CKBE-FM
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| Broadcast area | Greater Montreal Area |
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| Branding | 9-2-5 The Beat |
| Slogan | "Montreal's Perfect Mix" |
| Frequency | 92.5 MHz (FM) |
| First air date | 1947 (experimental as VE9CM 1945-1947) |
| Format | Rhythmic AC |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| Class | C1 |
| Callsign meaning | CK BEat |
| Former callsigns | CFCF-FM (1947-1966) CFQR-FM (1966-2011) |
| Owner |
Cogeco (Cogeco Diffusion Acquisitions Inc.) |
| Sister stations | CHMP-FM, CKAC, CKOI-FM, CFGL-FM |
| Website | 925theBeat.ca |
CKBE-FM (9-2-5 the Beat) is an English language Canadian radio station located in Montreal, Quebec. It is owned and operated by Cogeco, and broadcasts on 92.5 MHz with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts (class C1) using an omnidirectional antenna from a transmitter atop Mount Royal, while its studios are located above Gare Centrale in downtown Montreal. The station broadcasts a Rhythmic Adult Contemporary format.
CKBE first broadcast in 1945 as VE9CM, a 25-watt experimental FM station owned by the Canadian Marconi Company along with CFCF radio (AM 600, later CIQC and subsequently CINW on AM 940, before its 2010 closure). It simulcast nearly all of its AM sister's programming. In 1947, Marconi gained a full licence on 106.5 FM with the calls CFCF-FM. Its 3000 watts antenna was on the roof of the Sun Life Building, its power was increased to 7700 watts in 1957. After changing frequency to 92.5 MHz in 1963, CFCF-FM was one of four FM stations using common transmitting facilities on the new Mount Royal tower. The 106.5 frequency is now used by CFEI-FM in suburban Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec. The other stations were CJMS-FM on 94.3, CJFM on 95.9 and CKGM-FM on 97.7. In October 1966, the station changed call letters to CFQR-FM and adopted a beautiful music format. It kept this format for several years, running advertisements on its television sister station CFCF-TV promoting itself as "CFQR 92.5... the sound you can almost see".
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