CFTX-FM

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CFTX-FM
City of license Flag of Quebec Gatineau, Quebec
Broadcast area Flag of Canada National Capital Region, Canada
Branding Tag Radio
Slogan Des Hits Que Des Hits
Frequency 96.5 MHz (FM)
First air date 13 April 2006
Format CHR (French and English music)
ERP 1.75 kW
Class A
Callsign meaning unknown
Owner RNC Media
Webcast Flash stream
Website tagradio.fm

CFTX (Tag Radio) is a radio station based in Gatineau, Quebec. Launched in 2006, it was the second francophone station in the Ottawa region with a CHR format.

CFTX has a low power repeater in Buckingham at 107.5 FM.

Tag Radio has varous programming blocks, some very different from other radio stations, such as one featuring house music, a sex forum, and, three music countdowns, while it also has more regular ones, such as a morning show, weather reports, and so on.

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[edit] Schedule

[edit] Weekdays

Weekdays generally follow the same routine: the morning show, l'Autre show(the other show), the afternoon show, Tagxi(portemanteu of Tag and taxi), the top ten most requested spngs of the day up to 6.00 PM, la Totale(the total), a time period for house music, Spin le DJ, and then, a sex show called Tag barbecue.

6.00 AM - 10.00 AM: l'Autre show
4.00 PM - 6.00 PM: Tagxi
6.00 PM - 7.00 PM: la Totale
7.00 PM - 8.00 PM: Spin le DJ
8.00 PM - 9.00 PM: Tag barbecue

[edit] Weekends

Weekends vary slightly between Saturday and Sunday, the only noteable difference is the way they show the countdown, Tag 20. All of the day except the times marked on this timetable is called le Tripe du weekend(the weekend trip), which is a regular programming block that broadcasts music. Spin le DJ also broadcasts on weekends, making it the only daily programming block in the schedule. The iTag, which is the top 20 most downloaded songs in Quebec, the Tag 20, which is the top 20 most requested songs of the week, shown either in countdown format, where the songs would be played from 20th place down to number 1, or it would be played shuffled, with the songs coming in random order.

1.00 PM - 3.00 PM: iTag
3.00 PM - 5.00 PM: Tag 20(played straight on Saturdays and shuffled on Sundays)
8.00 PM - 9.00 PM: Spin le DJ(repeat of Friday's show)

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