CBFX-FM
| City | Montreal, Quebec |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Greater Montreal Area |
| Branding | Ici Musique |
| Frequency | 100.7 MHz (FM) |
| First air date | March 5, 1948 (experimental as VE9CB 1946-1948) |
| Format | public broadcasting |
| ERP | 100 kW |
| HAAT | 242.5 meters (796 ft) |
| Class | C1 |
| Callsign meaning | Canadian Broadcasting French X |
| Former callsigns | CBF-FM (1948-1998) |
| Owner | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |
| Sister stations | CBF-FM, CBM-FM, CBME-FM, CBFT-DT, CBMT-DT |
| Website | ICI Musique |
CBFX-FM is a French-language Canadian radio station located in Montreal, Quebec.
Owned and operated by the public broadcaster the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (French: Société Radio-Canada), it broadcasts on 100.7 MHz (FM) from the Mount Royal candelabra tower with an effective radiated power of 100,000 watts (class C1) using an omnidirectional antenna. Its studios and master control are located at Maison Radio-Canada in Montreal.
It is the flagship of the Ici Musique network (previously known, from 2004 to 2014 as Espace musique; and before September 2004, as La Chaîne culturelle when the format was more focused on classical music), which operates across Canada. The station has an ad-free music format featuring mostly classical music, jazz, world music and also other genres.
The station began experimental broadcasts on March 13, 1946 as VE9CB on 98.1 FM. It received a full license on March 5, 1948 as CBF-FM on 95.1 FM. It swapped frequencies with CBM-FM in 1971, moving to 100.7. This move not only allowed it to boost its signal to a full 100,000 watts, but allowed it to broadcast in stereo for the first time. Originally a straight simulcast of CBF AM, it became the flagship of Radio-Canada's FM network, Chaîne culturelle, at its launch in 1972. It adopted its current calls in 1998 when its AM sister moved to the FM band and picked up the CBF-FM calls.
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