CHAW-FM is a Canadian FM radio station that broadcasts at 103.1 MHz in Little Current, Ontario, serving Algoma, Manitoulin and a good portion of the 17 and 69 Highways including Tobermory and areas of the northern Bruce Peninsula. The station, owned by Manitoulin Broadcasting Corporation through licensee Craig Timmermans, broadcasts a country format branded as Country 103. Timmermans received approval to broadcast from the CRTC on April 1, 2015. The station broadcasts with an effective radiated power of 35,200 watts (non-directional antenna with an effective height of antenna above average terrain of 178 metres).[1]
| Broadcast area | Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 103.1 MHz (FM) |
| Branding | Country 103 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| CFRM-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | April 1, 2016 |
Call sign meaning | C HAWeater |
| Technical information | |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 35,200 watts |
| HAAT | 178 meters |
| Links | |
| Website | country103fm.ca |
History
editOn April 1, 2016 at 12:00 PM noon, CFRM-FM, which aired country, changed formats to top 40/80s, 90s and everything, while CHAW launched the country station at the same time. The first song to be played on Country 103 was "Runaway Highway" by local artist Mike Trudell.[2]
Both CHAW and CFRM broadcast from 1 Radio Road in Little Current. The stations are the first in Canada to be broadcasting 100% off grid from the office and supplemented by green energy from the tower site. [3]
References
edit- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2015-123, English-language FM radio station in Little Current and Manitoulin Island, CRTC, April 1, 2015
- ^ Mike Trudell Music, Twitter, April 1, 2016
- ^ Manitoulin boasts Canada’s first off-grid radio stations, Manitoulin Expositor, November 4, 2020
External links
edit- Country 103
- CHAW-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
- CHAW-FM in the REC Canadian station database