The station has an ad-free news/talk format and is part of the Ici Radio-Canada Première network, which operates across Canada.

However, despite Trois-Rivières' large size, the CBC opted not to open a full-fledged station in the city.

[4] On January 23, 1986, a number of low-power CBC AM transmitters in various communities in Quebec were approved to change to new AM frequencies.

[7] The CRTC approved the CBC's application to convert CBF-17 Lac-Édouard from 710 kHz to 99.9 MHz on January 26, 2022.

[8] On March 7, 2023, the CBC submitted an application to the CRTC to move CBF-16 Clova, Quebec from AM 990 kHz to FM 95.1 MHz.