CINF

CINF
Defunct
Frequency690 kHz (AM)
BrandingInfo 690
Programming
FormatDefunct (was all-news)
Ownership
OwnerCorus 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
ClassA
Power50,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
45°23′31″N 73°41′56″W / 45.39194°N 73.69889°W / 45.39194; -73.69889
Links
WebsiteInfo 690

CINF was a French language Canadian radio station located in Montreal, Quebec.

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.[1] 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.