CFEI-FM

CFEI-FM (106.5 MHz) is a French-language Canadian radio station located in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, serving the eastern suburbs of Montréal. Owned and operated by Bell Media, it broadcasts with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 3,000 watts (class A) using an omnidirectional antenna.

CFEI-FM
Broadcast areaEastern Suburbs of Montréal
Frequency106.5 MHz (FM)
BrandingBoom 106,5
Programming
Language(s)French
FormatOldies
Ownership
OwnerBell Media
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History
First air date
March 30, 1988
Technical information
ClassA
Power3000 watts
HAAT99.6 meters (327 ft)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websiteiheartradio.ca/boom/boom-106-5

The station has an oldies format since May 2003 (it previously had an adult contemporary format) and is part of the "Boom" network.

History

CFEI-FM signed on the air on March 30, 1988. It was a sister station to CKBS 1240 AM, also in Saint-Hyacinthe.[1][2] The AM station went dark only three years later, leading some observers to believe that the application for a new FM station really was a plan to transfer CKBS to FM by disguised means. At the time AM-to-FM transfers were still uncommon in Canada as such applications were then, unlike now, generally rejected by the CRTC.

References
  1. Historic information on CKBS (defunct) Archived 2016-10-13 at the Wayback Machine at Canadian Communications Foundation
  2. Revocation of the licence for the radio broadcasting undertaking CKBS Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Decision CRTC 91-192, CRTC, April 10, 1991

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