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After numerous frequency changes, followed by a three-year period from 1925 to 1928 when it shared time with [[CKAC]] on 730 kHz, CFCF began operating full-time at 600 kHz in 1933, which would remain the station's transmitting frequency until 1999. CFCF was an affiliate of the [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]'s [[Dominion Network]] from 1944 to 1962; and also carried some programs from the U.S. [[Blue Network|NBC-Blue Network]], at least as of 1939.<ref>"Stations That Make Up the Networks", ''The (Hagerstown, Maryland) Daily Mail'', March 11, 1939, page 9.</ref>
In 1968, the [[Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission]] (CRTC) required that all broadcasting outlets be 80% Canadian owned. Canadian Marconi's British parent had been acquired by the UK's [[General Electric Company plc]] earlier that year. Canadian Marconi was thus forced to put its entire broadcasting division—CFCF-TV, CFCF (AM), CFQR-FM and CFCX—on the market. A deal to sell the stations to Ernie Bushnell, owner of [[CJOH-DT]] in [[Ottawa]], collapsed in the spring of 1971 when Bushnell was unable to secure the necessary financing.<ref>[http://broadcasting-history.ca/listing_and_histories/television/cfcf-dt CFCF-DT] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614005104/http://broadcasting-history.ca/listing_and_histories/television/cfcf-dt |date=2021-06-14 }} at Canadian Communications Foundation</ref> Later in 1971, Canadian Marconi agreed to sell the stations to computer and telecommunications company [[Multiple Access Ltd.]], owned by the [[Bronfman family]].<ref name="CFCFArchivesLibraryArchivesCanada">{{cite web | author = Library and Archives Canada | author-link = Library and Archives Canada | title = Description of archived material: CFCF (Montreal) fonds | url = http://mikan3.archives.ca/pam/public_mikan/index.php?fuseaction=genitem.displayItem&lang=fre&rec_nbr=190543&rec_nbr_list=106964,97903,190543,190316,189452&print_version=yes | date = 2005-08-07 | access-date = 2007-12-02 }}{{Dead link|date=October 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
===CIQC (1991-1999)===
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On January 29, 2010, Corus announced that both CINW and CINF would cease broadcasting as of 7:00 p.m. that day, due to unsustainable ratings. Regular programming ended at 10:00 a.m. and was replaced with a repeating pre-recorded statement from general manager Mark Dickie announcing the station closure and inviting listeners to tune to sister station [[CKBE-FM|CFQR-FM]].<ref>[http://formatchange.com/940-cinw-signs-off/ "940 CINW Signs Off"], Format Change Archive (formatchange.com)</ref> Broadcasting abruptly ceased — the loop announcement was cut off in mid-sentence, foregoing any official sign-off — at 7:02 p.m., ending 90 years on the air under various call signs and formats.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvKQCk8BuIk "AM 940 CINW Montreal final transmission January 29, 2010"], uploaded March 3, 2011 by Lee32T (youtube.com)</ref> Licences for both CINW and CINF were returned to the CRTC for cancellation, which approved the revocation on June 8, 2010.<ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2010/2010-354.htm "Revocation of Licences"], Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2010-354, June 8, 2010 (crtc.gc.ca)</ref>
Later that year, [[Cogeco]] acquired Corus' Quebec station assets; the sale included the transmitter sites and equipment in [[Kahnawake]] used for CINF and CINW, but not the cancelled operating licences.<ref>[https://montrealgazette.com/news/Radio+just+usual+channels/5624856/story.html#ixzz1c9hmKDTf "Radio: Not just the usual channels"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120101062750/http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Radio+just+usual+channels/5624856/story.html#ixzz1c9hmKDTf |date=2012-01-01 }}, ''Montreal Gazette'', October 29, 2011.</ref>
==Shortwave relay==
On December 25, 1930, the Canadian Marconi Company inaugurated experimental [[shortwave relay station]] '''VE9DR''' in order to relay the programs of CFCF-AM over [[shortwave radio]] using a frequency of 6005 kHz and power of 4,000 watts. The relay used a Marconi transmitter which had been erected at [[Drummondville, Quebec]]. This transmitter was relocated to Montreal in 1932. In 1934, the stations call letters were changed to '''CFCX'''. In 1963, the transmitter was moved to [[Kahnawake]], which had been the location of CFCF's AM transmitter since 1956, with power being reduced to 500 watts. When CFCF became CIQC in 1991, the shortwave relay continued as CFCX. Later in the 1990s, CFCX began simulcasting [[CKOI-FM]] instead. In 1999, the transmitter was taken out of service due to its age and was not repaired or replaced, bringing shortwave service to an end.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadcasting-history.ca/listing_and_histories/radio/cfcx-sw|title
==Later use of the vacated frequencies==
===AM 940===
In May 2011, Cogeco announced it planned to establish two new AM [[Highway advisory radio|traffic information radio]] stations for the Montreal area, in conjunction with [[Transports Québec]]. The English language service would broadcast at CINW's former frequency of 940 kHz.<ref name=CRTC2011-336>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2011/2011-336.htm "Notice of Hearing: 13. Montréal, Quebec (Application 2011-0801-9)]", "Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2011-336", May 19, 2011 (crtc.gc.ca)</ref> Both stations were expected to sign on in the fall of 2011, with broadcast hours from 4:30 a.m. on weekdays and 6{{nbsp}}a.m. on weekends to 1{{nbsp}}a.m.<ref>[https://montrealgazette.com/news/Montreal+traffic+radio+stations/4792423/story.html "Montreal to get two all-traffic radio stations"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110830160008/http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Montreal+traffic+radio+stations/4792423/story.html |date=2011-08-30 }}, ''Montreal Gazette'', May 16, 2011.</ref><ref>[http://corpo.cogeco.com/cgo/en/press-room/press-releases/agreement-between-transports-quebec-and-cogeco-diffusion-dedicated-traffic-radio-works-montreal-metropolitan-and-will-be-air-fal/ "Dedicated Traffic Radio is in the Works for Montréal Metropolitan and Will be on the Air this Fall"], Cogeco press release, May 16, 2011.</ref> While new licences would have been issued for both stations, the licensee for the new station was Metromedia CMR Broadcasting Inc., CINW's prior licensee.<ref name=CRTC2011-336/> On July 8, 2011, these applications for 690 kHz and 940 kHz were withdrawn to a later date.<ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2011/2011-336-2.htm "Notice of hearing: Withdrawal of items 13 and 14"], Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2011-336-2, July 18, 2011 (crtc.gc.ca)</ref>
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