CHQC-FM is a French language

French language

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 radio station which operates at 105.7 MHz/FM

FM broadcasting

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 in Saint John, New Brunswick

Saint John, New Brunswick

City of Saint John , or commonly Saint John, is the largest city in the province of New Brunswick, and the first incorporated city in Canada. The city is situated along the north shore of the Bay of Fundy at the mouth of the Saint John River. In 2006 the city proper had a population of 74,043...

, Canada

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Approved by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) in 2004, the station, which launched in 2006, airs a community radio

Community radio

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 format with programming devoted to a variety of musical genres.

The station's studios are located at the city's Centre scolaire communautaire Samuel-de-Champlain.

External links

• CHQC-FM
• CHQC-FM history at Canadian Communications Foundation
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