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.

CHOD-FM
Broadcast areaEastern Ontario
SloganLa radio de l'est ontarien
Programming
Formatfrancophone community radio
Ownership
OwnerLa Radio communautaire Cornwall-Alexandria
Technical information
ClassB
ERP
HAAT39 meters (128 ft)
Links
Websitefm921.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
Rebroadcasters of CHOD-FM
City of licenseIdentifierFrequencyRECNetCRTC Decision
DunveganCHOD-FM-192.1 MHzQuery2017-331

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
  1. CRTC Decision 93-76
  2. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2012-180, CHOD-FM Cornwall – Technical changes, CRTC, March 26, 2012
  3. 2017-0299-4
  4. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2017-331, CHOD-FM Cornwall – New transmitter in Dunvegan, CRTC, September 13, 2017


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