CIEL-FM-4
Encyclopedia
CIEL-FM-4 is a French-language
Canadian
radio station
located in Trois-Pistoles
, Quebec
. The station airs a mix of locally-produced programming and simulcasting of CIEL-FM
in Rivière-du-Loup.
Owned and operated by Radio CJFP (1986) ltée (part of the Groupe Radio Simard
), it broadcasts on 93.9 MHz with an effective radiated power
of 229 watt
s using an omnidirectional antenna
(class A1). The station has an adult contemporary music
format
.
This transmitter was deleted from CJFP's license in 1997, becoming a separate station with a license commitment to air at least 10 hours per week of distinct programming at Trois-Pistoles. The station adopted its current call sign in 2001, at the same time as CJFP became CIEL-FM.
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
radio station
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
located in Trois-Pistoles
Trois-Pistoles, Quebec
Trois-Pistoles is a town in and the seat of the Les Basques Regional County Municipality within the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec. It is also the county seat. The town is located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River....
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
. The station airs a mix of locally-produced programming and simulcasting of CIEL-FM
CIEL-FM
CIEL-FM is a French-language Canadian radio station located in Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec.Owned and operated by Radio CJFP ltée , it broadcasts on 103.7 MHz with an effective radiated power of 60,000 watts using an omnidirectional antenna...
in Rivière-du-Loup.
Owned and operated by Radio CJFP (1986) ltée (part of the Groupe Radio Simard
Groupe Radio Simard
Groupe Radio Simard is a Canadian radio broadcasting company, which owns six radio stations in the Bas-Saint-Laurent and Chaudière-Appalaches regions of Quebec.-Stations:* La Pocatière - CHOX-FM* Montmagny - CIQI-FM* Rimouski - CFYX-FM...
), it broadcasts on 93.9 MHz with an effective radiated power
Effective radiated power
In radio telecommunications, effective radiated power or equivalent radiated power is a standardized theoretical measurement of radio frequency energy using the SI unit watts, and is determined by subtracting system losses and adding system gains...
of 229 watt
Watt
The watt is a derived unit of power in the International System of Units , named after the Scottish engineer James Watt . The unit, defined as one joule per second, measures the rate of energy conversion.-Definition:...
s using an omnidirectional antenna
Omnidirectional antenna
In radio communication, an omnidirectional antenna is an antenna which radiates radio wave power uniformly in all directions in one plane, with the radiated power decreasing with elevation angle above or below the plane, dropping to zero on the antenna's axis. This radiation pattern is often...
(class A1). The station has an adult contemporary music
Adult contemporary music
Adult contemporary music is a broad style of popular music that ranges from lush 1950s and 1960s vocal music to predominantly ballad-heavy music with varying degrees of rock influence, as well as a radio format that plays such music....
format
Radio format
A radio format or programming format not to be confused with broadcast programming describes the overall content broadcast on a radio station. Radio formats are frequently employed as a marketing tool, and constantly evolve...
.
History
The station's roots go back to 1970, when CIEL's AM predecessor CJFP was authorized by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission to add some programming from a studio in Trois-Pistoles to the main AM signal originating in Rivière-du-Loup. Because the AM signal failed to adequately serve Trois-Pistoles at nighttime, however, an FM rebroadcaster with the call sign CJTF-FM was added at Trois-Pistoles in 1985.This transmitter was deleted from CJFP's license in 1997, becoming a separate station with a license commitment to air at least 10 hours per week of distinct programming at Trois-Pistoles. The station adopted its current call sign in 2001, at the same time as CJFP became CIEL-FM.