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| Broadcast area | Greater Montreal |
| Frequency | 1280kHz |
| Branding | CFMB Radio Montréal 1280 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Multilingual |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Evanov Communications |
| CHSV-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | December 21, 1962 (62 years ago) (1962-12-21) |
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| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | CRTC |
| Class | B (regional) |
| Power | 50,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 45°19′31.08″N73°32′53.16″W / 45.3253000°N 73.5481000°W /45.3253000; -73.5481000 |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | cfmb |
CFMB (1280kHz) is aAMmultilingual radio station located inMontreal, Quebec, owned byEvanov Communications. It broadcasts with a power of 50,000watts full-time as aclass B station, using adirectional antenna with different patterns day and night (the nighttime pattern being significantly tighter). Itstransmitter is located nearSaint-Mathieu, while its studios are located onPapineau Avenue, Montreal.
CFMB was founded by Casimir Stanczykowski in 1962.[1] From its inception on December 21, 1962 until September 29, 1997, the station broadcast on 1410 kHz. Its move to 1280 kHz was somewhat controversial, as that frequency was previously (until 1994) home to the now-defunctCJMS, a French-language station. Some individuals claimed that this move resulted from an attempt to prevent new competition toCKAC andCKVL, as 1280 kHz was the bestAM frequency available in the Montreal area. Others claimed that theCanadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) used the opportunity to promotemulticulturalism at the expense of integration of immigrants to the French language. Supporters of the decision note that CFMB was due to lose its transmitter site and had already bought the old CJMS site, and that the only other application to use the 1280 kHz frequency was for a station with only 10,000 watts of power.[2]
As of Stanczykowski's death in 1981, the station was owned by CFMB Ltd., which was majority-owned by his widow Anne-Marie Stanczykowski, and her son Stefan Stanczykowski. Station president Andrew Mielewczyk also held a 19.2% stake in the company.[1] The 1410 kHz transmitter was briefly reactivated in 1998, when the station lent it toCJAD, which lost all four of its towers inJanuary's ice storm.
Around the late 1970's to late 1990's, CFMB 1410 use to air the: "Alternative Show" at midnight ending in the morning. It was in english and DJ Mike Biscot use to play: New Wave - Punk - Electronic Music and 80's music.See (Youtube Music Fan Page)[3]
On November 18, 2014, it was announced that CFMB would be sold toEvanov Communications, pending CRTC approval. The acquisition made CFMB a sister station to Evanov'sCHRF, a new French-language radio station whose original intent was to serve Montreal'sLGBT community (the format was dropped in December 2015). The sale also united CFMB withCKJS inWinnipeg, another multicultural station that was founded by Stanczykowski. Evanov plans to maintain "synergies" between the two stations and has moved CFMB and CHRF to new studios onPapineau Avenue.[1]
Following the May 31, 2020 closure of sister station CHRF, CFMB began carrying its programs hosted by CHRF's program director Serge Plaisance, as well as hosts Johanne Verdon and Mario Lipari.[4]
The station has amultilingualformat targeting ethnic minorities. Programming is in 14 different languages. Weekdays from 5 am to 6 pm,Italian shows are heard, withHindi andPunjabi broadcasts on weekday evenings. Nights and weekend feature shows aimed at theHaitian,Filipino,Russian,Polish,Romanian,Ukrainian,Macedonian,Chinese,Portuguese,Greek andArabic communities.
After being laid off fromCKGM,Elliott Price briefly produced an English-languagesports radio show for CKGM,Price is Right, beginning February 14, 2016. The program originally aired on Sunday nights; on June 13, 2016, the show switched to weeknights, and in July 2016, was renamedSportsnet Tonight with Elliot Price as part of a syndication arrangement with theRogers Media-owned sports network (with the show distributed as apodcast via its digital platforms, and Price becoming a contributor for theSportsnet Radio stations).[5][6][7][8] The show ended on February 3, 2017, followed by the announcement that he would move to Rogers' flagship sports stationCJCL in Toronto to host its morning show.[9]
