City St. Boniface, Manitoba Branding Envol91 Format community radio | Broadcast area Winnipeg, Manitoba First air date June 24, 1989 | |
Frequency 91.1 MHz FM (1991-current)
101.5 (1989-1991) | ||
CKXL-FM is a community owned French-language radio station in Winnipeg, Manitoba, that broadcasts on the FM band at a frequency of 91.1 FM. The station's studio is located in Winnipeg's St. Boniface district, where it is licensed. It broadcasts a public radio format that it is 80% Manitoba content.
It was started by La Radio Communautaire du Manitoba Inc. in 1989.
CKXL broadcasts from the Franco-Manitoban Cultural Centre (CCFM) in St. Boniface.
History
CKXL first went on the air on June 24, 1989 on the 101.5 FM frequency, with a temporary license. It owned a mobile broadcast unit which travelled throughout the French communities of Manitoba during the summer of 1989. The mobile unit had a low power transmitter with an eight-mile radius. During this trial run, Winnipeggers were able to listen to CKXL on June 30, July 1 and during Folklorama '89.
It received a permanent license from the CRTC and moved to 91.1 FM on October 21, 1991. CKXL broadcasts at 61,000 watts from the Starbuck Communications Tower.
Noted writer Laurent Poliquin has been a host on the station since 2002.