CKOI-FM is a French language Canadian radio station located in Montreal, Quebec.
Owned and operated by Corus Entertainment, it broadcasts on 96.9 MHz from the roof of the CIBC Tower in Downtown Montreal with an effective radiated power of 307,000 watt (class C1) using an omnidirectional antenna. It is one of the few Montreal FM stations to not use the standard Mount Royal tower, and it is one of North America's most powerful FM stations.
The station has a contemporary hit radio format. It usually is the most popular station in Montreal according to BBM ratings (using full coverage ratings).
CKVL-FM, as the station was originally known, was founded by Jack Tietolman and probably went on the air at some point between 1947 and 1957. Sources disagree on the date, and at least seven different years (including three post-1957 ones) are known to have been reported as the station's first air date. The confusion is increased by the fact that there is no known report suggesting that the...
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