CHOY-FM

Radio station in Moncton, New Brunswick

Moncton, New Brunswick

Broadcast areaGreater MonctonFrequency99.9 MHz (FM)BrandingChoix FM 99,9ProgrammingLanguage(s)FrenchFormatCountryOwnershipOwnerMaritime Broadcasting System

Sister stations

CKCW-FM, CFQM-FMHistory

First air date

2001

Call sign meaning

derived from "choix" ("choice" in French)Technical informationClassBERP9.5 kWsHAAT178.7 meters (586 ft)LinksWebsitechoix999.com

CHOY-FM (Choix FM 99,9) is a French-language radio station broadcasting at 99.9 MHz from Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. The station currently plays a country format with the slogan "L'Acadie country" and is owned by the Maritime Broadcasting System with its studios at 1000 St George Boulevard. Preceding CHOY, the only private francophone broadcaster in Moncton had been CHLR, which began broadcasting October 31, 1981 until January 2, 1985.

History

On August 24, 2000, Denis Losier, on behalf of a company to be incorporated received approval by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to operate a new commercial French-language FM radio service in Moncton.^[1] The station began broadcasting with an adult contemporary format in 2001. On February 21, 2006, the station received approval to transfer the effective control of CHOY-FM Limitée, licensee of CHOY-FM Moncton, New Brunswick, from Radio Diffusion Acadie Inc. to Maritime Broadcasting System Limited (MBS).^[2]

References

^ Decision CRTC 2000-361
^ Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2006-22, Ownership applications granted approval (see 5. 2005-0958-1 19 December 2005), CRTC, February 21, 2006