CHMP-FM
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| City | Longueuil, Quebec |
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| Broadcast area | Montreal, Quebec |
| Branding | 98,5 FM |
| Slogan | "Vous le Savez Maintenant!" ("Now You Know!") |
| Frequency | 98.5 MHz (FM) |
| First air date | April 9, 1977 (as CIEL-FM) January 5, 2004 (as CHMP-FM) |
| Format | talk radio/sports (French) |
| ERP | 40,800 watts |
| HAAT | 301.5 meters (989 ft) |
| Class | C1 |
| Callsign meaning | CH Montreal Parlé (Talk in French) |
| Former callsigns | CIEL-FM (1977-2000) CKOO-FM (2000-2004) |
| Owner |
Cogeco (Cogeco Diffusion Acquisitions Inc.) |
| Sister stations | CKBE-FM, CKAC, CKOI-FM, CFGL-FM |
| Website | www.985fm.ca |
CHMP-FM is a French language Canadian radio station located in Montreal, Quebec. Owned and operated by Cogeco, it broadcasts on 98.5 MHz with an effective radiated power of 40,800 watts (class C1) using an omnidirectional antenna atop Mount Royal. CHMP's studios are located at Place Bonaventure in downtown Montreal.
While CHMP's studios and transmitter site are in Montreal, CHMP's official city of license is and always has been Longueuil due to a previous incarnation of the station being located in that city.
The station identifies itself as "98,5 FM" and is one of the few full-time FM talk stations in North America to broadcast in stereo. However, the station has some music blocks, during weekends.
Notable hosts include popular morningman Paul Arcand, midday host Benoît Dutrizac and afternoon drive host Paul Houde. Gilles Proulx was also heard on the station from 2004 until his retirement on August 7, 2008.
In 1976, Stephane Venne applied for the license to operate a new station on the FM dial in Longueuil. He initially wanted 93.5 MHz (Channel 228) with a power of 10,000 watts, but this frequency was granted to CBC Radio. On January 20, 1977, Radio MF CIEL (1976) Inc. got permission to use callsign CIEL-FM. The station went on the air April 9, 1977 with 10,000 watts, as an adult contemporary format. Stephane Venne was director of CIEL.
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