CIMS-FM (''Sommet FM'') is a Canadian

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operating at 103.9

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/ FM, located in Balmoral,

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. According to the

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(CRTC), the station's

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is Balmoral, but the

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database lists the station as being based in Campbellton.

History

CIMS-FM goes back to 1991 when Coopérative Radio Restigouche Ltée received CRTC approval to operate a special FM licence undertaking Dalhousie at 99.9 MHz from June 27–30, 1991. On August 12, 1993, Coopérative Radio Restigouche Ltée received CRTC approval to operate a new French-language FM radio station at 103.9 MHz in Balmoral. CIMS-FM began broadcasting on September 19, 1994. In 1997, CIMS-FM received approval from the CRTC to operate a new low-power FM transmitter at 96.7 MHz in Dalhousie. The station operates under a community radio licence and is owned by a non-profit group known as "La Coopérative Radio Restigouche". It broadcasts on 103.9

using a

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with an average effective radiated power of 7,295

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s and a peak effective radiated power of 15,000 watts ( class B). CIMS-FM also operates a

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in Dalhousie, namely CIMS-FM-1, which broadcasts on 96.7 MHz with an effective radiated power of 8

s ( class LP) using an

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. The station is a member of the

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References

External links

Radio Restigouche

CIMS-FM
at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the

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Radio stations established in 1991 1991 establishments in New Brunswick