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, see CJRP-FM.'' CJRP was a

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located in

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. It operated from 1959 to 1994. The station broadcast on 1060

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, using a daytime power of 50,000

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s and a nighttime power of 10,000 watts as a class B station, using a

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with different patterns day and night to protect KYW in

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. CJRP was originally known as CJLR and went on the air as an independent station owned by Jacques La Roche (hence the

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) on October 24, 1959. It originally had a power of 5,000 watts full-time and used a single directional pattern at all times. Power was increased to 10,000 watts full-time in 1962. In 1969, the station was bought by Raymond Crépault, who already owned CJMS in

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. CJLR's call sign was changed to CJRP (with the "RP" standing for "Radio Provinciale") and the station became a part of the Radiomutuel network. In 1977, the station increased its daytime power to 50,000 watts, using a different directional pattern than the one now used only at night. CJRP's

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was abandoned in favour of

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mixing

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in the early 1980s. On July 29, 1982, a sister station,

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, went on the air. On September 30, 1994, it was announced that

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and Radiomutuel would immediately merge their respective AM news/talk network into the new Radiomédia network. In each of the six markets where the two networks competed, the station which had the best signal remained on-air, and the other one was closed. As local rival CHRC had a much better signal (50,000 watts all day), CJRP had to cease its operations on that day. The station's licence was revoked by the

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(CRTC) on November 2, 1994.

References

External links

* * Rock Radio Scrapbook aircheck

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cjrp Radio stations in Quebec City, Jrp Jrp Jrp Radio stations established in 1959 1959 establishments in Quebec 1994 disestablishments in Quebec Radio stations disestablished in 1994 JRP