THE SHORT HISTORY OF MONTREAL RADIO -
By Bernard Bujold -
On June 25, 1998, Jean-Pierre Coallier founded Radio Classique. This station broadcasted only classical music and was inspired by a similar project in France.
Jean-Pierre Coallier had a lot of fun with his project, but in 2015, he sold out to artist Gregory Charles.
Gregory couldn't keep the project going, and in June 2020, he sold to a group from Quebec, two brothers from the Leclerc cookie family. They couldn't keep the project going either, and now they'll be broadcasting the programming of a Quebecor internet radio station...
It's back to where it all began...
In 1995, Jean-Pierre Coallier was looking for shareholders for his project and approached Quebecor. He wanted a financial investment of one million dollars and access to the various artistic contents of Quebecor media. Pierre Péladeau refused the invitation.
But in 2024, his son, Pierre-Karl, accepted the proposal. We're a long way from classical music but still on the radio, and with the added bonus of tea cookies...
To be continued!
https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/medias/818045/qub-radio-passe-au-fm
By Bernard Bujold -
On June 25, 1998, Jean-Pierre Coallier founded Radio Classique. This station broadcasted only classical music and was inspired by a similar project in France.
Jean-Pierre Coallier had a lot of fun with his project, but in 2015, he sold out to artist Gregory Charles.
Gregory couldn't keep the project going, and in June 2020, he sold to a group from Quebec, two brothers from the Leclerc cookie family. They couldn't keep the project going either, and now they'll be broadcasting the programming of a Quebecor internet radio station...
It's back to where it all began...
In 1995, Jean-Pierre Coallier was looking for shareholders for his project and approached Quebecor. He wanted a financial investment of one million dollars and access to the various artistic contents of Quebecor media. Pierre Péladeau refused the invitation.
But in 2024, his son, Pierre-Karl, accepted the proposal. We're a long way from classical music but still on the radio, and with the added bonus of tea cookies...
To be continued!
https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/medias/818045/qub-radio-passe-au-fm
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