CFIX is a former radio station

Radio station

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 licenced to Cornwall, Ontario

Cornwall, Ontario

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 to serve its francophone

Francophone

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 community

Community

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. The station first took to the air on November 11, 1959 as CFML, with an effective radiated power

Effective radiated power

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 of 10 watts. The station was a daytimer, and established a repeater in Hawkesbury

Hawkesbury, Ontario

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 as CHPR 1110

CHPR-FM

CHPR-FM is a Canadian radio station, which airs at 102.1 FM in Hawkesbury, Ontario. Owned by RNC Media, the station airs a francophone adult contemporary format branded as Planète Lov' 102.1...

 in 1976. CFML later became CFIX.

The station went silent

Off-the-air

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 in December 1983 due to technical and financial problems. Its owner kept the Hawkesbury rebroadcaster in service, changing its programming source to his CJLA

CJLA-FM

CJLA-FM is a French-language Canadian radio station located in Lachute, Quebec.Owned and operated by RNC Media, it broadcasts on 104.9 MHz using an omnidirectional antenna with an effective radiated power of 3,000 watts...

 in Lachute, Quebec

Quebec

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 and later adding some local programming.

External links

• CFML/CFIX history at Canadian Communications Foundation
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