CKXL-FM

CKXL-FM (91.1 MHz) is a French-language community radio station licensed to Saint Boniface, Manitoba and serving the Winnipeg Capital Region. It broadcasts a public radio format that has 80% Manitoba content. It uses the branding Envol 91 FM.

"CKXL" redirects here. For CKXL-AM in Calgary, see CJAQ-FM.
CKXL-FM
Broadcast areaWinnipeg Metropolitan Region
Frequency91.1 MHz (FM)
BrandingEnvol 91 FM
Programming
FormatFrench-language community radio
Ownership
OwnerLa Radio Communautaire du Manitoba Inc.
History
First air date
June 24, 1989
Former frequencies
101.5 MHz (1989-1991)
Technical information
ClassC1
ERP61,000 watts
HAAT223 meters (732 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
49°46′15″N 97°30′37″W
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websiteenvol91.mb.ca

CKXL-FM is owned by La Radio Communautaire du Manitoba Inc. It broadcasts from the Franco-Manitoban Cultural Centre (CCFM) in the Winnipeg district of Saint Boniface. The station's transmitter is located on Provincial Trunk Highway 2 in Springstein, Manitoba.[1]

History

CKXL first signed on the air on June 24, 1989. It originally broadcast on the 101.5 FM frequency, with a temporary license granted to La Radio Communautaire du Manitoba by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC).[2] CKXL owned a mobile broadcast unit which traveled throughout the French communities of Manitoba during the summer of 1989. The mobile unit had a low power transmitter with an eight-mile coverage area. During this trial run, Winnipeggers were able to listen to CKXL on June 30, July 1 and during Folklorama '89.[3]

CKXL received a permanent license from the CRTC and moved to 91.1 FM on October 21, 1991.[4] CKXL broadcasts at 61,000 watts from the Starbuck Communications Tower.[5][6]

Noted writer Laurent Poliquin has been a host on the station since 2002. CKXL is a member of the Alliance des radios communautaires du Canada.

In June 2006 CKXL-FM was authorized by the CRTC to decrease its amount of station-produced programming.[7][8]

References
  1. FCCdata.org/CKXL-FM
  2. Decision CRTC 89-318
  3. Taylor, Gloria (1989-06-25). "Move over CBC: New French radio station makes debut". Winnipeg Free Press Weekly (south edition). pp. 1, 4.
  4. Decision CRTC 90-927
  5. Taylor, Gloria (October 13, 1991). "New kid on the air: St. Boniface's fledgling French radio station to ride the airwaves with emphasis on entertainment, community". Winnipeg Free Press Weekly (south edition).
  6. "CCFM - Who We Are". Centre culturel franco-manitobain (CCFM). Archived from the original on September 19, 2007. Retrieved 2006-09-20.
  7. "CKXL-FM". Canadian Communications Foundation. June 30, 2006. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  8. "Decision CRTC 2006-274". CRTC. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
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