CFDA-FM is a Canadian

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, broadcasting an

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format at 101.9 FM in

Victoriaville Victoriaville () is a town in south-central Quebec, Canada, on the Nicolet River. Victoriaville is the seat of Arthabaska Regional County Municipality and a part of the Centre-du-Québec (Bois-Francs) region. It is formed by the 1993 merger of ...

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. It shares the programming of sister station

CKLD-FM CKLD-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting a soft adult contemporary format at 105.5 FM in Thetford Mines, Quebec. It shares the programming of sister station CFDA-FM in Victoriaville. The stations air the same programming at all times, ...

Thetford Mines Thetford Mines (; Canada 2021 Census population 26,072) is a city in south-central Quebec, Canada. It is the seat of Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality. The city is located in the Appalachian Mountains, 187 km east-northeast of Mo ...

. The stations air the same programming at all times, although both stations produce a portion of the shared broadcast schedule from separate studios. Their CHR sister station

CFJO-FM CFJO-FM (branded as ''O97,3'') is a Canadian French, French language Canada, Canadian radio station in Thetford Mines, Quebec, which broadcasts on 97.3 FM broadcasting, FM with an effective radiated power of 100,000 watts. Its motto is "Le Meill ...

also produces programming in both cities, although it serves the region from a single 100-

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transmitter.

History

The station was launched by Radio Victoriaville on October 19, 1951, airing on 1380 AM. It was sold to

François Labbé François Labbé (September 23, 1928 – December 24, 2018) was a Canadian mass media owner who started the first commercial French-language radio network in Canada, the Réseau des Appalaches, in 1972. Life and career Born in Thetford Mines, Que ...

's Radio-Mégantic in 1970, becoming a

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affiliate as part of the Réseau des Appalaches from 1972 to 1979. The station subsequently converted to its current FM frequency in 1999.Decision CRTC 98-47
/ref> In April 2014,

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-based Attraction Radio (now

Arsenal Media Arsenal Media is a broadcasting company based in Saint-Lambert, Quebec, Canada operating 18 radio stations. Through its various antennas, the company is able to reach more than one and a half million potential listeners in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean ...

) announced plans to acquire all of

Réseau des Appalaches Réseau des Appalaches (Appalachian Network) is a radio broadcasting company in the Canadian province of Quebec, consisting of three stations based in southeastern Quebec. The company was founded by François Labbé in 1972, and was the first commer ...

' stations, including CFDA-FM; the decision is currently awaiting

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approval.Fagstein: "CKRS-FM Saguenay wants to become a Rythme FM station", May 27, 2014.
/ref> Pierre Bruneau, the current anchor of

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's daytime newscasts, worked for CFDA early in his career.

References

External links

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CFDA-FM
at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the

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Victoriaville Radio stations established in 1951 1951 establishments in Quebec

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