CFRQ
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| City | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
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| Branding | Q104 |
| Slogan | The Home of Rock n Roll |
| Frequency | 104.3 MHz (FM) |
| First air date | November 28, 1983 |
| Format | Active rock |
| ERP | 100 kW |
| Callsign meaning | 'Sea-Freak' |
| Owner | Newcap Radio |
| Sister stations | CKUL-FM |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
CFRQ-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting at 104.3 FM in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The station uses the on-air brand name Q104, The Home of Rock n Roll ("The Mighty Q" or "The Q" for short). Q104's audience is often referred to as Q-Nation. CFRQ's studios are located on Kempt Road in Halifax, while its transmitter is located on Washmill Lake Drive in Clayton Park.
CFRQ-FM primarily competes with CKHY-FM
CFRQ was launched on November 28, 1983 by President C.A. (Arnie) Patterson of Patterson Broadcasters, Senior Vice-President/National Sales Director was W.L. (Bill) Patterson and Vice-President/Chief Engineer Jack Hutchison. The station's original slogan was "The Rock of the Atlantic". The first song played on Q104 was "Rock and Roll" by Led Zeppelin.
The station's original line-up consisted of the "Morning Zoo" with Brother Jake Edwards, Hal Harbour (Doug Barron), and "Billy-Bob" (Bill Phillips), mid-days with "The Legend" Bob Powers, afternoon drive with Andy K., six-o'clock rock report with "Rockin'" Ray Plourde, as well as the Midnight Metal Show and weekend afternoons with Jessica Taylor who also created and did the voice of Bambi Fawn from the morning shows sponsored "Between the Sheets". Other original on-air personalities included Jim Armstrong (formerly of CFQM-FM Moncton and later CJMO-FM), Brenda Oland ("Ms. Information"), Doug Caldwell, Andrew Gillis ("Les Ismore"), Sylvie Schmid ("Jane Fondle") and Andrew Boyle (sports).
The station's current on-air lineup includes "BJ and The Q Morning Crew" featuring BJ Wilson, Bobby Mac and Kate Peardon, four-time winner of the National Music Director of The Year (medium market) award Anna Zee in middays, afternoon drive with Tom Bedell (who is also host of The After School Special, the 5 O'Clock Traffic Jam, and the award-winning local music program Route 104), evenings with Adam Marriott on The Rock of the Atlantic which broadcasts live to affiliate stations CJMO-FM Moncton NB, CHNI-FM Saint John NB and CIJK-FM New Minas NS. Neil Spence on weekends and the Sunday Flashbacks.
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