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Montreal – The Montreal Alouettes are pleased to announce today the renewal of their partnership with 98,5 fm. The number one station in Canada will broadcast all of the Alouettes regular season games on French radio for the next three years going through 2018.
Every game will be preceded by a 30 minute pre-game show hosted by Jean St-Onge and Jacques Dussault. Tonight’s tilt against the BC Lions will be aired on 98,5 fm starting at 7:00 p.m. with the pre-game show.
“We are pleased to renew our long term partnership with 98,5 fm. They have been a long-time partner of ours and this renewal is very significant for our organization,” said Alouettes President and C.E.O., Mark Weightman. “Also, the team can rely on CKOI to activate exclusive contests, which will offer us a bigger range.”
“We are extremely pleased that the Alouettes continue to show the confidence they have in the 98,5 fm and the Cogeco Diffusion stations. We will continue to work hand in hand in order to offer sports enthusiasts throughout Quebec as well as Alouettes fans a complete coverage of the team’s activities through our many sports shows and game broadcasts with Jean St-Onge and Jacques Dussault,” added Michel Tremblay, sports director at 98,5 fm, which also broadcasts Montreal Canadiens and Montreal Impact games and is a proud partner of InterBox, Eye of the Tiger, le Groupe GYM and Tennis Canada.
ABOUT THE ALOUETTES
The Montreal Alouettes have a rich history. Founded in 1946, the team has engraved its name on the Grey Cup seven times, emblematic of supremacy in the Canadian Football League, with the two most recent times being 2009 and 2010. Home games are played at Percival-Molson Memorial stadium, alongside Mount Royal.
ABOUT THE COGECO NETWORK
The COGECO Network is a subsidiary of COGECO Inc., a diversified telecommunications industry whose subordinate voting shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX:CGO). The COGECO Network has thirteen (13) radio stations in Québec: “talk” stations 98,5fm in Montreal, 106.9 FM in Mauricie, 107.7 FM in the Eastern Townships and 104.7 FM in Outaouais; CKOI 96.9 in Montreal, and members of the Rythme FM network: 105.7 in Montreal, 100.1 in Mauricie, 103.9 in St-Jérôme and 93.7 in the Eastern Townships, along with 92.5 The Beat and Radio Circulation 730 AM in Montreal, FM 93 and M FM 102.9 in Quebec City. COGECO is one of the largest Quebec-based radio broadcasters, and also includes the signage company Cogeco Métromédia.
