CFVD-FM, also known as Horizon 95,5[1] and Plaisir 95,5, is a French language hot adult contemporary radio station that operates at 95.5 FM in Dégelis, Quebec, Canada.

CFVD-FM, Horizon FM
Broadcast areaTemiscouata
Frequency95.5 MHz (FM)
BrandingPlaisir 95,5
Programming
Language(s)French
Formathot adult contemporary
Ownership
OwnerArsenal Media
History
First air date
1978 (AM) 1994 licensed (FM)
Call sign meaning
CanadaFrançaisVilleDégelis
Technical information
ClassB
ERP12.474 kWs
HAAT169 meters (554 ft)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websiteplaisir955.com

Created by Radio Dégelis Inc., the station was licensed in 1978 at 1370 kHz AM with a transmitter of 1000 watts, and was licensed to convert to FM in 1994. [2]

CFVD-FM applied twice to the CRTC, in 2006 and 2010, to add an FM transmitter at Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec which would operate at 102.5 MHz; they were denied both times.[3][4]

To highlight its 30th anniversary, the station took on the name Horizon FM in 2008.[1]

In 2012 the station was acquired by a group called Attraction Radio, who later morphed into Arsenal Media. Since 2021 Arsenal Media has incorporated the station in its Plaisir branding, which designates pop and nostalgia-oriented content.[5][6]

Transmitters

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Rebroadcasters of CFVD-FM
City of license Identifier Frequency Power Class RECNet CRTC Decision
Pohénégamook CFVD-FM-2 92.1 (originally 104.9) MHz 294 (originally 50) watts 221A Query 2004-168
Saint-Michel-du-Squatec CFVD-FM-3 92.1 MHz 301 (originally 16.1) watts 221A Query

Those transmitters were installed in 1983 and 1985 respectively. [7] In 1983 the station established a repeater in Cabano, CFVD-FM-1; at 102.7 MHz and 50 watts; this repeater closed down after the core station migrated from AM to FM.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Pour son 30e anniversaire, CFVD FM devient Horizon FM". fm95.ca (in French). Archived from the original on 2008-06-22. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
  2. ^ (CRTC), Government of Canada, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. "Decision CRTC 94-882". crtc.gc.ca. Retrieved 2022-01-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ (CRTC), Government of Canada, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. "Decision CRTC 2006-58". crtc.gc.ca. Retrieved 2022-01-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ (CRTC), Government of Canada, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. "Decision CRTC 2010-954". crtc.gc.ca. Retrieved 2022-01-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "Radio". arsenalmedia.com (in French). Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  6. ^ "Acquisition de CFVD-FM à Dégelis par Arsenal Media". arsenalmedia.com (in French). Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  7. ^ Decision CRTC 85-8
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