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CKXL-FM
St. Boniface, Manitoba;
Broadcast area	Winnipeg Capital Region
Frequency	91.1 MHz
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 (1989-1991)
Technical information
Class	C1
ERP	61,000 watts
HAAT	223 meters (732 ft)
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	Envol91.mb.ca

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For information on the former CKXL-AM in Calgary, Alberta, see CJAQ-FM.

CKXL-FM (91.1 MHz) is a French language community radio station licensed to St. 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.^[1]

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).^[2] 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.^[3]

CKXL received a permanent license from the CRTC and moved to 91.1 FM on October 21, 1991.^[4] CKXL broadcasts at 61,000 watts from the Starbuck Communications Tower.^[5]^[6]

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.

References

^ FCCdata.org/CKXL-FM
^ Decision CRTC 89-318
^ Taylor, Gloria (1989-06-25). "Move over CBC: New French radio station makes debut". Winnipeg Free Press Weekly (south edition). pp. 1, 4.
^ Decision CRTC 90-927
^ 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).
^ "CCFM - Who We Are". Centre culturel franco-manitobain (CCFM). Archived from the original on September 19, 2007. Retrieved 2006-09-20. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

External links

Template:History of Canadian Broadcasting
CKXL-FM in the REC Canadian station database

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[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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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 '''CKXL-FM''' (91.1 [[Hertz|MHz]]) is a [[French language]] [[community radio|community]] [[radio station]] [[city of license|licensed]] to [[Saint Boniface, Winnipeg|St. Boniface]], [[Manitoba]] and serving the [[Winnipeg Capital Region]]. It broadcasts a [[public radio]] [[radio format|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 St. Boniface.  The station's [[transmitter]] is located on Provincial Trunk Highway 2 in [[Springstein, Manitoba]].<ref>[https://fccdata.org/?call=ckxl&ccode=2&city=&state=&country=CA&cansvc=B&party= FCCdata.org/CKXL-FM]</ref>
+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]].<ref>[https://fccdata.org/?call=ckxl&ccode=2&city=&state=&country=CA&cansvc=B&party= FCCdata.org/CKXL-FM]</ref>
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