Broadcast area | Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands |
---|---|
Frequency | 103.1 MHz (FM) |
Branding | Country 103 |
Programming | |
Format | Country |
Ownership | |
Owner |
|
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 |
CHAW-FM is a Canadian FM radio station that broadcasts at 103.1 MHzinLittle 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]
On 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]
| |
---|---|
Greater Sudbury |
|
Chapleau |
|
Espanola |
|
Manitoulin Island |
|
Weatheradio Canada |
|
|
45°58′50″N 81°55′36″W / 45.98042°N 81.92662°W / 45.98042; -81.92662