Excitement in the air two days before QUB hits the FM airwaves

Excitement was high during a dress rehearsal at the new QUB Radio studios on Saturday morning, two days before its big debut on the FM airwaves.

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“I feel like a you Who starts the school. I’m very impressed,” says Richard Martino moments before the fantasy airs.

The columnist and host says she is “delighted and excited” to take over the helm of the Homecoming show from 3pm on Monday, a new slot for her.

Benoît Dudrysac, Sophie Durocher, Mario Dumont, Isabelle Marechal and Richard Martineau will be at the helm of radio station QUB, which will be on FM channels on Monday.

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“I like to treat current events with a certain irony and a certain sarcasm. People are having their day in their bodies, they want to be entertained and informed,” he explains.

Same DNA

QUB Radio’s arrival on the FM airwaves is a shift to the “major leagues”, said Mr. Martino believes.

“The thought of someone listening to us in their car when we open the microphone on Monday, I find that very brilliant,” underlines Sophie Durocher, who has dreamed of a leap towards radio since QUB’s inception.

However, the station’s DNA will change as it reaches new audiences, says the anchor and columnist.

“It’s the same tone, the same personality,” underlines M^me Drocher. We reserve the right to shake things up.

New studios

On Saturday morning, technical crews were busy testing the new QUB Radio studio, now installed in the former newsroom. Montreal Journalrue Frontenac in Montreal.

The small QUB team had to get used to the new technology at QUB Studio.

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“One day, I’ll be able to say: I was there when it happened,” said researcher Cybele Olivier on the lunchtime show hosted by Benoit Dudrysak.

The programs are broadcast not only on the radio on 99.5, but also on television, which has been since the winter.

“There’s always an element of stress because we have new technology, new equipment to test, broadcast operators to get used to,” says Mathieu Turbid, Quebecor Media’s vice president of digital content.

The small QUB radio team was the first to move into this completely renovated building, as all of Quebecor’s media will gradually join them this fall.

“Everything should be Gang Together, to share knowledge and discuss, it will be very good,” underlines Richard Martino, who also writes columns. magazine and in LCN.