CFTX-FM

CFTX-FM (96.5 MHz) is a commercial Francophone radio station based in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. The station broadcasts a French Top 40/CHR format branded as Vibe 96.5. It is owned by RNC Media with radio studios and offices on Jean-Proulx Avenue in Gatineau.

CFTX-FM
CityGatineau, Quebec
Broadcast areaNational Capital Region
Frequency96.5 MHz (FM)
BrandingVibe 96.5
Programming
FormatTop 40/CHR (French)
Ownership
OwnerRNC Media
CHLX-FM, CHOT-DT, CFGS-DT
History
First air date
April 13, 2006
Technical information
ClassA
ERP1,750 watts
HAAT79.3 meters (260 ft)
Translator(s)CFTX-FM-1 107.5 MHz Buckingham
Links
Websitelavibe.fm

CFTX-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 1,750 watts. The transmitter is on Boulevard St.-Joseph at Rue Bourque, near Quebec Autoroute 5.[1]

History

The station received its approval in 2005.[2] It signed on the air in 2006. The first format was Top 40/CHR, calling itself Tag Radio and later, Tag Radio X, after its sister station in Quebec City, CHOI-FM. The 96.5 FM frequency was formerly occupied by a low-power tourist information radio station, CFDT in Ottawa, which began operations in the early 1990s [3] and was also used in 2002 for a special event radio programming at 96.5 MHz in Gatineau with the callsign CIRC.[4]

It changed to an alternative rock format as Tag Radio X, in 2009. On July 26, 2010, CFTX flipped to mainstream rock branded as Capitale Rock.[5]

On September 22, 2016, CFTX changed its format to adult hits as Pop 96.5.

On August 12, 2019, CFTX flipped back to Top 40/CHR but retained the "Pop" branding.

In June 2021, the station rebranded as Vibe 96.5 retaining the CHR format.

Transmitters
Rebroadcasters of CFTX-FM
City of licenseIdentifierFrequencyPowerClassRECNetCRTC Decision
Gatineau (Buckingham)CFTX-FM-1107.5 FM250 wattsA1Query2005-255

Former logos
  • Pop 96.5 logo from 2019-2021

References
  1. FCCdata.org/CFTX-FM
  2. Decision CRTC 2005-255
  3. Decision CRTC 89-263
  4. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2002-71 Special event radio programming undertaking, Fondation radio enfant (du Canada), CRTC, March 14, 2002
  5. Tag Radio X devient Capitale Rock. Le Droit, July 24, 2010.


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