CJPX-FM

CJPX-FM

Broadcast area	Montreal, Quebec
Branding	"Radio-classique Montréal"
Slogan	"La radio des classiques." (The radio station of the classics.)
Frequency	99.5 MHz (FM)
First air date	1998
Format	Orchestral music/jazz/chanson
ERP	8700 watts
Class	Class B
Owner	Group Musique Greg
Website	www.radioclassique.ca

CJPX-FM is a French-language Canadian radio station located in Montreal, Quebec. Owned and operated by Groupe Musique Greg, fronted by Montreal musician and radio personality Gregory Charles, it broadcasts on 99.5 MHz using an omnidirectional antenna on Mount Royal with an effective radiated power of 8,700 watts (class B). Its main studios are located in Parc Jean-Drapeau on Île Notre-Dame in the Saint Lawrence River.

CJPX-FM's logo, used until 2015.

The station had a classical music commercial format at its inception on 25 June 1998.^[1] The station was the first successful commercial classical music station in Montreal, following the failure of CJRM-FM in 1968^[2] and decades of reluctance since then by the CRTC to allow such a station to go on the air.^[3] It was conceived in the 'Top 40 classics' style of Radio-Classique in France, or Classic FM in the UK.

In December 2014, it was announced that CJPX and its Quebec City sister station CJSQ-FM would be sold to Groupe Musique Greg, a company founded by Charles. Charles' offer to buy the two stations came in response to rumours that former owner Jean-Pierre Coallier was looking to retire and sell them.^[4]

The station has since gone to a variety orchestral music/jazz/chanson format,^[5] similar to Radio-Canada's Ici Musique (heard locally on CBFX-FM).

In 2015, retired former Le Téléjournal news anchor Bernard Derome joined the station as a morning host.^[6] Other personalities include Charles, Marie-Ève Lamonde, François Paré and Marc Hervieux, plus Béatrice Zacharie and Jasmin Hains, both broadcasting from CJSQ-FM in Quebec City. ^[7]

References

↑ Decision CRTC 97-293 Approval of the 9044-1569 application
↑ Quelques notes chronologiques sur la radio
↑ Suzanne Colpron. "Une licence pour imprimer de l'argent", La Presse, 28 September 1996.
↑ Faguy, Steve. "Gregory Charles agrees to buy Radio Classique from JP Coallier". Retrieved 9 December 2014.
↑ http://www.radioclassique.ca/emissions/
↑ "Bernard Derome, animateur matinal". Le Journal de Montréal, October 23, 2015.
↑ Fagstein: "Radio Classique relaunches, hires Bernard Derome as new morning man", October 23, 2015.

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Radio stations in Montreal and surrounding area

Montreal AM	CKGM 690 CKAC 730 CJAD 800 CFNV 940 CHRF 980 CFMB 1280 CJWI 1410 CHOU 1450 CHRN 1610 CJRS 1650 CJLO 1690 Defunct CINF 690 CINW 940 CJMS 1280 CHLP 1410 CKO/CFOX 1470 CKLM 1570

Montreal FM	CHDO 88.1 CBME 88.5 CISM 89.3 CKUT 90.3 CHIL 90.7 CIRA 91.3 CKLX 91.9 CKBE 92.5 CBM 93.5 CKMF 94.3 CBF 95.1 CJFM 95.9 CKOI 96.9 CHOM 97.7 CJPX 99.5 CKVL 100.1 CBFX 100.7 CIBL 101.5 CBMG 101.9 CINQ 102.3 CILO 102.9 CHOU-1 104.5 CBME-1 104.7 CKDG 105.1 CKIN 106.3 CITE 107.3 Defunct CFTL 96.7 (Pirate) CJRM-FM 98.5 CKAV-10 106.7

Adjacent communities	Acton Vale CFID 103.7 Akwesasne CKON 97.3 Châteauguay/Candiac CHAI 101.9 Granby CFXM 104.9 Hudson/Saint-Lazare CHSV 106.7 Joliette CJLM 103.5 Kahnawake CKKI 89.9 CKRK 103.7 Laval CJLV 1570 CFGL 105.7 Longueuil CHMP 98.5 CHAA 103.3 Saint-Constant CJMS 1040 Saint-Hyacinthe CFEI 106.5 Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu CFZZ 104.1 Salaberry-de-Valleyfield CKOD 103.1 Sorel-Tracy CJSO 101.7 Vaudreuil-Dorion CJVD 100.1 Defunct CHEF 1450 (Granby)

Specialty services	HMWN Radio Maria International Tamil Radio Radio Humsafar

Adjacent markets	North Country Region, NY Burlington VT / Plattsburgh NY Cornwall, ON

Quebec radio markets Abitibi-Témiscamingue Bas-Saint-Laurent Centre-du-Québec Chaudière-Appalaches Côte-Nord Gaspésie Gatineau Laurentides Mauricie Montreal Nord-du-Québec Quebec City Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean Sherbrooke/Estrie See also List of radio stations in Quebec

Coordinates: 45°30′20″N 73°35′30″W / 45.50556°N 73.59167°W / 45.50556; -73.59167

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