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| Broadcast area | Halifax Regional Municipality |
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| Frequency | 104.3MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | Q104 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Mainstream rock |
| Affiliations | HFX Wanderers FC |
| Ownership | |
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| CKUL-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | November 28,1983 |
Call sign meaning | C(Sea)-Freak |
| Technical information | |
| Class | C |
| ERP | 100,000watts |
| HAAT | 185.1 meters (607 ft) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | q104.ca |
CFRQ-FM (104.3FM) is a Canadianradio station inHalifax, Nova Scotia. It is owned byStingray Radio and airs amainstream rockformat. CFRQ uses the on-air brand nameQ104 (The Mighty Q orThe Q for short). CFRQ's audience is often referred to as the "Q-Nation". CFRQ's studios are located on Kempt Road in Halifax, while itstransmitter is located on Washmill Lake Drive inClayton Park.
The station's current on-air lineup includesBJ and The Q Morning Crew featuring BJ Wilson, Bobby Mac and Gillian Foote. Anna Zee, the four-time winner of the National Music Director of The Year (medium market) award[citation needed], is heard in mid-days. Afternoondrive time features Tom Bedell (who is also host ofThe Q 104 Early Dismissal, the5 O'Clock Traffic Jam, and the award-winning local music programRoute 104).[1]
The station's evening program,The Rock of the Atlantic, is hosted by JC Douglas, and networked to its sister stationsCJMO-FMMoncton,CHNI-FMSaint John, andCKEZ-FMNew Glasgow. In January 2021, the three stations all adopted similarQ branding as the "Q Network", and also began to simulcast CFRQ's morning show.[2]
CFRQ was launched on November 28, 1983, by PresidentArnie Patterson of Patterson Broadcasters (also operators ofCFDR at the time), Senior Vice-President/National Sales Director Bill Patterson and Vice-President/Chief Engineer Jack Hutchison. The station's original slogan was "The Rock of the Atlantic." The first song played on "Q" was "Rock and Roll" byLed Zeppelin.
The station's original line-up consisted of the "Morning Zoo" withBrother Jake Edwards, Hal Harbour (Doug Barron), and "Billy-Bob" (Bill Phillips), mid-days with "The Legend" Bob Powers, afternoon drive with Andy K., six-o'clock rock report with "Rockin'" Ray Plourde, as well as the Midnight Metal Show and weekend afternoons with Jessica Taylor who also created and did the voice of Bambi Fawn from the morning shows sponsored "Between the Sheets". Other original on-air personalities included Jim Armstrong (formerly ofCFQM-FMMoncton and laterCJMO-FM), Brenda Oland ("Ms. Information"), Doug Caldwell, Andrew Gillis ("Les Ismore"), Sylvie Schmid ("Jane Fondle"), and Andrew Boyle (sports).
CFRQ's evening program "The Rock of The Atlantic" (taking its name from the station's original slogan), airing weeknights from 7pm to 12am, was launched in August 2016 and simulcasts onCKEZ-FMNew Glasgow,CJMO-FMMoncton andCHNI-FMSaint John.
CFRQ Morning Show BJ & The Q Morning Crew airs 5:30am to 10:00am AST and started simulcasting onCKEZ-FMNew Glasgow,CJMO-FMMoncton andCHNI-FMSaint John January 20, 2021.[3]
CFRQ was a sponsor of the2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in neighboringDartmouth. CFRQ has also sponsored the 2011 Canada Winter Games, The 2015 Ford World Men's Curling Championship and other high-profile sporting events and teams including the QMJHL'sHalifax Mooseheads and NBL'sHalifax Hurricanes.[citation needed]
In March 2024, CFRQ became the firstHD Radio station broadcasting out of the Canadian Maritimes.[citation needed]
CFRQ's charitable fund, the Q104 Children's Trust Fund was established in 1993 and supports local children and their families who are in need of financial aid due to medical circumstances. Annual charitable initiatives include "The Q104 Hunger Strike" (2006–2018) assisting Feed Nova Scotia and the Q104 Thanksgiv'er, which was started in 2019. The Q104 Toy Drive also happens yearly and is in support of the Parker Street Food and Furniture Bank.
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