CJIQ-FM, is a Canadian

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based in Kitchener,

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History

The station was granted an instructional license from the

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in 1999,Decision CRTC 99-180
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tower in

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. CJIQ can also be heard on Rogers Digital Cable 947.

References

External links

88.3 CJIQ

CJIQ-FM
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