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CKXL-FM

Saint Boniface, Manitoba
Broadcast area	Winnipeg Metropolitan Region
Frequency	91.1 MHz (FM)
Branding	Envol 91 FM
Programming
Format	French-language community radio
Ownership
Owner	La Radio Communautaire du Manitoba Inc.
History
First air date	June 24, 1989
Former frequencies	101.5 MHz (1989–1991)
Technical information
Class	C1
ERP	61,000 watts
HAAT	223 meters (732 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	49°46′15″N 97°30′37″W / 49.77083°N 97.51028°W / 49.77083; -97.51028
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	envol91.mb.ca

CKXL-FM (91.1 MHz) is a French-language community radio station licensed to Saint Boniface, Manitoba and serving the Winnipeg Capital Region. It broadcasts a public radio format that has 80% Manitoba content. It uses the branding Envol 91 FM.

CKXL-FM is owned by La Radio Communautaire du Manitoba Inc. It broadcasts from the Franco-Manitoban Cultural Centre (CCFM) in the Winnipeg district of Saint Boniface. The station's transmitter is located on Provincial Trunk Highway 2 in Springstein, Manitoba.

History

CKXL first signed on the air on June 24, 1989. It originally broadcast on the 101.5 FM frequency, with a temporary license granted to La Radio Communautaire du Manitoba by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC). CKXL owned a mobile broadcast unit which traveled throughout the French communities of Manitoba during the summer of 1989. The mobile unit had a low power transmitter with an eight-mile coverage area. During this trial run, Winnipeggers were able to listen to CKXL on June 30, July 1 and during Folklorama '89.

CKXL received a permanent license from the CRTC and moved to 91.1 FM on October 21, 1991. CKXL broadcasts at 61,000 watts from the Starbuck Communications Tower.

Noted writer Laurent Poliquin has been a host on the station since 2002. CKXL is a member of the Alliance des radios communautaires du Canada.

In June 2006 CKXL-FM was authorized by the CRTC to decrease its amount of station-produced programming.

References

1. FCCdata.org/CKXL-FM
2. Decision CRTC 89-318
3. Taylor, Gloria (1989-06-25). "Move over CBC: New French radio station makes debut". Winnipeg Free Press Weekly (south edition). pp. 1, 4.
4. Decision CRTC 90-927
5. Taylor, Gloria (October 13, 1991). "New kid on the air: St. Boniface's fledgling French radio station to ride the airwaves with emphasis on entertainment, community". Winnipeg Free Press Weekly (south edition).
6. "CCFM - Who We Are". Centre culturel franco-manitobain (CCFM). Archived from the original on September 19, 2007. Retrieved 2006-09-20.
7. "CKXL-FM". Canadian Communications Foundation. June 30, 2006. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
8. "Decision CRTC 2006-274". CRTC. Retrieved September 2, 2019.

External links

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

• Radio stations in Winnipeg
• Community radio stations in Canada
• French-language radio stations in Western Canada
• Radio stations established in 1989
• 1989 establishments in Manitoba