In November 1998, because of the destructive effects of the ice storm of January 1998, which felled five of the six former CKGM transmission towers, Michel Mathieu and André Turcôt who had to rebuild two towers and to be better served returned to the CRTC to request the 1040 kHz, formerly occupied by CHRS of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, belonging to Michel Mathieu. The CRTC gave its response in March 1999.