CFQR (600 AM) is an English-language radio station in

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. On June 28, 2017, a test broadcast began on AM 600 by TTP Media, the same owners as

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. The call sign was announced as CFQR (no relation to the former CFQR-FM, now

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)."CFQR 600 AM launches with hours to go before deadline"
''Fagstein blog'', July 1, 2017 (blog.fagstein.com) On June 13, 2022, CFQR launched its morning drive program, ''Mornings Matter''. The program is hosted by Jim Connell, a former host at

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and CKMI-DT. In connection with the launch, CFQR stated that its programming would feature news, information, and talk, along with music from the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s.

Ownership

The radio station is owned by a numbered company, 7954689 Canada Inc. operating in

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. It is equally controlled by: *4158695 Canada Inc. (Paul Tietolman) *9225-8318 Québec Inc. (Nicolas Tétrault) *6556027 Canada Inc. (Rajiv Pancholy) The group is collectively known as TTP Media, which reflects the

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of the three owners, Tietolman, Tétrault and Pancholy.

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