Réseau des Appalaches is a radio broadcasting company in the Canadian

Canada

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 province of Quebec

Quebec

Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

, consisting of three stations based in southeastern Quebec. The company was founded by François Labbé

François Labbé

François Labbé is a pioneering Canadian mass media owner who started the first commercial French language radio network in Canada, the Réseau des Appalaches, in 1972....

 in 1972, and was the first commercial French language

French language

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 radio network

Radio network

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 in Canada.

The company also formerly owned three additional radio stations in other communities in the region, which have since been sold to other broadcasters.

Stations

• Thetford Mines - CKLD
  CKLD-FM
  CKLD-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting a soft adult contemporary format at 105.5 FM in Thetford Mines, Quebec. It shares the programming of Réseau des Appalaches's Passion-Rock network with sister station CFDA-FM in Victoriaville....
  
   ("Passion-Rock"), CFJO
  CFJO-FM
  CFJO-FM is a French language Canadian radio station in Thetford Mines, Quebec, which broadcasts on 97.3 MHz with an effective radiated power of 100,000 watts...
  
   ("O97.3")
  • Disraeli
    Disraeli, Quebec (city)
    The city of Disraeli is located in the Municipalité régionale de comté des Appalaches in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 2,570 as of 2009...
    
     - CJLP (rebroadcaster of CKLD)
• Victoriaville - CFDA
  CFDA-FM
  CFDA-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting a soft adult contemporary format at 101.9 FM in Victoriaville, Quebec. It shares the programming of Réseau des Appalaches's Passion-Rock network with sister station CKLD-FM in Thetford Mines....
  
   ("Passion-Rock")

Former stations

• Asbestos
  Asbestos, Quebec
  -Communities:*Asbestos*Trois-Lacs-External links:***...
  
   - CJAN
  CJAN-FM
  CJAN-FM is a Canadian radio station, which airs at 99.3 FM in Asbestos, Quebec. The station, branded as FM 99.3, broadcasts a community radio format with local talk and variety music programming....
  
  
• Lac-Mégantic
  Lac-Mégantic, Quebec
  Lac-Mégantic is a town in Estrie on Lac Mégantic, a freshwater lake for which the town was named. Situated in the former Frontenac County in the historic Eastern Townships, Lac-Mégantic is the seat of Le Granit Regional County Municipality and of the judicial district of...
  
   - CKFL
  CJIT-FM
  CJIT-FM is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts a contemporary hit radio format on the frequency 106.7 FM in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec.-History:...
  
  
• Plessisville
  Plessisville, Quebec
  Plessisville, Quebec is a county seat of L'Érable Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada. Routes 116 and 165 go through it. The city is 185 km from Montreal and 95 km from Quebec City...
  
   - CKTL
  CKYQ-FM
  CKYQ-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 95.7 FM in Plessisville, Quebec. Owned by 176100 Canada Inc., the station airs a hot adult contemporary format branded as KYQ FM.-History:...