CINF
CINF was a French language Canadian radio station located in Montreal, Quebec.
| Frequency | 690 kHz (AM) |
|---|---|
| Branding | Info 690 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Defunct (was all-news) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Corus Quebec |
| CFQR-FM, CHMP-FM, CKAC, CINW, CKOI-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | November 3, 1946 |
Last air date | January 29, 2010 |
Former call signs | CKVL (1946-1999) |
Former frequencies | 990 kHz (1946-1948) 980 kHz (1948-1954) 850 kHz (1954-2000) |
Call sign meaning | C INFormation |
| Technical information | |
| Class | A |
| Power | 50,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 45°23′31″N 73°41′56″W |
| Links | |
| Website | Info 690 |
Owned and operated by Corus Quebec, it broadcast on 690 kHz with a power of 50,000 watts as a clear channel (class A) station, using a slightly directional antenna solely for the purpose of improving reception in downtown Montreal.
The station had carried an all-news format since December 1999, identifying itself as Info 690. Before that date, the station was known as CKVL and was on 850 kHz; it then had a news/talk format. Along with longtime English-language sister station CINW, it ceased operations at exactly 7:02 p.m. ET on January 29, 2010. Two and a half years later, the 690 AM frequency was reused for sports-formatted station CKGM, which moved to that frequency from the 990 AM frequency.