CIMO-FM

CIMO-FM
Magog, Quebec;
Broadcast area	Sherbrooke - Estrie
Frequency	106.1 MHz (FM)
Branding	Énergie 106.1
Programming
Format	Mainstream rock (French)
Affiliations	Énergie
Ownership
Owner	Bell Media; (Bell Media Radio);
Sister stations	CITE-FM-1, CFKS-DT
History
First air date	September 9, 1979; 44 years ago
Call sign meaning	CI MagOg (broadcast area)
Technical information
Class	B
ERP	1,600 watts
HAAT	593.5 meters (1,947 ft)
Translator(s)	106.9 CIMO-FM-1 (Sherbrooke)
Links
Website	www.iheartradio.ca/energie/energie-estrie

CIMO-FM (106.1 MHz) is a French-language radio station licensed to Magog, Quebec, and serving the Sherbrooke region of Estrie. It is owned by Bell Media and it broadcasts a mainstream rock radio format as part of the Énergie network across Quebec.

CIMO-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 1,600 watts as a class B station. It uses an omnidirectional antenna and its tower is atop Mount Orford.^[1] Because of coverage deficiencies in downtown Sherbrooke, the station also operates a low-power relay station there, CIMO-FM-1 on 106.9 MHz with an effective radiated power of 22 watts, also using an omnidirectional antenna.^[2]

CIMO logo using the last pre-NRJ "Énergie" branding.

History

CIMO-FM signed on the air on September 9, 1979; 44 years ago (September 9, 1979).^[3]

In 1987, CIMO was bought by Radiomutuel (predecessor of Astral Media). CIMO became a sister station to the now-defunct CJRS 1510 AM in Sherbrooke. Astral Media was later acquired by Bell Media.