CKRL-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 Quebec City

Quebec City

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, Quebec

Quebec

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.

The station operates under a community radio

Community radio

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 licence and is owned by a non-profit group known as CKRL-MF 89,1 inc. It broadcasts on 89.1 MHz with an effective radiated power

Effective radiated power

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 of 1,430 watt

Watt

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s (class A) using an omnidirectional antenna

Omnidirectional antenna

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, broadcasting from Edifice Marie-Guyart

Edifice Marie-Guyart

Edifice Marie-Guyart is a 132 meter office building in Quebec City. Completed in 1972, it stands at 31 floors and has an observation deck on the top floor...

 in downtown Quebec City.

CKRL-FM opened on February 15, 1973 at 5 p.m. and was originally a campus radio

Campus radio

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 station for the Université Laval

Université Laval

Laval University is the oldest centre of education in Canada and was the first institution in North America to offer higher education in French...

; this situation ceased in 1984, although the name of the corporation remained "Campus Laval FM inc." for many years thereafter. CHYZ-FM

CHYZ-FM

CHYZ-FM is the college radio station for Université Laval, located in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada. Its frequency is 94.3 MHz on the FM dial.Formerly known as Radio Campus Laval, CHYZ-FM broadcasts in French. The station is run by volunteers, most of whom are Laval students...

 would become the new campus radio station of that university in 1997.

CKRL is the longest running french speaking community radio station in the world.

External links

• CKRL FM 89,1
• CKRL-FM history at Canadian Communications Foundation
  Canadian Communications Foundation
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