Wow 97.1is a commercial broadcasting radio station owned and managed by RNC Media. Its sister stations are CFTX FM, CHOT DT, and CFGS DT. Its call sign is CHLX FM. The radio station airs transmission in Gatineau, Quebec, serving the National Capital Region, including Ottawa. It airs in French-language adult contemporary format with some jazz. The brand name of the channel is “Wow 97.1.” Its studios are on Jean-Proulx Avenue in Gatineau. The radio’s transmitter is in Camp Fortune, within Gatineau Park. Its programming comprises news, entertainment, talk shows, live programming, information, and the latest hit music. It uses 97.1 MHz frequency on the FM band. The channel also streams live on the internet around the world.
History of Wow 97.1
In 2001, CHLX was licensed by the CRTC and launched on September 23, 2002. Initially, FM was branded as Classique 97.1 and aired classical music. After the CRTC accepted a license amendment in 2008, it broadcasted an adult contemporary format with 20% of its airtime devoted to jazz and rebranded as Planate 97.1. On July 11, 2014, CHLX would flip to Hot AC. As part of a licensing deal between RNC and Cogeco, it became 97.1 Rhythm FM on August 25. It became the first non-Cogeco station to carry the Rhythm FM format. As of October 2014, the station was still on-air, with two hours a day of jazz music. But since June 2017, the CRTC modify the license removing the requirement to broadcast such genres. It moved to Wow 97.1 branding in January 2017 by dropping Rhythm FM.
Programming
Le bonheur de bonne heure with Geneviève Gagné, Manuel Hurtubise, and Cynthia Plamondon – 5:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.
Au travail c’est WOW with Cynthia Plamondon – 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Le lunch 80-90 with Marie-Claude Morin and Cynthia Plamondon – 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Au travail, c’est WOW with Sébastien Lavoie – 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Chéri, j’arrive with Valérie Cormier – 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Contact Details
Address: 171 rue Jean-Proulx, Gatineau, QC, Canada, Quebec
Phone: +1 819-503-9711
Official Website: https://wowfm.ca/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WOW971/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/wow_971
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