CIRA-FM

CIRA-FM
Montreal, Quebec;
Frequency	91.3 MHz
Branding	Radio Ville-Marie
Programming
Language(s)	French
Format	Religious
Ownership
Owner	Radio Ville-Marie
History
First air date	1994
Technical information
Class	C1
ERP	36.2 kilowatts; horizontal polarization only
HAAT	242.5 meters (796 ft)
Links
Website	Radio VM website

CIRA-FM is a French language radio station located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Its studios are located at 5000 d'Iberville street in the Plateau Mont-Royal district of Montreal.

It broadcasts on 91.3 MHz with an effective radiated power of 36,200 watts (class C1) using an omnidirectional antenna located atop Mount Royal. Radio Ville-Marie now stylized as Radio VM received CRTC approval in 1994 to operate a new religious French-language FM radio programming at Montreal.^[1]

This radio station is Catholic and has a religious broadcasting format. Since its inception in 1995 it identifies itself as "Radio Ville-Marie". CIRA-FM is not a commercial broadcaster and as such does not carry paid advertising.

Transmitters[edit]

In addition to the Montreal station on 91.3 FM, CIRA-FM also broadcasts on the following frequencies:

CIRA-FM-1: Sherbrooke (100.3 FM) (licensed to Radio-Soleil-Estrie as a separate radiocommunication distribution undertaking) - launched September 20, 1998 ^[2]
CIRA-FM-2: Trois-Rivières (89.9 FM) - launched September 9, 2005 ^[3]
CIRA-FM-3: Victoriaville (89.3 FM) - launched January 5, 2006 ^[4]
CIRA-FM-4: Rimouski (104.1 FM)

A transmitter for Canada's National Capital Region, CIRA-5 (1350 AM) in Gatineau, was on the air from 2012 to 2015. That transmitter received CRTC approval on September 23, 2009.^[5] In 2015, CIRA-5 was shutdown due to lack of money to keep that transmitter going.^{[citation needed]} CIRA's FM transmitters remain unaffected with CIRA-5's shutdown. The 1350 AM frequency was a former frequency that was used by CHVR in Pembroke, Ontario, until it moved to FM in 1996. In 2018, CHFO in Gatineau occupied the AM 1350 frequency until it left the air in 2019.

References[edit]

External links[edit]

www.radiovm.com
CIRA-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
CIRA in the REC Canadian station database

45°30′20″N 73°35′30″W / 45.50556°N 73.59167°W / 45.50556; -73.59167

[1] Decision CRTC 94-813

[2] Decision CRTC 98-159

[3] Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2003-100

[4] Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2003-471

[5] Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2009-593

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v t e Radio stations in Mauricie, Quebec
Trois-Rivières	CFOU-FM 89.1 CIRA-FM-2 89.9 CBMZ-FM 93.9 CHEY-FM 94.7 CBF-FM-8 96.5 CJEB-FM 100.1 CIGB-FM 102.3 CBFX-FM-1 104.3 VF2477 105.9 CKOB-FM 106.9 Defunct CJTR 1140 CFCQ-FM 93.9
Shawinigan	VF8001 88.9 VF8015 90.7 CFUT-FM 92.9 Defunct CKSM 1220
La Tuque	CFLM-FM 97.1 CBVE-1 101.9 CBF-FM-19 103.7 VF8010 94.1
Louiseville	CHHO-FM 103.1
Quebec radio markets Abitibi-Témiscamingue Bas-Saint-Laurent Centre-du-Québec Chaudière-Appalaches Côte-Nord Gaspésie Gatineau Laurentides Mauricie Montreal Nord-du-Québec Quebec City Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean Sherbrooke/Estrie See also List of radio stations in Quebec

v t e Radio stations in Centre-du-Québec
Bécancour	CKBN-FM 90.5
Drummondville	CJRD 88.9 CJDM-FM 92.1 CHRD-FM 105.3
Plessisville	CKYQ-FM 95.7
Victoriaville	CIRA 89.3 CBF-FM-12 92.7 CFJO-FM 97.3 CFDA-FM 101.9 CKYQ-FM-1 103.5
Nearby regions – Canada Chaudière-Appalaches Mauricie Montreal Sherbrooke Quebec City U.S. Northeast Kingdom and Northern New Hampshire See also List of radio stations in Quebec

v t e Radio stations in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec
Rivière-du-Loup	CJBR 89.5 CBRX 90.7 CIEL 103.7/93.9 CIBM 107.1
Rimouski	CJBR 89.1 CFYX 93.3 CKMN 96.5 CIKI 98.7 CBRX 101.5 CJOI 102.9 CIRA-FM-4 104.1
Matane	CHOE 95.3 CFVM 99.9 CBGA 102.1 CHRM 105.3 CBRX 107.5
Other areas	CIEL-FM-4 93.9 (Trois-Pistoles) CFVD 95.5 (Dégelis) CHOX 97.5 (La Pocatière)
Defunct	CION 103.7 (Rivière-du-Loup)
Quebec radio markets Abitibi-Témiscamingue Bas-Saint-Laurent Centre-du-Québec Chaudière-Appalaches Côte-Nord Gaspésie Gatineau Laurentides Mauricie Montreal Nord-du-Québec Quebec City Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean Sherbrooke/Estrie Other nearby regions – Canada Northern New Brunswick U.S. Northern and Downeast Maine See also List of radio stations in Quebec

v t e Christian radio stations in Canada
Newfoundland and Labrador	Mount Pearl: VOAR-FM 96.7 St. John's: VOWR 800
Prince Edward Island	Charlottetown: CIOG-FM 91.3
Nova Scotia	Halifax: CJLU-FM 93.9 CIRP-FM 94.7 Truro: CINU-FM 106.3
New Brunswick	Blackville: CJFY-FM 107.7 Fredericton: CIXN-FM 96.5 Moncton: CITA-FM 105.1 CKOE-FM 107.3 Saint John: CJRP-FM 103.5
Quebec	Brompton: CJRF-FM 93.1 Cookshire-Eaton: CILA-FM 88.1 Montreal: CIRA-FM 91.3 Quebec City: CION-FM 90.9 Rouyn-Noranda: CHIC-FM 88.7
Ontario	Apsley: CFSH-FM 92.9 Barrie: CJLF-FM 100.3 Belleville: CKJJ-FM 102.3 Brantford: CKPC 1380 Chatham: CKGW-FM 89.3 Godfrey: CJCE-FM 93.7 Kitchener: CJTW 94.3 London: CHJX-FM 105.9 Oakville: CJYE 1250 Ottawa: CJVN-FM 92.7, CHRI-FM 99.1 St. Thomas: VF8016 90.1 Sudbury: CJTK-FM 95.5 Thunder Bay: CJOA-FM 95.1 Windsor: CJAH-FM 90.5 Woodstock: CJFH-FM 94.3
Manitoba	Winnipeg: CHVN-FM 95.1
Saskatchewan	Nipawin: CIOT-FM 104.1 Regina: CIUC-FM 107.9 Saskatoon: CFAQ-FM 100.3 Yorkton: CJJC-FM 100.5
Alberta	Calgary: CJLI 700 CJSI-FM 88.9 Drayton Valley: CIDV-FM 90.3 Edmonton: CJCA 930 CJRY-FM 105.9 Grande Prairie: CJGY-FM 96.3 Medicine Hat: CJLT-FM 93.7 Wetaskiwin: CIHS-FM 93.5
British Columbia	Prince Rupert: CIAJ-FM 100.7
Northern Canada	Whitehorse: CIAY-FM 100.7
See also: List of Christian radio stations in Canada