City Quebec City, Quebec First air date February 15, 1973 ERP 1.43 kW | Frequency 89.1 MHz (FM) Format community radio Class A | |
CKRL-FM is a French-language Canadian radio station located in Quebec City, Quebec.
The station operates under a community radio licence and is owned by a non-profit group known as CKRL-MF 89,1 inc. It broadcasts on 89.1 MHz with an effective radiated power of 1,430 watts (class A) using an omnidirectional antenna, broadcasting from Edifice Marie-Guyart in downtown Quebec City.
CKRL-FM opened on February 15, 1973 at 5 p.m. and was originally a campus radio station for the Université Laval; this situation ceased in 1984, although the name of the corporation remained "Campus Laval FM inc." for many years thereafter. CHYZ-FM would become the new campus radio station of that university in 1997.
CKRL is the longest running French-speaking community radio station in the world.