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Community radio station in Montreal
CINQ-FM
Frequency102.3 MHz (FM)
BrandingRadio Centre-Ville
Programming
Formatmultilingual
Ownership
OwnerRadio Centre-Ville Saint-Louis
History
First air dateJanuary 1975
Call sign meaningCinq (five), because it originally aired programmes in five languages
Technical information
Power2.3 kW
HAAT90 meters (300 ft)
Links
Websiteradiocentreville.com

CINQ-FM is a multilingual Canadian radio station located in Montreal, Quebec.

It broadcasts on 102.3 MHz using a directional antenna with an average effective radiated power of 1,285 watts and a peak effective radiated power of 2,335 watts (class A). Its studios are located on Saint-Laurent Boulevard in Montreal.

The station operates under a community radio licence and offers varied programming in seven different languages whereas all programmes are produced and animated by volunteers. It identifies itself as "Radio Centre-Ville".

CINQ FM logo

CINQ-FM opened on 27 January 1975; at the time the station was on 99.3 MHz and used only 7.5 watts of power. Originally, the station aired programming in five different languages, hence the call sign ("cinq" being the French word for "five"). Those five languages were English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Greek. It has since added Arabic and Haitian Creole programming to its lineup.

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Radio stations in Montreal, Quebec and surrounding area
Montreal locals
AM
FM
HD
Defunct
Outlying areas
Acton Vale
CFID-FM 103.7
Akwesasne
CKON-FM 97.3
W278CS 103.5
Châteauguay/Candiac
CHAI-FM 101.9
Granby
CFXM-FM 104.9
Hudson/Saint-Lazare
CHSV-FM 106.7
Joliette
CJLM-FM 103.5
Kahnawake
CKKI-FM 89.9
CKRK-FM 103.7
Saint-Hyacinthe
CFEI-FM 106.5
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
CFZZ-FM 104.1
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
CKOD-FM 103.1
Sorel-Tracy
CJSO-FM 101.7
Vaudreuil-Dorion
CJVD-FM 100.1
Northern New York
WCHP 760
WQLR 94.7
HD
Defunct
Specialty services
Nearby regions –  Canada
Centre-du-Quebec
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 U.S.
Burlington-Plattsburgh
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See also
List of radio stations in Quebec
Radio stations broadcasting in the Chinese language
Chinese-language radio in Canada
The following channels offer at least some programming in Chinese
Calgary
Edmonton
Montreal
Ottawa
Toronto
Vancouver
Radio in China
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Macau
China Radio Markets
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Fujian
Guangdong
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See also
List of radio stations in China
Chinese-language radio in Malaysia
RTM
Cense Media
Media Prima
Astro Radio
KTS Group
Star Radio Group
Chinese-language radio in Singapore
Mediacorp
So Drama! Entertainment
SPH Radio
Radio stations in Taiwan
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The following channels offer at least some programming in Chinese
Honolulu
Houston
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