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| Frequency | 103.9 MHz (FM) |
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| Branding | Radio Restigouche |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Coopérative Radio Restigouche Ltée |
| History | |
First air date | September 19, 1994 |
| Technical information | |
| Class | B |
| ERP | vertical polarization only: 7.295 kWs average 15kWs peak |
| HAAT | 202 meters (663 ft) |
| Repeater(s) | CIMS-FM-1 Dalhousie 96.7 |
| Links | |
| Webcast | [1] |
| Website | cimsfm.com |
CIMS-FM (Radio Restigouche) is a Canadian French-language community radio station operating at 103.9 MHz/FM, located in Balmoral, New Brunswick. According to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), the station's city of licence is Balmoral,[1] but the Industry Canada database lists the station as being based in Campbellton.[2]
CIMS-FM goes back to 1991 when Coopérative Radio Restigouche Ltée received CRTC approval to operate a special FM licence undertaking Dalhousie at 99.9 MHz from June 27–30, 1991.[3]
On August 12, 1993, Coopérative Radio Restigouche Ltée received CRTC approval to operate a new French-language FM radio station at 103.9 MHz in Balmoral. CIMS-FM began broadcasting on September 19, 1994. In 1997, CIMS-FM received approval from the CRTC to operate a new low-power FM transmitter at 96.7 MHz in Dalhousie.[4]
The station operates under a community radio licence and is owned by a non-profit group known as "La Coopérative Radio Restigouche". It broadcasts on 103.9 MHz using a directional antenna with an average effective radiated power of 7,295 watts and a peak effective radiated power of 15,000 watts (class B).
CIMS-FM also operates a rebroadcasterinDalhousie, namely CIMS-FM-1, which broadcasts on 96.7 MHz with an effective radiated power of 8 watts (class LP) using an omnidirectional antenna.
The station is a member of the Alliance des radios communautaires du Canada.
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Radio stations in Northern New Brunswick
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| Campbellton |
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| Bathurst |
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| Caraquet |
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| Edmundston |
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| Grand Falls |
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| Kedgwick |
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48°04′14″N 66°41′45″W / 48.07056°N 66.69583°W / 48.07056; -66.69583
