CIGN-FM is a Canadian

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, that broadcasts a

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format on the frequency 96.7

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( FM) in

Coaticook, Quebec Coaticook ( , ) is a town on the Coaticook River, located in southeastern Quebec, Canada. It resides in the region of Estrie, which is often referred to colloquially as the Eastern Townships. It is the seat of the Coaticook Regional County M ...

. Owned by Radio coopérative de Coaticook, Coop de solidarité, the station received

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approval on October 27, 2009. CIGN-FM started broadcasting over the Web on August 4, 2011 and on 96.7 FM May 2012. The station is a member of the

Association des radiodiffuseurs communautaires du Québec The Alliance des radios communautaires du Québec (ARCQ) is a Canadian organization, which serves as a coordinating body for community radio stations in Quebec.Frédéric Lesemann, Jean-Marie Gourvil and Pierre Hamel, "Les radios communautaires au Q ...

References

External links

www.cignfm.ca

CIGN-FM
at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the

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