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{{short description|Radio station in Montreal, Quebec}}
{{Infobox radio station
| logo             = Logo-rougefm-montreal.svg
| name             = CITE-FM
| airdate          = {{Start date and age|1977|5|7}}
| frequency        = 107.3 [[Hertz|MHz]] ([[FM broadcasting|FM]]) {{HD Radio}}
| city             = [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]]
| area             = [[Greater Montreal]]
| format           = [[Adult Contemporary]] ([[French language|French]])<br>HD2: [[CJAD]] (English [[talk radio|Talk]])<br>HD3: [[CKGM]] (English [[Sports radio|Sports]])
| language         = [[French language|French]]
| owner            = [[Bell Media]]
| licensee         = [[Bell Media Radio]]
| erp              = 42,900 [[watt]]s
| haat             = {{convert|297|meters}}
| branding         = 107,3 [[Rouge FM|Rouge]]
| class            = C1
| sister_stations  = [[CFCF-DT]], [[CHOM-FM]], [[CJAD]], [[CJFM-FM]], [[CKGM]], [[CKMF-FM]], [[CFJP-DT]]
| webcast          = [https://www.iheartradio.ca/rouge-fm/rouge-fm-montreal/ Listen Live]
| website          = [https://www.iheartradio.ca/rouge-fm/rouge-fm-montreal/ iheartradio.ca/rouge-fm/rouge-fm-montreal]
| callsign_meaning = "Cité", a [[French language|French]] translation of "city" ([[acute accent]] is part of branding but not official calls)
}}
'''CITE-FM''' (107.3 [[Hertz|MHz]]) is a [[French language|French-language]] [[radio station]] in [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], Canada. Owned and operated by [[Bell Media]], it airs an [[adult contemporary]] [[radio format|format]]. It is also the [[flagship (broadcasting)|flagship station]] of the "[[Rouge FM]]" network, which operates across Quebec and in the [[Ottawa]]-[[Gatineau]] [[media market|radio market]]. The [[radio studio|studio]]s and offices are located at the Bell Media building at 1717 [[René Lévesque Boulevard|Boulevard René-Lévesque East]] in [[Downtown Montreal]].

CITE-FM has an [[effective radiated power]] (ERP) of 42,900 [[watt]]s, using an [[omnidirectional antenna]] from the [[Mount Royal]] [[Mount Royal#Transmission tower|candelabra tower]]. It broadcasts in the [[HD Radio]] hybrid format, with its HD2 [[digital subchannel|subchannel]] rebroadcasting 800 [[CJAD]]'s [[talk radio|talk]] format and its HD3 subchannel airing [[CKGM]]'s [[sports radio|sports]] format.

==History==
===Radio-Cité (1977–1990)===
CITE-FM [[sign-on|signed on]] the air on May 7, [[1977 in radio|1977]] as a [[sister station]] to 730 [[CKAC]], owned by [[Telemedia]].<ref>[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1980/C%20Radio%20Broadcasting%20Yearbook%201980.pdf Broadcasting Yearbook 1980 page 274]</ref> While it was still being approved and built, the station was called '''CKAC-FM''', though it would instead go on the air as '''CITE-FM'''.  The previous year, a co-owned FM station in [[Sherbrooke]] at 102.7 began using the call letters CITE-FM. With the sign-on of 107.3 in Montreal, the Sherbrooke station became [[CITE-FM-1]].  That "-1" [[suffix]] usually indicates a full-time rebroadcaster of the non-numbered station, though CITE-FM-1 continued to have its own local personalities and advertising with a similar [[playlist]]. CITE-FM-1 is also easily heard in the eastern portion of the Montreal market, and Telemedia likely used the similar call letters for overall ratings purposes involving both stations. Currently, CITE-FM-1 [[simulcast]]s some programming from Montreal but retains its own local advertising and some local personalities.

Telemedia originally planned CITE-FM to be on 93.5&nbsp;MHz, but the [[Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission]] instead arranged for [[CBM-FM]] to shift from 100.7&nbsp;MHz to 93.5 &nbsp;MHz to accommodate [[CBFX-FM|CBF-FM]]. Telemedia then took the 107.3 allocation instead.

CITE-FM aired a [[beautiful music]] format as ''Radio-Cité''. It played instrumental [[cover version]]s of popular songs, along with some French and English [[middle of the road (music)|middle of the road]] (MOR) vocals. Over time, to attract younger listeners, the number of vocals increased while the instrumental music was scaled back.

===Rock-Détente (1990–2011)===
[[Image:1073 RockDetente.svg|170px|thumb|left|CITE-FM's last RockDétente-era logo; used from 2004 until August 2011]]
In 1990, CITE-FM completed its move from instrumental to vocal music, switching to a [[soft adult contemporary]] format. "Radio-Cité" was renamed ''Cité Rock-Détente''. Telemedia's radio stations in [[Quebec]] and the [[Maritimes]] were purchased in 2002 by [[Astral Media]].<ref>[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/2010/D-2010-BC-YB-7.pdf Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010 page D-650]</ref> CITE-FM became the [[sister station]] of Astral's [[CKMF-FM]]. Because of federal competition laws, Astral Media was not permitted to keep 730 CKAC. Following the transaction, CITE-FM left the CKAC building that was on the corner of [[Sainte-Catherine Street]] and [[Peel Street, Montreal|Peel Street]], relocating to CKMF's building at the corner of [[René Lévesque Boulevard]] and [[Papineau Avenue]].

In 2004, Astral revamped the Rock Détente network with a new logo. This resulted in Cité Rock-Détente being renamed as simply "107,3 RockDétente." The station no longer uses its call letters on the air, except when required by CRTC regulations.

===Rouge FM (2011–present)===
[[File:CITE-FM (107,3 Rouge FM) Billboard.jpg|thumb|right|Radio station billboard.]]
On August 18, 2011, at 4:00&nbsp;p.m. [[Eastern Time|EDT]], the station ended its 21-year run with the "RockDétente" branding. All "RockDétente" stations, including CITE, were rebranded as ''[[Rouge FM]]''.

The last song under "RockDétente" was "[[Pour que tu m'aimes encore]]" by [[Celine Dion]], followed by a tribute to RockDétente's 23-year history. The first song under "Rouge" was "[[I Gotta Feeling]]" by [[Black Eyed Peas]].

==Transmitters==
The following stations are known rebroadcasters of CITE-FM:<ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2004/db2004-258.htm Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2004-258]</ref>
{{RadioRebroadcasters
| rec               = true
| crtc              = true
| callsign          = CITE-FM
| call1             = CFAF-FM
| freq1             = 106.1 FM
| watts1            =
| class1            =
| city1             = [[La Grande-1 generating station]]
| crtc1             = [https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2004/db2004-258.htm 2004-258]
| call2             = CFBE-FM
| freq2             = 99.5 FM
| watts2            =
| class2            =
| city2             = [[La Grande-3 generating station]]
| crtc2             = 2004-258
| call3             = CFCE-FM
| freq3             = 98.5 FM
| watts3            =
| class3            =
| city3             = Guyer
| crtc3             = 2004-258
| call4             = CFDE-FM
| freq4             = 100.1 FM
| watts4            =
| class4            =
| city4             = Keyano (Camp LG-4)
| crtc4             = 2004-258
| call5             = CFEB-FM
| freq5             = 94.7 FM
| watts5            =
| class5            = 
| city5             = Nikamo (Camp LA-1)
| crtc5             = 2004-258
| call6             = CFFA-FM
| freq6             = 100.7 FM
| watts6            =
| class6            =
| city6             = [[Laforge-2 generating station]]
| crtc6             = 2004-258
| call7             = CFGD-FM
| freq7             = 94.9 FM
| watts7            =
| class7            =
| city7             = [[Brisay, Quebec|Brisay generating station]]
| crtc7             = 2004-258
| call8             = CIGP-FM
| freq8             = 92.3 FM
| watts8            =
| class8            =
| city8             = [[Radisson, Quebec|Radisson]]
| crtc8             =
| call9             = CIHA-FM
| freq9             = 92.3 FM
| watts9            =
| class9            =
| city9             = Champion
| crtc9             =
| call10            = VF2156
| freq10            = 99.9 FM
| watts10           =
| class10           =
| city10            = Poste Laverendrye
| crtc10            = [https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1998/pb98-39.htm Public Notice CRTC 1998-39 #101]
| call11            = VF2239
| freq11            = 92.1 FM
| watts11           =
| class11           =
| city11            = [[Parent, Quebec|Parent]]
| crtc11            = [http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1993/DB93-671.HTM 93-671]
| call12            = VF2348
| freq12            = 88.5 FM
| watts12           =
| class12           =
| city12            = [[Kattiniq, Quebec|Kattiniq]]
| crtc12            = [http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2000/DB2000-343.htm 2000-343]
| call13            = VF2403
| freq13            = 98.5 FM
| watts13           =
| class13           =
| city13            = Kilometre 38
| crtc13            = [http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2002/db2002-70.htm 2002-70]
}}

'''[[CITE-FM-1]]''', a Rouge FM station in [[Sherbrooke]], is not a rebroadcaster, but a separate station, despite the call sign suggesting otherwise. '''CITE-FM-2''', also serving Sherbrooke, is a low-powered repeater of CITE-FM-1.

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.iheartradio.ca/rouge-fm/rouge-fm-montreal/ 107,3 Rouge]
* [https://broadcasting-history.ca/radio/radio-stations/quebec/quebec-montreal-laval-lanaudiere-laurentides-monteregie/CITE-FM CITE-FM] at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the [[Canadian Communications Foundation]]
*{{RecnetCanada|CITE-FM}}

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