on august 25, 2014, following an agreement with rnc media, chlx-fm gatineau became an affiliate of rythme fm, adopting its branding, becoming the first non-cogeco station to affiliate with that network (other than cjec-fm). this will follow on march 9, 2015 with the rebranding of rnc-owned choa-fm in rouyn-noranda, expanding the rythme fm network to the abitibi-témiscamingue region; ironically, choa-fm was once an affiliate of rythme fm's competitor, rockdétente (now rouge fm), before rebranding to "couleur fm" in the mid-2000s.