CHOD-FM
CHOD-FM, branded as FM 92.1 EST ONTARIEN, is a radio station licensed to Cornwall, Ontario, which currently operates from studios in Casselman. Owned and operated by the Radio communautaire Cornwall-Alexandria cooperative, it is a non-profit community radio station. The station was licensed by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission on February 24, 1993[1] and officially launched on May 1, 1994.
Broadcast area | Eastern Ontario |
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Slogan | La radio de l'est ontarien |
Programming | |
Format | francophone community radio |
Ownership | |
Owner | La Radio communautaire Cornwall-Alexandria |
Technical information | |
Class | B |
ERP | |
HAAT | 39 meters (128 ft) |
Links | |
Website | fm921.ca |
On March 26, 2012, Radio communautaire Cornwall-Alexandria Inc., received CRTC approval to change the authorized contours of the French-language community radio programming undertaking CHOD-FM Cornwall by increasing the average effective radiated power (ERP) from 19,200 to 34,167 watts (maximum ERP of 45,600 to 60,000 watts), by changing the class from B to C1, by increasing the effective height of antenna above average terrain from 39 to 106.7 metres and by changing the transmission site.[2]
In October 2016, the station's studios moved to Casselman, in order to better serve and expand in all of its territory.
The station is a member of the Alliance des radios communautaires du Canada.
Rebroadcasters
City of license | Identifier | Frequency | RECNet | CRTC Decision |
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Dunvegan | CHOD-FM-1 | 92.1 MHz | Query | 2017-331 |
On April 18, 2017, Radio communautaire Cornwall-Alexandria Inc. submitted an application to add a new FM transmitter at Dunvegan, Ontario, to rebroadcast the programming of CHOD-FM Cornwall.[3] On September 13, 2017, the CRTC approved Radio Communautaire's application to operate a new transmitter at 92.1 MHz near Dunvegan with a proposed callsign CHOD-FM-1.[4]
Logos
- Previous logo used before November 28, 2016
- Logo used since November 28, 2016
References
- CRTC Decision 93-76
- Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2012-180, CHOD-FM Cornwall – Technical changes, CRTC, March 26, 2012
- 2017-0299-4
- Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2017-331, CHOD-FM Cornwall – New transmitter in Dunvegan, CRTC, September 13, 2017
External links
- FM 92.1 official website
- CHOD-FM history – Canadian Communications Foundation
- CHOD-FM in the REC Canadian station database