CINQ-FM

CINQ-FM

City	Montreal, Quebec
Branding	Radio Centre-Ville
Slogan	A Different World
Frequency	102.3 MHz (FM)
First air date	January, 1975
Format	multilingual
Power	2.3 KW
Callsign meaning	Cinq (five)
Owner	Radio Centre-Ville Saint-Louis
Website	www.radiocentreville.com

CINQ-FM is a multilingual Canadian radio station located in Montreal, Quebec.

It broadcasts on 102.3 MHz using a directional antenna with an average effective radiated power of 1,285 watts and a peak effective radiated power of 2,335 watts (class A). Its studios are located on Saint-Laurent Boulevard in Montreal.

The station operates under a community radio licence and offers varied programming in seven different languages whereas all programmes are produced and animated by volunteers. It identifies itself as "Radio Centre-Ville".

CINQ-FM opened on 27 January 1975; at the time the station was on 99.3 MHz and used only 7.5 watts of power. Originally, the station aired programming in five different languages, hence the call sign ("cinq" being the French word for "five"). Those five languages were English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Greek. It has since added Creole and Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese) programming to its lineup.

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Radio stations in Montreal and surrounding area

Montreal AM	CKGM 690 CKAC 730 CJAD 800 CFNV 940 CHRF 980 CFMB 1280 CJWI 1410 CHOU 1450 CHRN 1610 CJRS 1650 CJLO 1690 Defunct CINF 690 CINW 940 CJMS 1280 CHLP 1410 CKO/CFOX 1470 CKLM 1570

Montreal FM	CHDO 88.1 CBME 88.5 CISM 89.3 CKUT 90.3 CHIL 90.7 CIRA 91.3 CKLX 91.9 CKBE 92.5 CBM 93.5 CKMF 94.3 CBF 95.1 CJFM 95.9 CKOI 96.9 CHOM 97.7 CJPX 99.5 CKVL 100.1 CBFX 100.7 CIBL 101.5 CBMG 101.9 CINQ 102.3 CILO 102.9 CHOU-1 104.5 CBME-1 104.7 CKDG 105.1 CKIN 106.3 CITE 107.3 Defunct CFTL 96.7 (Pirate) CJRM-FM 98.5 CKAV-10 106.7

Adjacent communities	Acton Vale CFID 103.7 Akwesasne CKON 97.3 Châteauguay/Candiac CHAI 101.9 Granby CFXM 104.9 Hudson/Saint-Lazare CHSV 106.7 Joliette CJLM 103.5 Kahnawake CKKI 89.9 CKRK 103.7 Laval CJLV 1570 CFGL 105.7 Longueuil CHMP 98.5 CHAA 103.3 Saint-Constant CJMS 1040 Saint-Hyacinthe CFEI 106.5 Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu CFZZ 104.1 Salaberry-de-Valleyfield CKOD 103.1 Sorel-Tracy CJSO 101.7 Vaudreuil-Dorion CJVD 100.1 Defunct CHEF 1450 (Granby)

Specialty services	HMWN Radio Maria International Tamil Radio Radio Humsafar

Adjacent markets	North Country Region, NY Burlington VT / Plattsburgh NY Cornwall, ON

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

Radio stations broadcasting in the Chinese language

Chinese-language radio in Canada

The following channels offer at least some programming in Chinese

Calgary	CHKF

Edmonton	CKER

Montreal	CFMB CINQ

Toronto	CHIN CHKT CIRV

Vancouver	CHKG CHMB CJVB

Radio in China

National	China Radio International China National Radio

Regional	Radio Beijing Corporation Fujian Radio Radio Guangdong Hubei Radio Hunan Broadcasting System Inner Mongolia Radio Heilongjiang Radio Lanzhou Radio Nanjing Radio Shaanxi Radio Shanghai Media Group Shenzhen Media Group Tianjin Radio Tibet Radio Urumqi Radio Xinjiang Radio Zhejiang Radio

Hong Kong	Radio Television Hong Kong Commercial Radio Hong Kong Metro Broadcast Corporation Limited

Macau	Teledifusão de Macau Radio Vilaverde Lda

China Radio Markets Beijing Fujian Guangdong Heilongjiang Shanghai Sichuan Tianjin Xinjiang Zhejiang See also List of radio stations in China

Chinese-language radio in Malaysia

RTM	Ai FM

Media Prima	One FM

Astro Radio	Melody FM My FM

KTS Group	TEA FM

Star Radio Group	988 FM

Chinese-language radio in Singapore

MediaCorp Radio	Y.E.S. 93.3FM Capital 95.8FM Love 97.2FM

Others	883JiaFM UFM 1003

Radio stations in Taiwan

Government	Radio Taiwan International National Education Radio Taipei Broadcasting Station Voice of Han Fuxing Radio Police Radio Station

Private	Broadcasting Corporation of China Hit FM ICRT KISS Radio PCJ Radio UFO Radio

Chinese-language radio in the United States

The following channels offer at least some programming in Chinese

Boston	WILD WROL

Florida	WYFR (Okeechobee)

Honolulu	KHCM

Houston	KCHN

Los Angeles	KAZN KWRM KMRB

New York	Chinese Radio New York Chung Wah Chinese Broadcasting Company WGBB WKDM WZRC Chinese American Voice

Philadelphia	WNWR

San Francisco	KEST KVTO KSQQ KSFN

Overseas	Radio Free Asia Voice of America

Coordinates: 45°31′50″N 73°35′55″W / 45.53056°N 73.59861°W / 45.53056; -73.59861

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