CHNL (''Radio NL'') is a
radio station
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in
Kamloops, British Columbia
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, Canada. The station, owned by the
Stingray Group since 2018, airs a
classic hits
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format with some
talk and
sports
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at 610 on the
AM dial. The station launched on May 1, 1970. CHNL has been a mix of
news/talk station since September 2006 and a classic hits station since April 2014. Prior to it, the station aired an
adult Contemporary
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format and branded as a "lite hits" station in the 1980s.
610 AM is a
regional broadcast frequency. There are three stations in Canada on this frequency.
On April 25, 2009, CHNL received
CRTC approval to add a transmitter in
Merritt at 1230
kHz.
The transmitter took over the AM frequency of Merritt's local radio station CJNL, which converted to 101.1
MHz and now broadcasts with the call sign
CKMQ-FM. 1230 kHz went off-air for good on September 15, 2020 when the land owner did not renew the lease on the transmitter property.
Rebroadcasters
Former logo
References
External links
Radio NL*
*
HNL
Radio stations established in 1970
HNL
1970 establishments in British Columbia
HNL
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