CKXL-FM

CKXL-FM (91.1 MHz) is a French language community radio station licensed to Saint Boniface, Manitoba and serving the Winnipeg Capital Region. It broadcasts a public radio format that has 80% Manitoba content. It uses the branding "Envol 91 FM."

CKXL-FM
CitySaint Boniface, Manitoba
Broadcast areaWinnipeg Metro Region
Frequency91.1 MHz
BrandingEnvol 91 FM
SloganLa radio communitaire
Programming
Language(s)French
FormatFrench language community radio
Ownership
OwnerLa Radio Communautaire du Manitoba Inc.
History
First air dateJune 24, 1989 (June 24, 1989)
Former frequencies101.5 (1989-1991)
Technical information
ClassC1
ERP61,000 watts
HAAT223 meters (732 ft)
Transmitter coordinates49°46′15″N 97°30′37″W
Links
WebcastListen Live
WebsiteEnvol91.mb.ca
For information on the former CKXL-AM in Calgary, Alberta, see CJAQ-FM.

CKXL-FM is owned by La Radio Communautaire du Manitoba Inc. It broadcasts from the Franco-Manitoban Cultural Centre (CCFM) in the Winnipeg district of Saint Boniface. The station's transmitter is located on Provincial Trunk Highway 2 in Springstein, Manitoba.[1]

History

CKXL first signed on the air on June 24, 1989. It originally broadcast on the 101.5 FM frequency, with a temporary license granted to La Radio Communautaire du Manitoba by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC).[2] CKXL owned a mobile broadcast unit which traveled throughout the French communities of Manitoba during the summer of 1989. The mobile unit had a low power transmitter with an eight-mile coverage area. During this trial run, Winnipeggers were able to listen to CKXL on June 30, July 1 and during Folklorama '89.[3]

CKXL received a permanent license from the CRTC and moved to 91.1 FM on October 21, 1991.[4] CKXL broadcasts at 61,000 watts from the Starbuck Communications Tower.[5][6]

Noted writer Laurent Poliquin has been a host on the station since 2002. CKXL is a member of the Alliance des radios communautaires du Canada.

In June 2006 CKXL-FM was authorized by the CRTC to decrease its amount of station-produced programming.[7][8]

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References
  1. FCCdata.org/CKXL-FM
  2. Decision CRTC 89-318
  3. Taylor, Gloria (1989-06-25). "Move over CBC: New French radio station makes debut". Winnipeg Free Press Weekly (south edition). pp. 1, 4.
  4. Decision CRTC 90-927
  5. Taylor, Gloria (October 13, 1991). "New kid on the air: St. Boniface's fledgling French radio station to ride the airwaves with emphasis on entertainment, community". Winnipeg Free Press Weekly (south edition).
  6. "CCFM - Who We Are". Centre culturel franco-manitobain (CCFM). Archived from the original on September 19, 2007. Retrieved 2006-09-20.
  7. "CKXL-FM". Canadian Communications Foundation. June 30, 2006. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  8. "Decision CRTC 2006-274". CRTC. Retrieved September 2, 2019.


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