CKOI (network)
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| Type | Radio network |
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| Country | Canada |
| Availability | FM: Quebec |
| Slogan | "L'ultime radio" (The Ultimate Radio) |
| Owner | Cogeco |
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Launch date
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November 6, 2009 |
| Dissolved | August 20, 2012 |
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Official website
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www.ckoi.com |
CKOI was a network of French-language adult top 40 outlets broadcasting throughout the province of Quebec. Created by Corus Québec on November 6, 2009, the network and its stations are currently owned and operated by Cogeco.
The name of the network is derived from the call sign of its flagship station in Montreal, CKOI-FM. The name "CKOI" is pronounced like a word—it is an homonym of "C'est quoi ?", French for "What is it?".
All five stations used on-air branding CKOI despite their different call letters.
Corus Québec first attempt to create a CKOI network back in 2001 when Corus brought Métromédia CMR Inc. which, among its stations, owned CKOI-FM, CJDM-FM Drummondville and CIKI-FM Rimouski—the latter two were Radio Énergie affiliates at the time. CJDM and CIKI adopted the CKOI logo style, but kept their call signs and local programming. Some special shows, like visiting artists at the CKOI studio, were broadcast on all three stations.
On June 2005, CJDM-FM and CIKI-FM were sold to Astral Media and re-established their Énergie branding. CKOI-FM again became a standalone station.
In January 2008, Corus Québec brought the station CIGR-FM Génération Rock, changed its call letters to CKOY-FM and adopt a modified CKOI logo (with the Y), but kept the modern rock sound.
In 2000, Corus Québec acquired Montmagny-based CFEL-FM, moving its transmitter and studio to Quebec City by the end of 2008. On November 6, 2009, Corus added CFEL-FM to the CKOI network. Unlike the NRJ or RockDétente (now Rouge FM) groups, CKOI stations keep the majority of their local programming.
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