Radio CHOQ

CHOQ-FM is a Canadian radio station which began broadcasting in 2006. A non-profit community radio station for Franco-Ontarians in Toronto, Ontario, the station broadcasts at 105.1 on the FM dial. CHOQ is also available as a digital television radio feed on Rogers Cable in the greater Toronto area on channel 957.The history of this station dates back to 1991, when the group was granted a special temporary FM licence for a french-language community radio programming undertaking at Toronto, on a frequency of 99.1 MHz. The station would broadcast programs during "La Semaine française à Toronto", from June 16 to 23, 1991 and was incorporated as "La Coopérative radiophonique de Toronto inc." on July 5 the same year.On June 16, 2000, the station was denied a licence to operate a french-language community FM radio station at Toronto on the frequency 93.5 MHz. This 93.5 frequency was awarded to CFXJ-FM.On April 17, 2003, La Coopérative radiophonique de Toronto inc. received CRTC approval for a new french-language community FM radio station at Toronto, to operate at 105.1 MHz.On October 18, 2004 the station received a $75,000 startup grant from the Trillium Foundation.The station's launch was originally scheduled for 2005. The station did air a testing signal for three weeks in November of that year, but did not launch its permanent signal until May 1, 2006.