CFEL-FM
{{short description|Radio station in Quebec City, Quebec}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox radio station
| logo = CFEL2015.jpg
| name = CFEL-FM
| airdate = December 1986
| area = Greater Quebec City area
| format = Alternative rock
| owner = Leclerc Communication Inc.
| licensee =
| erp = vertical polarization:
9.12 kilowatts average
33.9 kilowatts peak
horizontal polarization:
6.24 kilowatts average
20.2 kilowatts peak
| haat = {{convert|170|meters}}
| branding = blvd 102.1
| class = C1
| coordinates =
| sister_stations = CJEC-FM
| website = [http://www.blvd.fm/ blvd.fm]
| callsign_meaning =
}}
CFEL-FM is a French-language Canadian radio station located in Quebec City, Quebec, but the station's official city of license is Lévis.
Owned and operated by Leclerc Communication Inc., it is a Class C1 FM station that broadcasts on 102.1 MHz using a directional antenna.
The station has an alternative rock format branded as blvd 102.1.
History
Originally based in and licensed to Montmagny, CFEL-FM received its first licence in December 1986 [https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1986/db86-1186.htm Decision CRTC 86-1186] and replaced CKBM 1490, an unrelated station that closed due to a bankruptcy in 1983.CRTC proceedings from March 21, 2006 (in French), paragraph 3977 [http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/transcripts/2006/tb0321.htm].
On July 8, 2008, 591991 B.C. Ltd., a numbered company owned by Corus Entertainment, applied to move CFEL's transmitter from L'Ange-Gardien to a new site in Quebec City. The objective of moving the transmitter is to achieve better coverage of the Lévis and Quebec City market.{{Cite web|url=http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2008/pb2008-59.htm#1|title=ARCHIVED - Notice of consultation - Applications received - 591991 B.C. Ltd., Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|last=(CRTC)|first=Government of Canada, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission|date=2008-07-08|website=www.crtc.gc.ca|language=en|access-date=2017-06-27}} On October 3, 2008, this request was granted.{{Cite web|url=http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2008/db2008-278.htm|title=ARCHIVED - CFEL-FM Montmagny - Technical change and licence amendment|last=(CRTC)|first=Government of Canada, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission|date=2008-10-03|website=www.crtc.gc.ca|language=en|access-date=2017-06-27}} CFEL-FM became CKOI 102.1 Québec on November 6, 2009, as part of the short-lived CKOI network of stations, adopting the same logo and branding as its sister stations CKOI Montreal and CKOI Estrie.
On April 30, 2010, it was announced that Cogeco will acquire all radio stations owned by Corus in Quebec for $80 million.{{cite web |url=http://www.radio-info.com/news/canadas-corus-entertainment-sells-all-its-stations-in-quebec-including-mont |title=Canada's Corus Entertainment sells all its stations in Quebec, including Montreal |date=30 April 2010 |work=Radio-Info.com |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605111318/http://www.radio-info.com/news/canadas-corus-entertainment-sells-all-its-stations-in-quebec-including-mont |archivedate=5 June 2011 }}St. Petersburg Times, "Canada Report" column, May 9, 2010. The sale was approved by the CRTC on December 17, 2010, on the condition that CFEL-FM be resold to another party by December 2011.[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2010/2010-942.htm Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2010-942: "Transfer of effective control of various commercial radio programming undertakings from Corus Entertainment Inc. to Cogeco inc.", issued December 17, 2010.]
On November 9, 2011, Cogeco announced a deal to sell CFEL-FM and CJEC-FM to Leclerc Communication Inc., a broadcaster owned by Jacques Leclerc, a local businessman who owns Laura Secord Chocolates and Biscuits Leclerc.[http://www.cyberpresse.ca/le-soleil/affaires/actualite-economique/201111/09/01-4466230-rythme-fm-et-ckoi-vendues-ou-presque.php Le Soleil: Rythme FM et CKOI vendues... ou presque, November 9, 2011.]{{in lang|fr}} The sale was approved by the CRTC on January 19 and completed on January 31, 2012.[http://www.quebechebdo.com/%C3%89conomie/Affaires/2012-01-31/article-2882113/CKOI-et-Rythme-FM-officiellement-a-Leclerc-communication/1 CKOI et Rythme FM officiellement à Leclerc communication] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130619145659/http://www.quebechebdo.com/%C3%89conomie/Affaires/2012-01-31/article-2882113/CKOI-et-Rythme-FM-officiellement-a-Leclerc-communication/1 |date=2013-06-19 }} -- Quebec Hebdo (Retrieved 2012-01-31) The stations were delisted from Cogeco Diffusion's website shortly thereafter.{{Cite web|url=http://www.cogecodiffusion.com|title=Cogeco Média|website=www.cogecodiffusion.com|language=fr|access-date=2017-06-27}} Following its transfer to Leclerc, the station switched to an all-locally originated schedule and imaging, but retaining the CKOI branding and Corus-era logo.Per http://www.ckoiquebec.com/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105100923/http://www.ckoiquebec.com/ |date=2012-11-05 }} The station formerly used the "La radio des hits" slogan used by Astral Media's NRJ network, even though that slogan was changed after NRJ's change.
In the fall of 2012, CFEL-FM adopted the same current branding and slogan as CKOI-FM, also under license from Cogeco. This arrangement would continue until September 2, 2015, when the station was rebranded as blvd 102.1. The station's format changed from Top 40 to Adult Top 40 and now offers an all talk morning show with Stéphane Gasse.Per [https://www.facebook.com/rwcrn?fref=photo Canadian Radio News] page on Facebook, September 2, 2015.
References
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External links
- [http://blvd.fm/ blvd 102.1]
- [https://broadcasting-history.ca/radio/radio-stations/quebec/quebec-quebec-chaudiere-apalaches/CFEL-FM CFEL-FM] at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
- {{RecnetCanada|CFEL-FM}}
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