CHCR-FM

Community radio station in Killaloe, Ontario

45°33′18″N 77°24′56″W / 45.55500°N 77.41556°W / 45.55500; -77.41556Repeater(s)104.5 CHCR-FM-1 (Wilno)LinksWebsitechcr.org

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

^ 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

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

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