There are a couple of stories that can come out of the Quebec City page of the latest Numeris radio diary report released Thursday: One, that CHOI Radio X is no longer the powerhouse it once was (in large part because other stations in the market have copied its populist talk format), and two, that despite the “radio poubelle” reputation of the city’s stations, Radio-Canada’s ICI Première station is doing quite well.

Here’s how it breaks down (numbers are for 12+ listeners, 5am-1am for the whole week, Feb. 27 to April 23, 2017):

Callsign	Frequency	Brand	Owner	Listening share	Central market reach
CJMF-FM	93.3	FM93	Cogeco Media	15.7%	183,100
CBV-FM	106.3	ICI Première	CBC	15.6%	154,600
CHOI-FM	98.1	Radio X	RNC Media	12.7%	140,700
CITF-FM	107.5	Rouge	Bell Media	10.1%	132,400
CHIK-FM	98.9	Énergie	Bell Media	8.0%	132,500
CJEC-FM	91.9	WKND	Leclerc	7.9%	111,100
CFEL-FM	102.1	BLVD	Leclerc	6.9%	120,500
CFOM-FM	102.9	M	Cogeco Media	6.8%	121,700
CJSQ-FM	92.7	Radio Classique	Radio Classique	5.1%	51,900
CHXX-FM	100.9	Pop	RNC Media	2.8%	44,500
CBVX-FM	95.3	ICI Musique	CBC	2.3%	41,400
CBVE-FM	104.7	Radio One	CBC	0.5%	10,100

As you can see, ICI Première is in a statistical tie with FM93 in terms of audience in all age groups (among advertiser-friendly demographics it’s another matter). Radio X is in third place, followed by the two Bell Media stations, and the two Leclerc Communication stations behind that.

CHXX’s change from rock-based Radio X2 to pop-based Pop has resulted in a drop in market share, but the company is optimistic it can rebound.

Le Journal de Québec breaks down the ratings for specific shows in various time slots. Le Soleil gets reaction from Radio X, which notes it does well among 25-54s, though some of their on-air personalities aren’t so diplomatic, taking shots at the competition.

Le Journal also notes that a host at Énergie wants Gilles Parent of FM93 to give him his house as promised, and Parent in turn took a swipe at BLVD’s Nathalie Normandeau. Other on-air statements are compiled here.

Here are what Quebec’s other markets look like. (Montreal is a metered market, and its next quarterly report is June 7.)

Sherbrooke

Callsign	Frequency	Brand	Owner	Listening share	Central market reach
CIMO-FM	106.9	Énergie	Bell Media	21.1%	70,900
CITE-FM-1/2	102.7/94.5	Rouge FM	Bell Media	20.3%	61,000
CBF-FM-10	101.1	ICI Première	CBC	13.0%	42,600
CKOY-FM	107.7	107,7fm	Cogeco	10.6%	33,200
CFGE-FM	93.7	Rythme FM	Cogeco	8.2%	26,100
CBFX-FM-2	90.7	ICI Musique	CBC	4.3%	12,700

Bell owns the Sherbrooke market pretty well, with the top two stations representing more than 40% listening share. Cogeco’s two stations combined have half that. La Tribune notes there’s a decrease in overall listening over last year.

Trois-Rivières

Callsign	Frequency	Brand	Owner	Listening share	Central market reach
CIGB-FM	102.3	Énergie	Bell	16.4%	45,100
CHEY-FM	94.7	Rouge FM	Bell	13.8%	29,400
CJEB-FM	100.1	Rythme FM	Cogeco	12.8%	25,300
CBF-FM-8	96.5	ICI Première	CBC	11.1%	20,600
CKOB-FM	106.9	106,9fm	Cogeco	9.2	16,800
CKBN-FM	90.5	FM 90,5	Community	6.5%	10,100
CBFX-FM-1	104.3	ICI Musique	CBC	3.8%	8,100

Bell also tops in Trois-Rivières, though the lead is not as large.

Saguenay

Callsign	Frequency	Brand	Owner	Listening share	Central market reach
CKYK-FM	95.7	Radio X	RNC Media	21.2%	43,800
CFIX-FM	96.9	Rouge FM	Bell	20.1%	50,300
CJAB-FM	94.5	Énergie	Bell	17.3%	49,100
CBJ-FM	93.7	ICI Première	CBC	10.2%	22,700
CILM-FM	98.3	Rythme FM	Attraction	8.1%	18,800
CBJX-FM	100.9	ICI Musique	CBC	5.0%	7,000

Radio X regains the lead in the heartland, after being in third a year ago. The Bell stations are also doing well there.

Ottawa-Gatineau (francophone)

Callsign	Frequency	Brand	Owner	Listening share	Central market reach
CIMF-FM	94.9	Rouge FM	Bell	16.5	79,200
CBOF-FM	90.7	ICI Première	CBC	13.1%	70,000
CKTF-FM	104.1	Énergie	Bell	11.7%	77,000
CKOF-FM	104.7	104,7fm	Cogeco	10.0%	51,400
CIHT-FM	89.9	Hot 89.9	Newcap	5.9%	53,400
CFTX-FM	96.5	Pop 96,5	RNC Media	4.3%	27,300
CHLX-FM	97.1	Wow 97,1	RNC Media	4.2%	26,100
CBOX-FM	102.5	ICI Musique	CBC	3.8%	22,200

Little change here over last year: Bell also has the two top private stations for francophone listeners in the national capital, while RNC Media’s new single-syllable music stations are more than a point behind the anglophone music station. (I’ve left out the remaining anglo stations.) Nevertheless, Le Droit notes that CFTX-FM’s change from Capitale Rock to Pop has meant a huge increase in ratings, from a 0.5% market share in September.