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CFJO-FM

Thetford Mines, Quebec
Broadcast area	southeastern Quebec
Frequency	97.3 MHz (FM)
Branding	O97,3
Programming
Format	CHR/Top 40 (French)
Ownership
Owner	Attraction Radio
Sister stations	CKLD-FM, CFDA-FM
History
First air date	July 15, 1989
Technical information
Class	C1
ERP	100 kW
Links
Website	o973.ca

CFJO-FM (branded as O97,3) is a French language Canadian radio station in Thetford Mines, Quebec, which broadcasts on 97.3 FM with an effective radiated power of 100,000 watts. Its motto is "Le Meilleur de la musique", which means "The Best of Music".

The station has studios in both Thetford Mines and Victoriaville, sharing facilities with its soft adult contemporary sister stations CKLD-FM and CFDA-FM. Both cities are served by the same transmitter, and both studios produce part of the station's broadcast schedule — however, Thetford Mines is considered the station's primary city of license.

History

The station first received CRTC approval in 1988. It was launched on 103.3 FM on July 15, 1989 by media mogul François Labbé, who already owned many radio stations consolidated as the Réseau des Appalaches. It moved to its current 97.3 frequency in 1997.

The first song played on the radio for the year 2000 was "Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles.

In April 2014, Montreal-based Attraction Radio announced plans to acquire all of Réseau des Appalaches' stations, including CFJO-FM; the decision is currently awaiting CRTC approval.

Rebroadcasters

References

1. CRTC Decision 2002-348 notes the station's mandate to serve both Thetford Mines and Victoriaville, but refers to the transmitter itself as "CFJO-FM Thetford Mines".
2. Decision CRTC 88-475
3. Decision CRTC 89-73
4. La Tribune, July 14, 1989, page 7 (in French); Le Soleil, July 17, 1989, page 4 (in French).
5. Decision CRTC 97-47
6. Fagstein: "CKRS-FM Saguenay wants to become a Rythme FM station", May 27, 2014.

External links

• O97,3
• CFJO-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
• CFJO-FM in the REC Canadian station database

46°03′28″N 71°38′04″W / 46.05778°N 71.63444°W / 46.05778; -71.63444

• Contemporary hit radio stations in Canada
• French-language radio stations in Quebec
• Radio stations in Chaudière-Appalaches
• Radio stations in Centre-du-Québec
• Thetford Mines
• Victoriaville
• Radio stations established in 1989
• 1989 establishments in Quebec