CHCR-FM
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|---|---|
| Frequency | 102.9 MHz |
| Branding | Canadian Homegrown Community Radio |
| Programming | |
| Format | Community radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Homegrown Community Radio |
| History | |
First air date | 1998 |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | CRTC |
| ERP | 33 watts |
| HAAT | 20.5 metres (67 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 45°33′18″N 77°24′56″W / 45.55500°N 77.41556°W |
| Repeater(s) | 104.5 CHCR-FM-1 (Wilno) |
| Links | |
| Website | chcr |
CHCR-FM is a community radio station broadcasting at 102.9 FM in Killaloe, Ontario, with a repeater at 104.5 FM in Wilno, known as Canadian Homegrown Community Radio.
The station began broadcasting in 1998 at 102.9 FM [1] and later added a rebroadcast transmitter at Wilno on 104.5 FM in 2003. [2]
In August 2023, it was announced that the radio station, CHCR-FM, is at risk of shutting down due to lack of volunteers. CHCR-FM is looking for volunteers to keep the radio station on the air. [3]
References
[edit]- ^ Decision CRTC 98-135, New community radio programming undertaking, CRTC, April 23, 1998
- ^ Decision CRTC 2001-493, Addition of a transmitter of CHCR-FM Killaloe at Wilno, CRTC, August 13, 2001
- ^ Killaloe radio station looking for volunteers to stay on the air, CJOH-DT/CTV Ottawa, August 24, 2023
External links
[edit]- www.chcr.org - CHCR Homegrown Community Radio
- CHCR's Alternate Website
- CHCR-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
- CHCR-FM in the REC Canadian station database