Radio Parallèle
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| Broadcast area |  Canada United States |
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| Branding | RadioParallelefr |
| Frequency | XM172 |
| First air date | 2005-11-17 2006-04-17 as SportPlus 2007-04-06 as Radio Parallèle |
| Format | Talk Radio for men and Play-by-Play (French) |
| Class | Satellite Radio Station |
| Affiliations | Senators Radio Network Canadiens Radio Network |
| Owner | XM Radio Canada |
| Website | Radio Parallèle |
Radio Parallèle is XM Satellite Radio's French language men's talk radio channel, located on XM channel 172. Radio Parallèle is also the home for select french play-by-play of the Montreal Canadiens and Ottawa Senators hockey teams.
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[edit] Franc Parler and SportPlus (2005-11-17 - 2007-04-06)
The French language channel debuted as Franc Parler on XM Satellite radio (It was an XM Radio Canada startup offering. XM Canada stations also air on XM's main USA service). Franc Parler began as a men's lifestyle and sports talk channel. It soon evolved into a sports format and the channel was renamed SportsPlus to reflect the obvious.
SportsPlus added a new dimension when it began airing the French over-the-air broadcasts of National Hockey League play-by-play of the Montreal Canadiens games from flagship station CKAC Radio Montreal. (XM Radio owns the rights to broadcast National Hockey League games and had already been airing most Canadien games in English within the NHL XM channel range. XM Canada/SportsPlus actually had made an unsuccessful bid to be the flagship station to grab exclusive radio rights to the Canadiens.)
XM172 quickly developed into full time sports talk format, with original programming of three programs: a morning, noon, and afternoon show, as well as some original weekend programs. It continued to evolve and later added a live show to wrap around Canadien nighttime hockey games. That show, aired live until midnight Eastern time and would take phone calls emanating from Canada and the U.S. Former Canadien player Benoit Brunet became a primary hockey analyst for the station. Additionally, more live sports were added, including QUFL, & USL, as well as the Ottawa Senators NHL French broadcasts.
On August 11, 2006, XM signed controversial shock jock Jeff Fillion, formerly involved in the CHOI-FM license renewal controversy, to host a daily morning program on SportPlus.[1]
However, due to budget issues, XM Radio Canada decided to release the sporting staff at SportPlus[2]. A two week notice was given to the entire air staff. The station was rebranded as Radio Parallèle during that layoff period.
[edit] Programming
- Le pirate with Jeff Fillion - Weekdays 7 AM ET/ 4 AM PT
- Sans comrpomis with Stéphane Gendron - Weekday 12PM ET / 9AM PT
- Radio SHOCK with Smart, Duff and Witness - Friday 10PM ET / 12AM PT
This channel, The Verge, ATN-Asian Radio, and/or Laugh Attack will be preempted by XM Radio Canada in order to air extra NHL play-by-play on channels 235-239.
[edit] References
- ^ CNW Telbec (2006-08-11). ""Le Pirate" Jeff Fillion comes to XM Canada". Press release. Retrieved on 2007-09-18.
- ^ Trudel, Pierre. "Les stations francophones de XM dissoutes... ou presque", 2007-03-22. Retrieved on 2007-09-19. (French Canadian)
[edit] External links
- Radio Parallèle on XM Canada site
- Radio Parallèle on XM Canada site (French)
- Radio Parallèle on XM US site
- SportPlus XM Commercial (French)
