CHOA-FM - Wikipedia

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Radio station in Rouyn-Noranda For other uses, see Choa (disambiguation). CHOA-FM

Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec
Frequency	96.5 MHz (FM)
Branding	Wow 96.5
Programming
Format	Adult contemporary
Ownership
Owner	Arsenal Media
History
First air date	September 21, 1990
Technical information
Class	C
ERP	61.1 kW peakhorizontal polarization only
HAAT	204 meters (669 ft)
Links
Website	viva965.com

CHOA-FM is a French-language Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 96.5 FM in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec. The station has an adult contemporary format branded as Viva 96.5.

History

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Owned and operated by Arsenal Media, the station aired an adult contemporary format from its inception, both under independent branding and as an affiliate of Astral Media's RockDétente and Cogeco's Rythme FM networks. The station briefly adopted a modern rock format branded as Radio X after RNC Media acquired CHOI in Quebec City in 2006, but later reverted to the Couleur FM name and format, and was rebranded as Planète in 2008. The Radio X branding later resurfaced at sister stations CHGO-FM and CJGO-FM.

CHOA also has rebroadcast transmitters in Val-d'Or (103.5)[1] and La Sarre (103.9).[2] RNC applied in 1996 to convert CHOA's retransmitter in Val-d'Or into an originating station, but was denied because the market could not support a new commercial station.[3]

In December 2014, it was announced that CHOA-FM would become an affiliate of Cogeco's Rythme FM network, starting on March 9, 2015.[4] The station was the second Rythme FM outlet owned by RNC, with CHLX-FM Gatineau being the first.

On August 7. 2017, CHOA dropped the "Rhythme" brand and re-branded as Wow FM. CHLX had similarly re-branded.[5]

In January 2025, CHOA dropped Wow FM and flipped to Viva FM.[citation needed]

References

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1. ^ Decision CRTC 93-587
2. ^ Decision CRTC 96-747
3. ^ Decision CRTC 96-51
4. ^ Fagstein: "Rythme FM expands with third new affiliate in six months", December 17, 2014.
5. ^ "Rythme FM devient WOW dès le 7 août". Radio-Canada.ca (in Canadian French). Retrieved August 19, 2017.

External links

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• Viva 96.5
• CHOA-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
• CHOA-FM in the REC Canadian station database

v t e Radio stations in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec
Rouyn-Noranda	CHIC 88.7 CBFX-4 89.9 CHLM 90.7 CHGO-1 95.7 CHOA 96.5 CHUN 98.3 CJMM 99.1 CBMA 99.9
Amos/Val-d'Or	CBFX-3 88.3 CHLM-1 91.5 CHUT-1 92.5 CJMV 102.7 CHOA-1 103.5 CHGO 104.3 CHOW 105.3
Kipawa	CKFF 104.1
La Sarre	CJMM-1 92.5 CHLM-2 100.7 CJGO 102.1 CHOA-2 103.9
Notre-Dame-du-Nord	CHNT 92.3
Senneterre	CIBO 89.9 CBF-1 95.9
Temiscaming	CKVM-1 92.1 CBFZ 103.1
Ville-Marie	CBFY 89.1 CKVM 93.1
Quebec radio markets Abitibi-Témiscamingue Bas-Saint-Laurent Centre-du-Québec Chaudière-Appalaches Côte-Nord Gaspésie Gatineau Laurentides Mauricie Montreal Nord-du-Québec Quebec City Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean Sherbrooke/Estrie See also List of radio stations in Quebec

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