CBFG-FM


CBFG-FM is a mainly-French-language Canadian radio station located in Chisasibi, Quebec.
It is owned and operated by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, which is owned by the Government of Canada. It broadcasts on 103.5 MHz with an average effective radiated power of 85 watts.
The station has an ad-free news/talk format and is the flagship of the regional Ici Nord-Québec network, which carries programming from the Canada-wide Ici Radio-Canada Première network, and some regional programming. Like all Première stations, but unlike most FM stations, it broadcasts in mono. The network serves ten First Nations communities in Nord-du-Québec and adjacent regions.

Programming

During most of its programming day, CBFG-FM largely rebroadcasts Radio-Canada flagship CBF-FM in Montreal, including morning program Gravel le matin, afternoon show Le 15-18, and Saturday morning program Samedi et rien d'autre. However, on weekdays, the station cuts away for local programming pertinent to the local community: Cree language programs Winshgaoug, Eyou Dipajimoon and Ashûmîyi, plus French-language program Soirée boréale at 6 p.m., pre-empting L'heure du monde. The Cree-language programs are produced in association with the James Bay Cree Communications Society, which own several radio stations of their own in the region, including flagship CINI-FM in Mistissini and CHFG-FM in Chisasibi, among others.
As of CBFG-FM's 2001 licence renewal, the station was obligated by its licence conditions to broadcast 80 hours of locally produced programming per week in the Cree language. However, the amount of Cree-language programming was reduced to 15 hours per week as of 2015; it is unknown if the CBC petitioned the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission to allow reductions in Cree programming.

Transmitters

At least seven of these transmitters used to be repeaters of CBF-FM: CBFA-FM-1 Manawan, CBFA-FM-2 Obedjiwan, CBFW-FM Wemindji, CBFM-FM Mistissini, CBFA-3 Wemotaci, CBFH-FM Waskaganish, and CBFV-FM Waswanipi; these repeaters changed their source of programming from CBF-FM to CBFG-FM following approval by the CRTC on October 30, 2012. It is unknown if CBFG-FM was a repeater of CBF-FM.
On July 15, 2015, the CRTC renewed CBFG's licence until August 31, 2018.
On August 2, 2018, the CRTC approved the removal of transmitters CBAF-FM-1 Manouane, CBFA-FM-2 Obedjiwan and CBFG-FM-3 Weymontachie, Québec from license CBFG-FM Chisasibi, Québec to station CBF-FM-8 Trois-Rivières, Québec.