CIPC-FM

{{Short description|Radio station in Port-Cartier–Sept-Îles, Quebec}}

{{Infobox radio station

| name = CIPC-FM

| logo =

| city = Port-Cartier, Quebec, Canada

| area = Sept-Îles, Quebec

| branding = 0 99.1

| airdate = 1976 (AM)
1993 (FM)

| frequency = 99.1 MHz (FM)

| language = French

| erp = horizontal polarization only:
18.766 kWs average
45.016 kWs peak

| haat = {{convert|233|meters}}

| class = C1

| former_frequencies = 710 kHz

| callsign_meaning = CIPort-Cartier

| webcast =

| website = [https://o991.ca/ o991.ca]

| owner = Arsenal Media

}}

CIPC-FM is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts on the frequency at 99.1 MHz on the FM band in Sept-Îles and Port-Cartier on the Côte-Nord, Quebec. The station mainly broadcasts Top 40 music and rock songs, it is part of the “O” network just like the stations CFJO-FM, CHOE-FM and CHEQ-FM. The studios are located at 106 rue Napoléon, bureau 400 in Sept-Îles, at the same address as the studio of its sister station CKCN-FM. The letters "PC" in its call sign refer to Port-Cartier.

== Station history ==

On February 14, 1974, Radio Sept-Îles Inc. (owner of CKCN Sept-Îles) received authorization to operate a new AM station in Port-Cartier. Two years later, on October 4, 1976, CIPC made its official arrival on the AM band at the frequency 710 kHz. The station which was owned by Radio Sept-Îles inc. passed into the hands of Radio Port-Cartier inc. in August 1982.

On September 24, 1993, the CRTC approved Radio Port-Cartier's application to convert CIPC from the AM band at 710 kHz to the FM band at 99.1 MHz.[https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1993/DB93-621.HTM Decision CRTC 93-621], New FM radio programming undertaking, CRTC, September 24, 1993 CIPC made the transition to the FM band at the frequency 99.1 MHz in 1994. The station adopted a new format in 2009 focused on contemporary hits as 99.1 FM La Radioactive.

The station is authorised to broadcast at a maximum ERP (effective radiated power) of 45,016 watts; on June 8, 2010, the CRTC denied CIPC-FM's application to increase their maximum ERP to 100,000 watts, following opposition from competing stations CKCN-FM in Sept-Îles and CHLC-FM in Baie-Comeau.[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2010/2010-353.htm Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2010-353],

CIPC-FM Port-Cartier – technical amendment, CRTC, June 8, 2010

Attraction Radio (now Arsenal Media) acquired CKCN-FM in Sept-Îles and CIPC-FM in Port-Cartier in the summer of 2016. [http://www.journaldemontreal.com/2016/02/03/attraction-radio-acquires-two-stations-on-the-north-coast Attraction Radio acquires two stations on the North Shore], Le Journal de Montréal, February 2, 2016 ([https://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/index2.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.journaldemontreal.com%2F2016%2F02%2F03%2Fattraction-radio-acquiert-deux-stations-sur-la-cote-nord#federation=archive.wikiwix.com&tab=url archive])

On August 30, 2017, it was announced that La Radioactive 99.1 will make way for a new musical format with a new branding by joining the “O” network. It will therefore become O 99.1. This change took place on September 8 of the same year. [https://lenord-cotier.com/2017/08/30/une-programmation-bonifiee-la-radioactive-deviendra-o99-1/ La Radioactive will become O99,1], Le Nord-Côtier, August 30, 2017