CIGB-FM is a French-language

French language

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 Canadian

Canada

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 radio station

Radio station

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 located in Trois-Rivières

Trois-Rivières

Trois-Rivières means three rivers in French and may refer to:in Canada*Trois-Rivières, the largest city in the Mauricie region of Quebec, Canada*Circuit Trois-Rivières, a racetrack in Trois-Rivières, Quebec...

, Quebec

Quebec

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Owned and operated by Astral Media

Astral Media

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, it broadcasts on 102.3 MHz with an effective radiated power

Effective radiated power

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 of 11,000 watt

Watt

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s (class B) using an omnidirectional antenna

Omnidirectional antenna

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The station has a contemporary hit radio

Contemporary hit radio

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 format

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 and is part of the NRJ network which operates across Quebec. It started operations on August 27, 1979. CIGB-FM became wholly owned and operated by Radiomutuel (predecessor of Astral Media) in 1987, as the company bought the station, which became a sister station to the now-defunct CJTR 1140 AM (also in Trois-Rivières).

External links

• RadioNRJ Mauricie 102.3
• CIGB-FM history at Canadian Communications Foundation
  Canadian Communications Foundation
  The Canadian Communications Foundation is a history of Canadian broadcasting for radio and television chronicles and documents. It also provides a history of radio and television stations, including networks, programs, broadcasters and many others....