CKJM-FM is a radio station, broadcasting from Chéticamp, Nova Scotia, Canada on 106.1 FM. Owned by La Cooperative Radio-Chéticamp, the station has broadcast as a full-time French-language community radio service since 1995.Decision CRTC 95-50, New FM community radio programming undertaking, CRTC, February 16, 1995
History CKJM's history stems back to 1991, when the station was on the air intermittently on a special events license issued by the CRTC and Industry Canada, which allowed it to be on the air for only up to 28 days per event. The station broadcast from 1991 to 1994 for these events, as approved by the CRTC:
L'Escaouette se diffuse, August 1 to 4, 1991ARCHIVED - Decision CRTC 91-385 Courons la mi-Carême, March 16 to 29, 1992 ARCHIVED - Decision CRTC 92-168 L'Escaouette en Fête, 1992 ARCHIVED - Decision CRTC 92-487 Fêtons la mi-Carême March 14 to 21, 1993 ARCHIVED - Decision CRTC 93-93 Célébrons le centenaire de notre église and Le festival de l'Escaouette, 1993 ARCHIVED - Decision CRTC 93-289 Laissons rentrer les mi-carêmes, 1994 ARCHIVED - Decision CRTC 94-74 L'Escaouette en Fête, 1994 ARCHIVED - Decision CRTC 94-432
On February 17, 2014, the CRTC approved Radio Chéticamp's application to operate a repeater in Sydney, broadcasting at 97.5 MHz with an average effective radiated power of 830 watts (non-directional antenna with an effective height of antenna above average terrain of ).Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2014-64, CKJM-FM Chéticamp – Addition of a rebroadcasting transmitter in Sydney, CRTC, February 17, 2014
The station is a member of the Alliance des radios communautaires du Canada.
References
External links CKJM-FM CKJM-FM CKJM-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation