CHLX-FM
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CHLX-FM (97.1 MHz) is a commercial radio station in Gatineau, Quebec, serving the National Capital Region including Ottawa. A francophone and a Rythme FM affiliate station owned by RNC Media, CHLX airs a format of French-language adult contemporary with some jazz.
It is owned by RNC Media and is branded as Rythme FM 97.1. CHLX's radio studios are on Jean-Proulx Avenue in Gatineau, while its transmitter is located in Camp Fortune, within Gatineau Park.
History
CHLX was licensed by the CRTC in 2001, and launched on September 23, 2002.[1]
It was briefly branded as Classique 97,1[2] before becoming Couleur FM, airing classical music. In 2008, after a licence amendment was accepted by the CRTC, it became Planète 97,1, an adult contemporary-formatted station, with 20% of its airtime devoted to jazz.[3]
On July 11, 2014, it was announced that CHLX would flip to Hot AC as 97.1 Rythme FM on August 25, as part of a licensing deal between Cogeco and RNC.[3][4] CHLX became the first non-Cogeco station to carry the Rythme FM format (other than CJEC-FM Quebec City, which was briefly affiliated with Rythme FM after being sold by Cogeco to another broadcaster). As of October 2014, it was still broadcasting two hours a day of jazz music,[5] but since June 2017 the CRTC amended the licence removing the requirement to broadcast such genres.[6]
In January 2017, the station dropped Rhythme FM and re-branded as Wow 97.1.
In January 17, 2025, the station returned into the Rythme FM affiliation.
References
External links
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- CHLX-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
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- Radio stations in Ottawa–Gatineau
- Classical music radio stations in Canada
- Jazz radio stations in Canada
- Soft adult contemporary radio stations in Canada
- French-language radio stations in Quebec
- RNC Media radio stations
- Radio stations established in 2002
- 2002 establishments in Quebec