CIMS-FM, French Community, Balmoral
Cooperative Radio Restigouche Ltee.
| Station | Year | Freq. | Power | Owner/Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIMS-FM | CIMS-FM | 103.9 | 7,295 | Cooperative Radio Restigouche Ltee. |
1991
On June 14, Coopérative Radio Restigouche Ltée was authorized to hold a special FM licence for a French-language community radio programming undertaking (Type B) at Dalhousie on a frequency of 99.9 MHz, with an effective radiated power of 31 watts to broadcast “La 12e Finale des Jeux de l’Acadie à Dalhousie”, from 27 to 30 June 1991.
1993
On August 12, Coopérative Radio Restigouche Ltée was given approval to operate a French-language Type B FM community station at Balmoral. It would broadcast on a frequency of 103.9 MHz, with an effective radiated power of 7,295 watts. The new station would provide the first full-time local French service for some 17,000 Francophones in the area. The municipality would donate land for the studio facilities.
1994
CIMS-FM started broadcasting on September 19. Studios and offices were located at 1991 Avenue des pionniers, Balmoral.
1997
On May 6, CIMS-FM was authorized to add a transmitter at Dalhousie, operating on frequency 96.7 MHz, with an effective radiated power of 8 watts.
1998
On December 23, Coopérative Radio Restigouche ltée received Type A community station status for CIMS-FM. It had been a Type B community station.
2003
On August 5 the CRTC renewed CIMS-FM’s licence until August 31, 2010. The renewal included CIMS-FM-1 Dalhousie. Condition of licence: The licensee shall broadcast a minimum of 4% category 3 music (special interest) as a percentage of overall music programming.
2011
On August 31, the CRTC administratively renewed the licence for CIMS-FM and its transmitter CIMS-FM-1 Dalhousie to December 31, 2011.
2012
On August 28, the CRTC administratively renewed the licence of CIMS-FM Balmoral and its transmitter CIMS-FM-1 Dalhousie to December 31, 2012. On December 21, these licences were renewed to August 31, 2016.
2018
In April, CIMS received CRTC approval to decrease power from 15,200 to 11,300 watts and to raise antenna height.
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