CKRQ-FM
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CKRQ-FM is a First Nations
community radio
station
that operates at 96.5 FM in Whapmagoostui, Quebec
, Canada
.
Owned by Whapmagoostui Aeyouch Telecommunications, the station received CRTC approval in 1994.
First Nations
First Nations is a term that collectively refers to various Aboriginal peoples in Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis. There are currently over 630 recognised First Nations governments or bands spread across Canada, roughly half of which are in the provinces of Ontario and British Columbia. The...
community radio
Community radio
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station
Radio station
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that operates at 96.5 FM in Whapmagoostui, Quebec
Whapmagoostui, Quebec
Whapmagoostui |beluga]]") is the northernmost Cree village in Quebec, located at the mouth of the Great Whale River on the coast of Hudson Bay in Nunavik, Quebec, Canada. About 500 people, mostly Inuit, live in the neighbouring northern village of Kuujjuarapik. The community is only accessible by...
, Canada
Canada
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Owned by Whapmagoostui Aeyouch Telecommunications, the station received CRTC approval in 1994.