CFPT-FM (106.5 FM, "106.5 Elmnt FM") is an indigenous radio station in

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. Owned by First Peoples Radio, a subsidiary of the

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(APTN), it broadcasts

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and

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programming targeting the

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community, with the former focusing upon both

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and indigenous musicians. The station launched on October 24, 2018 as a replacement for the city's Voices Radio station.

History

In June 2017, the CRTC awarded licences for five new Indigenous radio stations in

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, and

to replace the Voices Radio network (whose licenses were revoked in 2015 due to long-term compliance issues). The Ottawa ( CFPO-FM) and Toronto licences were awarded to First Peoples Radio, a subsidiary of APTN, with the Toronto station inheriting Voices Radio's 106.5 FM frequency. In June 2018, it was announced that the two First Peoples Radio stations would brand as ''Elmnt FM'', and air a mixture of

and

programming, including popular

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, Rock, and R&B music. At least 25% of the music played by the station will be by indigenous Canadian musicians.

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musician Janet Panic was announced as the Toronto station's evening host. The station officially launched on October 24, 2018 as CFPT-FM. In January 2022, broadcasters Mark Strong and

Jemeni Joanne Gairy, better known by her stage name Jemeni, is a singer, actress, writer, activist, broadcaster and community worker. She was born in Grenada and grew up in St. Catharines, Ontario and now lives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She studied R ...

joined the station as cohosts of its morning show.Connie Thiessen
"Mark Strong and Jemeni resurface on Toronto’s 106.5 ELMNT FM"
''Broadcast Dialogue'', January 12, 2022.

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