CKXL-FM

CKXL-FM

City of license	St. Boniface, Manitoba
Broadcast area	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Branding	Envol91
Frequency	91.1 MHz FM (1991-current) 101.5 (1989-1991)
First air date	June 24, 1989
Format	community radio
ERP	61,000 watts
HAAT	223 meters
Class	C1
Owner	La Radio Communautaire du Manitoba Inc.
Webcast	http://envol91.mb.ca/radio/ckxl128.mp3.m3u
Website	http://www.envol91.mb.ca/

For information on the former CKXL-AM in Calgary, Alberta, see CJAQ-FM.

CKXL-FM is a community owned French-language radio station in Winnipeg, Manitoba, that broadcasts on the FM band at a frequency of 91.1 FM. The station's studio is located in Winnipeg's St. Boniface district, where it is licensed. It broadcasts a public radio format that it is 80% Manitoba content.

It was started by La Radio Communautaire du Manitoba Inc. in 1989.

CKXL broadcasts from the Franco-Manitoban Cultural Centre (CCFM) in St. Boniface.

History

CKXL first went on the air on June 24, 1989 on the 101.5 FM frequency, with a temporary license.^[1] It owned a mobile broadcast unit which travelled throughout the French communities of Manitoba during the summer of 1989. The mobile unit had a low power transmitter with an eight-mile radius. During this trial run, Winnipeggers were able to listen to CKXL on June 30, July 1 and during Folklorama '89.^[2]

It received a permanent license from the CRTC and moved to 91.1 FM on October 21, 1991.^[3] CKXL broadcasts at 61,000 watts from the Starbuck Communications Tower.^[4]^[5]

Noted writer Laurent Poliquin has been a host on the station since 2002.

References

↑ Decision CRTC 89-318
↑ Taylor, Gloria (1989-06-25). "Move over CBC: New French radio station makes debut". Winnipeg Free Press Weekly (south edition). pp. 1, 4.
↑ Decision CRTC 90-927
↑ Taylor, Gloria (October 13, 1991). "New kid on the air: St. Boniface's fledgling French radio station to ride the airwaves with emphasis on entertainment, community". Winnipeg Free Press Weekly (south edition).
↑ "CCFM - Who We Are". Centre culturel franco-manitobain (CCFM). Archived from the original on September 19, 2007. Retrieved 2006-09-20.

External links

Radio stations in Winnipeg-Selkirk, Manitoba

Winnipeg	CJML 580 CJOB 680 CKJS 810 CBW 990 CFRW 1290 CKSB-10-FM 88.1 CBW-1-FM 89.3 CKSB-FM 89.9 CKXL 91.1 CITI 92.1 CJNU 93.7 CHIQ 94.3 CHVN 95.1 CKUW 95.9 CJKR 97.5 CBW-FM 98.3 CJGV 99.1 CFWM 99.9 CFJL 100.5 CJUM 101.5 CKY-FM 102.3 CKMM 103.1 CIUR 104.7 CHWE 106.1 CKCL 107.1 Defunct CKIC 92.9 CJWV 107.9

Selkirk	CFQX 104.1 CICY 105.5

Specialty services	Radio Humsafar

Nearby radio markets Brandon / Westman Region Pembina Valley Region See also List of radio stations in Manitoba

Coordinates: 49°46′15″N 97°30′37″W / 49.77083°N 97.51028°W / 49.77083; -97.51028

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