canada, near
Sherbrooke
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.
Owned and operated by
Bell Media
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Establishment (2011–13)
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, it broadcasts on 106.1
MHz with an
effective radiated power
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of 1,600
watt
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s (
class B) using an
omnidirectional antenna
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located on the top of
Mount Orford. Because of severe coverage deficiencies in downtown Sherbrooke, the station also operates a low-power relay there, CIMO-FM-1, which broadcasts on 106.9 MHz with an effective radiated power of 22 watts, also using an omnidirectional antenna.
The station has an
mainstream rock
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Format background
Mainstream rock stations represent the middle ground between classic rock and active ro ...
format
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Computing
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and is part of the "
Énergie" network which operates across Quebec. It started operations on September 9, 1979.
CIMO became a sister station to the now-defunct
CJRS (even though that station was located in Sherbrooke) in 1987, as it was bought by Radiomutuel (predecessor of Astral Media).
Notes
External links
Énergie 106.1*
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Magog, Quebec
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Radio stations established in 1979
1979 establishments in Quebec
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