CJDM-FM is a
French-language
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Canadian
radio station
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located in
Drummondville, Quebec
Drummondville is a city in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec, located east of Montreal on the Saint-François River. The population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 79,258. The mayor of Drummondville is Stéphanie Lacoste.
Drummondville is ...
.
It is owned and operated by
Bell Media
Bell Media Inc. (French: ) is a Canadian company formed by the amalgamation of several companies.
Establishment (2011–13)
On December 9, 2011, the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan announced the sale of its majority stake in Maple Leaf Sports ...
, and broadcasts on 92.1
MHz
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with an
effective radiated power
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of 3,000
watt
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s (
class A) using an
omnidirectional antenna
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.
Decision CRTC 87-56
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The station has a mainstream rock
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Format background
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format
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and is part of the "Énergie
Énergie is a Canadian radio network of French-language mainstream rock outlets broadcasting throughout the province of Quebec and portions of eastern Ontario, in Eastern Canada. They offer a personality-driven mix of francophone and anglophone ...
" network which operates across Quebec.
The station was acquired by Corus Entertainment
Corus Entertainment Inc. is a Canadian mass media company. Formed in 1999 as a spin-off from Shaw Communications, it has prominent holdings in the radio, publishing, and television industries. It is headquartered at Corus Quay in Toronto, Onta ...
in 2001
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, and later by Astral Media
Astral Media Inc. was a Canadian media conglomerate. It was Canada's largest radio broadcaster, with 84 radio stations in eight provinces. Astral was also a major player in premium and specialty television in Canada, with 23 specialty channel ...
in 2005
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, when Astral swapped its AM stations for Corus's smaller FM stations and adopting the "Énergie" branding at the same time. (Énergie was heard from 2001 to 2003 on now-sister station CHRD-FM.)
References
External links
Énergie 92.1
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