CBFG-FM is a mainly-

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located in Chisasibi,

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. It is owned and operated by the

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(French: Société Radio-Canada), which is owned by the Government of Canada. It broadcasts on 103.5

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with an average effective radiated power of 85

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s ( class A1). The station has an ad-free news/

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and is the flagship of the regional Ici Nord-Québec network, which carries programming from the Canada-wide

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network, and some regional programming. Like all Première stations, but unlike most FM stations, it broadcasts in

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. The network serves ten

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communities in

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and adjacent regions.

Programming

During most of its programming day, CBFG-FM largely rebroadcasts Radio-Canada flagship CBF-FM in

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, including morning program ''Gravel le matin'', afternoon show ''Le 15-18'', and Saturday morning program ''Samedi et rien d'autre''. Until July 2020 the station used to carry Cree language programs, reduced from 80 to 15 hours per week in 2015 and now to be found on English CBC sister station

CBMP-FM CBC North ( iu, ᓰᐲᓰ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ, lit=CBC Northwest, translit=, SiiPiiSii Ukiuqtaqtumi; cr, ᓰᐲᓰ ᒌᐌᑎᓅᑖᐦᒡ, label=cr, SiiPiiSii Chiiwetinuutaahch; french: Radio-Canada Nord) is the Canadian Broadcasting Corpor ...

Transmitters

At least seven of these transmitters used to be repeaters of CBF-FM: CBFA-FM-1

Manawan Manawan (named Manouane until 1991), officially named ''communauté Atikamekw de Manawan'' ( French for "Atikamekw Community of Manawan"), is a First Nations reserve on the south-western shores of Lake Métabeskéga in the Lanaudière region of ...

, CBFA-FM-2

Obedjiwan Obedjiwan (officially designated as Obedjiwan 28) is a First Nations reserve and village on the north shore of Gouin Reservoir in the Mauricie region of Quebec, Canada. It belongs to the Atikamekw of Opitciwan band of the Atikamekw Nation. ...

, CBFW-FM Wemindji, CBFM-FM

Mistissini Mistissini ( cr, ᒥᔅᑎᓯᓃ/Mistisinî meaning Big Rock) is a Cree town located in the south-east corner of the largest natural lake in Quebec, Lake Mistassini. The town is inside the boundaries of the Baie-James Municipality and is the ...

, CBFA-3 (later re-called CBFG-FM-3)

Wemotaci Wemotaci (designated as Weymontachie 23 until 1997) is a First Nations reserve on the north shore of the Saint-Maurice River at the mouth of the Manouane River in the Mauricie region of Quebec, Canada. Together with the Obedjiwan and the Couco ...

, CBFH-FM

Waskaganish Waskaganish ( cr, ᐙᔅᑳᐦᐄᑲᓂᔥ/Wâskâhîkaniš, Little House; ) is a Cree community of over 2,500 people at the mouth of the Rupert River on the south-east shore of James Bay in Northern Quebec, Canada. Waskaganish is part of the ...

, and CBFV-FM Waswanipi; these repeaters changed their source of programming from CBF-FM to CBFG-FM following approval by the CRTC on October 30, 2012. It is unknown if CBFG-FM was a repeater of CBF-FM. On July 15, 2015, the CRTC renewed CBFG's licence until August 31, 2018.Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2015-313, July 15, 2015.
/ref> On August 2, 2018, the CRTC approved the removal of transmitters CBAF-FM-1 Manouane, CBFA-FM-2 Obedjiwan and CBFG-FM-3 Weymontachie, Québec from license CBFG-FM Chisasibi, Québec to station CBF-FM-8 Trois-Rivières, Québec. (CRTC Administrative Decision 2018-0525-1, August 2, 2018)

References

External links

Ici Radio-Canada Première

Ici Nord-QuébecCBFG-FM history - Canadian Communication Foundation
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Programming

Transmitters

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