The Montreal Alouettes and Cogeco Media ink new three-year partnership
The Montreal Alouettes and Cogeco Media are pleased to announce the renewal of their partnership for the next three years. The 98,5 fm station will broadcast all of the Alouettes regular season games on French radio for the 2019, 2020 and 2021 seasons.
“The Alouettes and Cogeco have been partners since 2011 and we are delighted to continue to broadcast our games on 98,5 fm,” said Patrick Boivin, president and CEO of the Alouettes. “Thanks to their extended network, our games are regularly broadcast by local stations outside of Montreal to the benefit of football fans throughout Quebec. In addition, this partnership allows the Alouettes to make activations and hold contests of all sorts on CKOI and, in doing so, to reach an even wider public.”
“We are happy to renew our confidence towards the Alouettes for the next three seasons,” declared Michel Tremblay, sports director at 98,5 fm. “The Alouettes are an important team in the sports landscape of Montreal and Quebec. Our listeners will continue to follow the team’s games in exclusivity on 98,5 fm through 2021.”
About the Montreal Alouettes
Founded in 1946, the Montreal Alouettes possess a rich history. The organization has had its name inscribed seven times on the Grey Cup (1949, 1970, 1974, 1977, 2002, 2009, 2010) a trophy awarded yearly to the champion of the Canadian Football League. They play their home games at Percival Molson Memorial Stadium, on beautiful Mount Royal.
About Cogeco Media
Cogeco subsidiary, Cogeco Media, owns and operates 22 radio stations across Québec and one station in Ontario, including talk network stations 98.5 in Montréal, 106.9 in Mauricie, 107.7 in Estrie and 104.7 in Outaouais; Rhythm FM network stations in Montréal, Mauricie and Estrie; the stations of the Planète network in Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean, of the Capitale Rock and Wow network in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, and of the Pop network in Lachute and in Hawkesbury (Ontario). Cogeco Media also owns CIME stations in the Laurentians, CKOI, The Beat and Radio Circulation in Montréal, FM 93 and M102.9 in Québec City as well as 95,7 KYK in Saguenay. Leaders in their respective markets, Cogeco Media’s stations reach more than 5.3 million listeners each week, offering varied and relevant programming for a wide audience. It also owns Cogeco Nouvelles, the largest private news radio agency in Québec.
