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{{short description|Radio station in La Tuque, Quebec, Canada}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name      = CFLM-FM
| logo      =
| logo_size =
| city      = [[La Tuque, Quebec|La Tuque]], [[Quebec]]
| area      = [[La Tuque, Quebec|La Tuque]]
| branding  = O 97.1
| airdate   = October 3, [[1959 in radio|1959]] ([[AM broadcasting|AM]])<br>[[2012 in radio|2012]] ([[FM broadcasting|FM]])
| frequency = 97.1 [[Hertz|MHz]] ([[FM broadcasting|FM]])
| format    = [[Adult contemporary]]
| power     = 18,230 [[watt]]s (maximum ERP of 32,000 watts)
| class     = B
| owner     = Radio Haute-Mauricie
| webcast   =
| website   = [https://o971.ca/ o971.ca]
}}
'''CFLM-FM''' is a [[French language|French-language]] [[Canada|Canadian]] [[radio station]] located in [[La Tuque, Quebec|La Tuque]], [[Quebec]].
Owned and operated by Radio Haute-Mauricie, it broadcasts on 97.1 [[Hertz|MHz]] with power of 18,230 [[watt]]s (maximum ERP of 32,000 watts) as a [[List of broadcast station classes|class B]] station.
The station has an [[adult contemporary]] format and identifies itself as ''O 97.1''.
Formerly an affiliate of the [[Ici Radio-Canada Première|Première Chaîne]] radio network, the station was disaffiliated in 2002.<ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2002/db2002-450.htm CRTC Decision 2002-450], CFLM La Tuque - Licence amendment, ''CRTC'', December 18, 2002</ref> The [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]] concurrently launched a rebroadcaster of [[CBF-FM-8]] from [[Trois-Rivières]] to maintain Première Chaîne service in the region.
==History==
The station was originally launched on October 3, 1959 by Radio La Tuque Ltée. It had operated at 1240 [[kilohertz|kHz]] with 1,000 watts.
===Switch to FM===
On May 18, 2012, Radio Haute Mauricie applied to the [[Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission|CRTC]] to convert CFLM to FM. On September 28, 2012, the CRTC granted the conversion.<ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2012/2012-527.htm Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2012-527], CFLM La Tuque – Conversion to the FM band, ''CRTC'', September 28, 2012</ref>
In late 2012, CFLM began on-air testing at 97.1&nbsp;MHz.
===As O 97.1===
In May 2019, the station changed from its adult contemporary to a [[hot adult contemporary]]/[[Contemporary Hit Radio|CHR]] format with its current branding ''O 97.1''.
==Former logos==
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Image:CFLM 2012.png|CFLM logo from 2013 (?) to 2019
</gallery>
==References==
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==External links==
* [https://o971.ca/ CFLM 97.1] - O97,1 | Le meilleur de la musique à La Tuque
* [https://broadcasting-history.ca/radio/radio-stations/quebec/quebec-estrie-centre-du-quebec-mauricie/CFLM-FM CFLM-FM] at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the [[Canadian Communications Foundation]]
*{{RecnetCanada|CFLM-FM}} 97.1&nbsp;MHz new frequency
*{{RecnetCanada|1240CFLM}} 1240&nbsp;kHz old frequency
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