CHEY-FM

CHEY-FM is a French-language radio station located in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada.

CHEY-FM
CityTrois-Rivières, Quebec
Broadcast areaMauricie
Frequency94.7 MHz (FM)
Branding94,7 Rouge FM
Slogan94-7 rouge is the best musical choice in Mauricie.
Programming
Formatadult contemporary
Ownership
OwnerBell Media
Sister stationsCIGB-FM, CFKM-DT
History
First air date1990
Technical information
ClassC1
ERP46.6 kWs average
100 kWs peak
HAAT249.7 meters (819 ft)
Links
Website94.7 Rouge FM

Owned and operated by Bell Media, it broadcasts on 94.7 MHz using a directional antenna with an average effective radiated power of 20,600 watts and a peak effective radiated power of 100,000 watts (class C1).[1]

The station has an adult contemporary format since its inception, in 1990 and is part of the Rouge FM network which operates across Quebec and Eastern Ontario. It started operations in 1990 as a sister station to CHLN radio; that station is now owned by Cogeco.

CHEY-FM's last RockDétente-era logo; used from 2004 until August 2011

On August 18, 2011, at 4:00 p.m. EDT, the station ended its longtime 21-year run with the RockDétente branding. All RockDétente stations, including CITE-FM, rebranded as Rouge FM. The last song under the RockDétente branding was Pour que tu m'aimes encore by Celine Dion, followed by a tribute of the branding. The first song under Rouge FM was I Gotta Feeling by Black Eyed Peas.

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