CKMA-FM is a Canadian
radio station
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, broadcasting at 93.7
FM in
Miramichi The name "Miramichi" was first applied to a region in the northeast of New Brunswick, Canada, and has since been applied to other places in Canada and the United States. Although other interpretations have been suggested, it is believed that "Mirami ...
,
New Brunswick
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. Owned by Radio-MirAcadie Inc., the station broadcasts a
French-language
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community radio
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format for the region's
Acadian
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community.
On June 14, 2010, CKMA-FM applied to the
CRTC to add a transmitter at
Neguac, New Brunswick to operate on 102.9 MHz which received approval on August 6, 2010. Neguac's repeater callsign will be CKMA-FM-1.
The station is a member of the
Alliance des radios communautaires du Canada The Alliance des radios communautaires du Canada is a Canadian organization, which serves as a coordinating body for French-language community radio stations in the regions of English Canada, where French speakers are in the minority. Founded in 199 ...
.
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External links
Radio MirAcadie*
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Mass media in Miramichi, New Brunswick
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Media cooperatives in Canada
Radio stations established in 2006
2006 establishments in New Brunswick
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