CIMS-FM
{{Short description|Radio station in Balmoral–Campbellton, New Brunswick}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name = CIMS-FM
| logo =
| city = Balmoral, New Brunswick
| area =
| branding = Sommet FM
| airdate = September 19, 1994
| repeater = CIMS-FM-1 Dalhousie 96.7
| erp = vertical polarization only:
7.295 kWs average
15 kWs peak
| haat = {{convert|202|meters}}
| class = B
| webcast = [https://player1.radioplace.co/player/popup/cims-fm/]
| website = [http://www.cimsfm.com/ cimsfm.com]
| owner = Coopérative Radio Restigouche Ltée
}}
CIMS-FM (Sommet FM) is a Canadian French-language community radio station operating at 103.9 MHz/FM, located in Balmoral, New Brunswick. According to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), the station's city of licence is Balmoral,{{Cite web|url=https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2003/db2003-353.htm|title=ARCHIVED - CIMS-FM Balmoral and its transmitter CIMS-FM-1 Dalhousie -- Licence renewal|first=Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)|last=Government of Canada|website=crtc.gc.ca}} but the Industry Canada database lists the station as being based in Campbellton.{{Cite web|url=https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2022/2022-15.htm|title=CKNB Campbellton – Conversion to the FM band; CRTC|website=crtc.gc.ca}}
History
CIMS-FM goes back to 1991 when Coopérative Radio Restigouche Ltée received CRTC approval to operate a special FM licence undertaking Dalhousie at 99.9 MHz from June 27–30, 1991.{{Cite web|url=https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1991/DB91-381.HTM|title=ARCHIVED - Licence application - Coopérative Radio Restigouche Ltée|first=Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)|last=Government of Canada|date=June 14, 1991|website=crtc.gc.ca}}
On August 12, 1993, Coopérative Radio Restigouche Ltée received CRTC approval to operate a new French-language FM radio station at 103.9 MHz in Balmoral. CIMS-FM began broadcasting on September 19, 1994. In 1997, CIMS-FM received approval from the CRTC to operate a new low-power FM transmitter at 96.7 MHz in Dalhousie.{{Cite web|url=https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1997/DB97-190.HTM|title=ARCHIVED - Licence amendment for CIMS-FM|first=Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)|last=Government of Canada|date=May 6, 1997|website=crtc.gc.ca}}
The station operates under a community radio licence and is owned by a non-profit group known as "La Coopérative Radio Restigouche". It broadcasts on 103.9 MHz using a directional antenna with an average effective radiated power of 7,295 watts and a peak effective radiated power of 15,000 watts (class B).
CIMS-FM also operates a rebroadcaster in Dalhousie, namely CIMS-FM-1, which broadcasts on 96.7 MHz with an effective radiated power of 8 watts (class LP) using an omnidirectional antenna.
The station is a member of the Alliance des radios communautaires du Canada.
References
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External links
- [http://www.cimsfm.com/ Radio Restigouche]
- [https://broadcasting-history.ca/radio/radio-stations/new-brunswick/CIMS-FM CIMS-FM] at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
- {{RecnetCanada|CIMS-FM}}
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