CFJO-FM (branded as ''O97,3'') is a

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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 ...

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, which broadcasts on 97.3 FM with an

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of 100,000 watts. Its motto is "Le Meilleur de la musique", which means "The Best of Music". The station has studios in both Thetford Mines and

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 ...

, sharing facilities with its

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sister stations

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, ...

and

CFDA-FM CFDA-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting an adult contemporary format at 101.9 FM broadcasting, FM in Victoriaville, Quebec. It shares the programming of sister station CKLD-FM in Thetford Mines. The stations air the same programming ...

. Both cities are served by the same transmitter, and both studios produce part of the station's broadcast schedule — however, Thetford Mines is considered the station's primary

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History

The station first received

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approval in 1988. It was launched on 103.3 FM on July 15, 1989. by

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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 ...

, who already owned many radio stations consolidated as the

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. It moved to its current 97.3 frequency in 1997.Decision CRTC 97-47
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" by

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. In April 2014,

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-based Attraction Radio (now

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) announced plans to acquire all of Réseau des Appalaches' stations, including CFJO-FM; the decision is currently awaiting

approval.Fagstein: "CKRS-FM Saguenay wants to become a Rythme FM station", May 27, 2014.
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Rebroadcasters

References

External links

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CFJO-FM
at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the

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