CHOX-FM
Radio station in La Pocatière, Quebec
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CHOX-FM is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts a francophone adult contemporary format at 97.5 FM in La Pocatière, Quebec.
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| Broadcast area | |
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| Frequency | 97.5 MHz |
| Branding | CHOX 97,5 |
| Programming | |
| Language | French |
| Format | Adult contemporary |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| CIBM-FM, CIEL-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | August 1938 |
Former call signs | CHGB (1938–1992) |
Former frequencies | 1310 kHz (–1992) |
| Technical information | |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 25,160 watts |
| HAAT | 127 metres (417 ft) |
| Links | |
| Website | chox97.com |
The station originally signed on as CHGB in 1938 and changed through a number of different AM frequencies, until it moved to its last spot at 1310 AM before being authorized to move to the FM band in 1990 and adopting its current callsign.[1] On April 23, 1992, CHOX-FM signed on and in June 1992, the former AM transmitters left the air.
The station is currently owned by Groupe Radio Simard.
Transmitters
| City of licence | Identifier | Frequency | Power | Class | RECNet | CRTC Decision |
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| Baie-Saint-Paul | CHOX-FM-1 | 94.1 FM | 50 watts | LP | Query | 93-588 |
| Saint-Aubert | CHOX-FM-3 | 100.1 FM | 50 watts | LP | Query | 2005-176 |
| Sainte-Perpétue | CHOX-FM-2 | 101.1 FM | 50 watts | LP | Query | 2001-233 |
