“I would like to thank you people at CIDI 99.1 FM, and say that your concern is great. It’s people like you that will help us make our local populations aware of the importance of it (the political and environmental situation of Brome Lake).. We need that help.”
- Mayor Richard Wisdom -

“As president of Renaissance Lac Brome, I am delighted to see the founding of a community radio station.  We need every means of local communication possible to promote dialogue and remain vigilant about the condition of our environment and our society.”
- Peter White -

“With the general condition of Brome Lake becoming perhaps the most pressing issue of the past year, there is no question that it be very important for the public to receive timely and correct information…a regional radio station would surely be the most efficient and effective means of communication…CIDI is definitely the voice of the community.”
- Gerry Moar -

“Hi, I’m Louise Penny. I hope that you continue to support community radio. I know from all my years at the CBC how important community radio is, because radio really touches people and radio reflects the individuals in the area, and it’s your voice. And it’s so important.

I’m a big supporter of CIDI 99.1 fm and I hope you are too.” see the video

“Hi, I’m Dr. Bill Barakett. I’d like to extend my support for CIDI, Radio Communautaire Missisquoi, 99.1fm.

I hope they receive all the support that they deserve. A community like ours needs something that ties us together and it will be most useful in promoting the well-being of our citizens.”

n the late 1800’s and early 1900’s there was a general store in downtown Knowlton, a center of activity that became known as the Hub, and there was a man by the name of Reginald Fessenden, born in East Bolton, who invented radio broadcasting. The Hub was a place where people shared information concerning their everyday lives and Fessenden was a man who helped people share their everyday lives. Both are products of the county of Brome-Missisquoi.

n modern times the Hub burned to the ground and was later rebuilt. Today it’s the home of Radio Communautaire Missisquoi, a nonprofit organization dedicated to keeping the spirit of the Hub and Fessenden alive through its community radio station CIDI. It’s been 100 years since Fessenden invented radio broadcasting and it’s taken us, the people of Brome-Missisquoi and its surrounding areas, about 100 years to realize that we can have our own radio station.

Who’s going to listen to CIDI?

ou’re probably wondering why we can’t pick up CIDI on our radios. Well, the answer is simple. We need a broadcast tower with a radio antenna, to be built and erected on Patch Hill just outside of Brome village.

For sure, without a steel tower planted in the ground on Patch Hill overlooking the Brome Fairgrounds, our studios in Knowlton won’t be able to broadcast who we are and no one will be listening to us on their radios. With the antenna however, as English and French speaking Townshippers, we will be able to connect with each other and with others who visit our lakes, mountains, theaters, craftspeople, artists and musicians, in a way we’ve never done before.

The future of broadcast radio is
community radio.

s we witness commercial radio being swallowed up by the internet and satellites, we will see more and more community radio stations take their rightful place within their communities. As a result, radio broadcasting will become more down to earth and give local communities a confidence they’ve never had before.

The Eastern Townships like any other community has its own flavour and now, as Townshippers, we will have an opportunity to express ourselves freely on the airwaves. Our lives no longer have to be shaped by what others think we should be listening to.

The Eastern Townships community will
benefit greatly from CIDI.

ocal businesses and organizations will be able to target their markets more efficiently and Townshippers will be able to access and provide information concerning their everyday lives more easily.

We are asking all of you to join with us, Radio Communautaire Missisquoi, a nonprofit organization, in attaining our goal of raising the money needed to build and erect a broadcast tower on Patch Hill, so that as Townshippers we can start being who we are, CIDI 99.1 fm, the home of Reginald Fessenden and the Hub of the Eastern Townships.

For more information on how you can become a member and volunteer of Radio Communautaire Missisquoi / CIDI 99.1 fm, please call 450-539-2098 or check out this Web site and start being who we are.

“They say think globally act locally. Community radio represents to me the perfect forum to let your head swirl with worldwide ideas and be able to share them in your own community with people who are obviously going to have exactly the same thoughts. We’re very fortunate indeed in our region to have CIDI 99.1 on your fm dial as our community resource. It’s just been great and it’s all encompassing and we are very lucky to have it.”
Gary Richards / past President of Townshippers Association.

” My name is Terri Monahan. I’m from the Appalachian Corridor Organization. I’m thrilled CIDI is coming into being because I think community radio, especially in this region, is absolutely crucial for disseminating information. In my case I think it’s crucial to disseminate information on the environment, and I think it’s also important to have people able to give input to the community radio, and being able to talk amongst each other, and you know we’re all richer from it in the end. “