band, instead airing a mix of talk and classic hits in 2004 and early 2005. On April 2, 2007, the station began broadcasting a full-time talk format, except for weekends when Souvenirs Garantis classic hits programming was heard. On April 30, 2010, it was announced that all Corus Québec stations, including CHMP, would be sold to Cogeco for $80 million, pending CRTC approval. On December 17, 2010, the CRTC approved the sale of most of Corus' radio stations in Quebec, including CHMP, to Cogeco. CHMP formally became a Cogeco station on February 1, 2011. CHMP-FM is now the producer of the Cogeco Nouvelles news bulletins for the French-language stations in the Cogeco chain. Originally known as CorusNouvelles, the station assumed this task for the Corus Québec network following the closure of sister station CINF in January 2010. In Fall 2011, CHMP-FM overtook sister adult contemporary station CFGL-FM as the most-listened-to North American radio station broadcasting in the French language. Since 2011, CHMP has been the Francophone flagship radio station of the NHL's Montreal Canadiens. It began simulcasting Canadiens games in 2007 to make up for sister station CKAC's reduced nighttime coverage. It became the sole flagship in 2011 after CKAC changed to a Francophone traffic format. Also since 2011, CHMP has been the Francophone outlet for the Canadian Football League's Montreal Alouettes and Major League Soccer's Montreal Impact (which it lost to sports competitor CKLX-FM in 2021). On November 29, 2013, the CRTC approved an application for transmitter improvements, with the station increasing its power from 40,800 watts to 100,000 watts, and slightly decreasing its antenna height from 301.5 metres (989') to 298.9 metres (981') HAAT. Additional notes Another station, CJRM-FM, previously used the 98.5 MHz frequency in Montreal during the late 1960s. The call sign CIEL-FM has since 2001 been used by a station in Rivière-du-Loup formerly known as CJFP-FM. References External links 98,5 FM Hmp Hmp Hmp Radio stations established in 2004 HMP Mass media in Longueuil HMP 2004 establishments in Quebec