CHLX-FM
{{short description|Radio station in Gatineau, Quebec}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name = CHLX-FM
| area = National Capital Region
| logo = File:CHLX WOW97.1 logo.png
| branding = Wow 97.1
| airdate = September 23, 2002
| erp = 11,200 watts
| haat = {{convert|71.5|m|ft}}
| class = B1
| format = Adult contemporary (French)
| owner = RNC Media
| sister_stations = CFTX-FM, CHOT-DT, CFGS-DT
| webcast =
| website = [http://www.wowfm.ca wowfm.ca]
}}
CHLX-FM (97.1 MHz) is a commercial radio station in Gatineau, Quebec, serving the National Capital Region including Ottawa. A francophone station owned by RNC Media, CHLX airs a format of French-language adult contemporary with some jazz.
It is owned by RNC Media and is branded as Wow 97.1. CHLX's radio studios are on Jean-Proulx Avenue in Gatineau, while its transmitter is located in Camp Fortune, within Gatineau Park.
History
CHLX was licensed by the CRTC in 2001, and launched on September 23, 2002.{{Cite web |url=http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2002/db2002-250.htm |title=Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2002-250 |access-date=2009-01-29 |archive-date=2011-06-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607234855/http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2002/db2002-250.htm |url-status=live }}
It was briefly branded as Classique 97,1{{cite web|url=http://www.infopresse.com/archive/index/7415|title=De Classique à Couleur FM 97,1|website=Infopresse|accessdate=October 13, 2014|date=September 4, 2003|archive-date=September 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924034815/http://www.infopresse.com/archive/index/7415|url-status=dead}} before becoming Couleur FM, airing classical music. In 2008, after a licence amendment was accepted by the CRTC, it became Planète 97,1, an adult contemporary-formatted station, with 20% of its airtime devoted to jazz.{{Cite web |url=http://blog.fagstein.com/2014/08/29/radio-rebrands-fall-2014/ |title=Fagstein: "Radio stations rebranded in Cornwall, Quebec City", August 29, 2014. |access-date=December 27, 2024 |archive-date=September 1, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140901003759/http://blog.fagstein.com/2014/08/29/radio-rebrands-fall-2014/ |url-status=live }}
On July 11, 2014, it was announced that CHLX would flip to Hot AC as 97.1 Rythme FM on August 25, as part of a licensing deal between Cogeco and RNC.{{cite web|title=A new radio station in the Outaouais Region: Rythme FM! |url=http://www.cogeco.ca/cable/corporate/files/press_releases_en/2014/CGO_CDI_New_radio_station_Release.pdf |website=Cogeco |date=July 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140726060113/http://www.cogeco.ca/cable/corporate/files/press_releases_en/2014/CGO_CDI_New_radio_station_Release.pdf#|archive-date=July 26, 2014|url-status=dead}} CHLX became the first non-Cogeco station to carry the Rythme FM format (other than CJEC-FM Quebec City, which was briefly affiliated with Rythme FM after being sold by Cogeco to another broadcaster). As of October 2014, it was still broadcasting two hours a day of jazz music,{{Cite web |url=http://www.rythmefm.com/outaouais/programmation/ |title=Rythme FM 97.1 - Émissions |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019095114/http://www.rythmefm.com/outaouais/programmation/ |archive-date=October 19, 2014 |url-status=dead }} but since June 2017 the CRTC amended the licence removing the requirement to broadcast such genres.[https://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2017/2017-218.htm Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2017-218] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241214120939/https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2017/2017-218.htm |date=2024-12-14 }}, CRTC, June 27, 2017.
In January 2017, the station dropped Rhythme FM and re-branded as Wow 97.1.
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://rythme971.ca/|rythme971.ca 97.1}}
- [https://broadcasting-history.ca/radio/radio-stations/quebec/quebec-abitibi-temiscamingue-outaouais/CHLX-FM CHLX-FM] at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
- {{RecnetCanada|CHLX-FM}}
{{Ottawa Radio}}
{{RNC Media}}
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