CHQC-FM
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CHQC-FM is a French language
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...

 radio station which operates at 105.7 MHz/FM
FM broadcasting
FM broadcasting is a broadcasting technology pioneered by Edwin Howard Armstrong which uses frequency modulation to provide high-fidelity sound over broadcast radio. The term "FM band" describes the "frequency band in which FM is used for broadcasting"...

 in Saint John, New Brunswick
Saint John, New Brunswick
City of Saint John , or commonly Saint John, is the largest city in the province of New Brunswick, and the first incorporated city in Canada. The city is situated along the north shore of the Bay of Fundy at the mouth of the Saint John River. In 2006 the city proper had a population of 74,043...

, Canada
Canada
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.

Approved by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) in 2004, the station, which launched in 2006, airs a community radio
Community radio
Community radio is a type of radio service, that offers a third model of radio broadcasting beyond commercial broadcasting and public broadcasting. Community stations can serve geographic communities and communities of interest...

 format with programming devoted to a variety of musical genres.

The station's studios are located at the city's Centre scolaire communautaire Samuel-de-Champlain.

External links

  • CHQC-FM
  • CHQC-FM history at Canadian Communications Foundation
    Canadian Communications Foundation
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