CINF

CINF
Frequency690 kHz
BrandingInfo 690
Programming
FormatAll-news
Ownership
OwnerCorus Quebec
CFQR-FM, CHMP-FM, CKAC, CINW, CKOI-FM
History
First air date
November 3, 1946 (1946-11-03)
Last air date
January 29, 2010 (2010-01-29)
Former call signs
CKVL (1946–1999)
Former frequencies
  • 990 kHz (1946–1948)
  • 980 kHz (1948–1954)
  • 850 kHz (1954–2000)
Call sign meaning
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. 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.