Almost all media in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec serves all cities in the region, with very little differentiation between the three primary cities of Rouyn-Noranda, Val-d'Or, and Amos.
Although the cities of Rouyn-Noranda and Val-d'Or are far enough apart that radio and television stations in the area serve the cities from separate transmitters, almost every broadcast station in either city has a rebroadcaster in the other city. The only nominal exceptions are the cities' separate Énergie stations, although at present even these stations share the majority of their broadcast schedule. While Amos is the official city of license for some of the rebroadcasters, only one radio station originates in that city, and all transmitters licensed to either Amos or Val-d'Or encompass both cities within their broadcast range.
History
In 1920 the first newspaper in the region L'Abitibi appeared and its director was Hector Authier. In 1922, it became La Gazette du Nord and subsequently L'Écho Abitibien in 1952.
In 1938 Donald A. Jones, the owner of the Rouyn-Noranda Press, obtained a broadcasting license. The following year the station CKRN was in operation, affiliated with CBL-Toronto. RNC Média was founded in 1948 by Jean-Joffre and David-Armand Gourd and brings together the stations CKRN 1400 AM (Rouyn-Noranda), CKVD 900 AM (Val-d'Or), CHAD 1340 AM (Amos) and CKLS 1240 AM (La Sarre).
In 1957 CKRN-TV became the first television station in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, affiliated with Radio-Canada television. Until 2018, the region was served by ICI Radio-Canada Télé (CKRN-DT) which broadcast on channel 4 in Rouyn-Noranda, affiliated with RNC Média with antennas throughout the region.
In 1957 two cable distributors were founded: Câblevision in the regions of Rouyn-Noranda, Val-d'Or and Malartic, and Câble Amos in the greater Amos region. Cablevision was purchased in 2001 by Télébec, owned by BCE, and became a subsidiary of Bell Aliant. Its community television is branded TVC9. In 2019, Cable Amos was purchased by Vidéotron. Its community television is branded MédiAT-TVC7.
In the 1960s community media offered the population programming focused on popular education with the Multi-media organization which bought airtime on radio and television. It also worked in newspapers. Fernand Bellehumeur was its first anchor. François Gendron, at the time a teacher, was an educational facilitator.
In the fall of 1979 CFEM-TV (TVA, formerly Télé-Métropole) went on the air. CIVA-TV (Télé-Québec, formerly Radio-Québec) went on the air and CFVS-TV (now Noovo, formerly Télévision Quatre Saisons) appeared in 1986.
Radio
| Frequency | Call sign | Branding | Format | Owner | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FM 88.3 | CBFX-FM-3 | Ici Musique | public music | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | Amos; satellite of CBFX-FM Montreal |
| FM 88.7 | CHIC-FM | Christian | Communications CHIC | Rouyn-Noranda | |
| FM 89.1 | CBFY-FM | Ici Radio-Canada Première | news/talk | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | Ville-Marie; satellite of CHLM |
| FM 89.9 | CBFX-FM-4 | Ici Musique | public music | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | Rouyn-Noranda; satellite of CBFX-FM Montreal |
| FM 90.7 | CHLM-FM | Ici Radio-Canada Première | news/talk | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | Rouyn-Noranda |
| FM 91.5 | CHLM-FM-1 | Ici Radio-Canada Première | news/talk | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | Amos; satellite of CHLM |
| FM 91.9 | CBMA-FM | CBC Radio One | news/talk | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | Rouyn-Noranda; satellite of CBVE-FM Quebec City |
| FM 92.1 | CKVM-FM-1 | Radio CKVM | full service | Radio-Témiscamingue | Témiscaming; satellite of CKVM |
| FM 92.3 | CHNT-FM | First Nations community radio | Minwadjimowin Algonquin Communication Society | Timiskaming First Nation | |
| FM 92.5 | CJMM-FM-1 | Énergie | contemporary hit radio | Bell Media Radio | La Sarre; satellite of CJMM |
| FM 92.5 | CHUT-FM-1 | First Nations community radio | Radio communautaire Lac-Simon | Val-d'Or; satellite of CHUT | |
| FM 93.1 | CKVM-FM | Radio CKVM | full service | Radio-Témiscamingue | Ville-Marie |
| FM 95.3 | CHUT-FM | First Nations community radio | Radio communautaire Lac-Simon | Lac-Simon | |
| FM 95.7 | CHGO-FM-1 | Capitale Rock | active rock | Arsenal Media | Rouyn-Noranda; satellite of CHGO |
| FM 95.9 | CBF-FM-1 | Ici Radio-Canada Première | news/talk | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | Senneterre; satellite of CHLM |
| FM 96.5 | CHOA-FM | WOW FM | adult contemporary | Arsenal Media | Rouyn-Noranda |
| FM 98.3 | CHUN-FM | First Nations community radio | Radio communautaire Lac-Simon | Rouyn-Noranda; satellite of CHUT | |
| FM 99.1 | CJMM-FM | Énergie | contemporary hit radio | Bell Media Radio | Rouyn-Noranda |
| FM 100.5 | CIBO-FM | community radio | Radio Communautaire MF de Senneterre | Senneterre | |
| FM 100.7 | CHLM-FM-2 | Ici Radio-Canada Première | news/talk | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | La Sarre; satellite of CHLM |
| FM 101.1 | CBMN-FM | CBC Radio One | news/talk | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | Malartic/Val-d'Or; satellite of CBVE-FM Quebec City |
| FM 102.1 | CJGO-FM | Capitale Rock | active rock | Arsenal Media | La Sarre |
| FM 102.7 | CJMV-FM | Énergie | contemporary hit radio | Bell Media Radio | Val-d'Or |
| FM 103.1 | CBFZ-FM | Ici Radio-Canada Première | news/talk | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | Témiscaming; satellite of CHLM |
| FM 103.5 | CHOA-FM-1 | WOW FM | adult contemporary | Arsenal Media | Amos; satellite of CHOA |
| FM 103.9 | CHOA-FM-2 | WOW FM | adult contemporary | Arsenal Media | La Sarre; satellite of CHOA |
| FM 104.3 | CHGO-FM | Capitale Rock | active rock | Arsenal Media | Amos |
| FM 105.3 | CHOW-FM | Radio Boréale | community radio | Radio Boréale | Amos |
- FM 100.5 CFME, a french language events radio station in Rouyn-Noranda.
Television
| Analogue channel | Digital channel | Digital PSIP | Call sign | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 8.1 | CIVA-DT-1 | Télé-Québec | Rouyn-Noranda; satellite of CIVM-TV Montreal | |
| 10 | 10.1 | CFEM-DT-1 | TVA | Val-d'Or; satellite of CFEM-DT | |
| 11 | CITO-TV-2 | CTV | Kearns, Ontario; satellite of CITO-TV, Timmins, ON | ||
| 12 | 12.1 | CIVA-DT | Télé-Québec | Val-d'Or; satellite of CIVM-DT Montreal | |
| 13 | 13.1 | CFEM-DT | TVA | Rouyn-Noranda | |
| 20 | 20.1 | CFVS-DT-1 | Noovo | Rouyn-Noranda; satellite of CFVS-DT | |
| 15 | 25.1 | CFVS-DT | Noovo | Val-d'Or |
Newspapers
- Le Citoyen (in French)
- Le Reflet (in French)
- L'Indice bohémien (in French)
- L'Écho des montagnes (in French)
- La Depêche (in French)
Old Newspapers
- L'Écho (in French)
- L'Éclat (in French)
- La Frontière (in French)
- Rouyn-Noranda Press (in English)
References
- "Il y a 100 ans : la première parution du journal L'Abitibi". ici.radio-canada.ca (in French). Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- Odette Vincent (1995). "Les Régions du Québec". Histoire de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue. Québec: IQRC. pp. 401–402.
- "Radio-Nord Incorporé se porte acquéreur de CKRN, CKVD et CHAD". La Frontière. 1 April 1948.
- ^ "L'Histoire de la télévision en Abitibi-Témiscamingue". ici.radio-canada.ca (in French). Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- "RNC Média ferme CKRN". Radio-Canada (in Canadian French). 1 March 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- "Vidéotron met la main sur CableAmos". Radio-Canada (in Canadian French). 23 December 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- "Hausse de tarifs chez Cablevision". lafrontiere.ca. Archived from the original on 7 January 2018.
- "Câble Amos: Une transaction historique, clame Vidéotron". lecitoyenrouynlasarre.com (in French). Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- CFME 100,5 FM – la radio du FME
- "L'Indice bohémien rafle plusieurs prix de l'AMECQ". Radio-Canada (in Canadian French). 30 April 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.