CFGT (AM)

Owned and operated by RNC Media, it broadcasts on 1270 kHz with a daytime power of 10,000 watts and a nighttime power of 5,000 watts as a class B station, using a directional antenna at night in order to protect various other stations on that frequency.

The station has a full service format and identifies it self as L'Info-Radio CFGT 1270 . It is an affiliate of the Corus Québec network.

CFGT was founded by Lionel Morin and went on the air in October 1953. The station initially had a power of 1,000 watts; it was authorized to increase its power in 1974. CFGT had to close for extended periods in 1982 and 1994 due to financial problems.

An application to move to FM on 97.7 MHz was denied in 1993. In March 2007, it became known that the station planned to apply again to move to FM on 97.7 MHz. An application to convert to the FM band was denied once again on September 11, 2008.

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