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CIRA-FM

CIRA-FM
CIRA radiovm logo.png
CityMontreal, Quebec
Frequency91.3 MHz
BrandingRadio Ville-Marie
Programming
Language(s)French
FormatReligious
Ownership
OwnerRadio Ville-Marie
History
First air date
1994
Technical information
ClassC1
ERP36.2 kilowatts
horizontal polarization only
HAAT242.5 meters (796 ft)
Links
WebsiteRadio VM website

CIRA-FM is a French language Canadian radio station located in Montreal, Quebec. Its studios are located at 5000 d'Iberville street in the Plateau Mont-Royal district of Montreal.

It broadcasts on 91.3 MHz with an effective radiated power of 36,200 watts (class C1) using an omnidirectional antenna located atop Mount Royal. Radio Ville-Marie now stylized as Radio VM received CRTC approval in 1994 to operate a new religious French-language FM radio programming at Montreal.[1]

This radio station is Catholic and has a religious broadcasting format. Since its inception in 1995 it identifies itself as "Radio Ville-Marie". CIRA-FM is not a commercial broadcaster and as such does not carry paid advertising.

Transmitters

In addition to the Montreal station on 91.3 FM, CIRA-FM also broadcasts on the following frequencies:

  • CIRA-FM-1: Sherbrooke (100.3 FM) (licensed to Radio-Soleil-Estrie as a separate radiocommunication distribution undertaking) - launched September 20, 1998 [2]
  • CIRA-FM-2: Trois-Rivières (89.9 FM) - launched September 9, 2005 [3]
  • CIRA-FM-3: Victoriaville (89.3 FM) - launched January 5, 2006 [4]
  • CIRA-FM-4: Rimouski (104.1 FM)

A transmitter for Canada's National Capital Region, CIRA-5 (1350 AM) in Gatineau, was on the air from 2012 to 2015. That transmitter received CRTC approval on September 23, 2009.[5] In 2015, CIRA-5 was shutdown due to lack of money to keep that transmitter going. CIRA's FM transmitters remain unaffected with CIRA-5's shutdown. The 1350 AM frequency was a former frequency that was used by CHVR in Pembroke, Ontario, until it moved to FM in 1996.

References

  1. ^ Decision CRTC 94-813
  2. ^ Decision CRTC 98-159
  3. ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2003-100
  4. ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2003-471
  5. ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2009-593

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