CHOW-FM is a Canadian

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, which broadcasts a

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format branded as ''Radio Boréale'' on 105.3 FM in

Amos Amos or AMOS may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Amos Records, an independent record label established in Los Angeles, California, in 1968 * Amos (band), an American Christian rock band * ''Amos'' (album), an album by Michael Ray * ''Amos' ...

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. Licensed by the

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in October 2007, the station was scheduled to launch in 2008, but it officially began broadcasting in 2009. CHOW is owned by Radio Boréale. The callsign CHOW was previously used by a radio station in

Welland Welland is a city in the Regional Municipality of Niagara in Southern Ontario, Canada. As of 2021, it had a population of 55,750. The city is in the centre of Niagara and located within a half-hour driving distance to Niagara Falls, Niagara-o ...

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from 1957 to 2005, now known as

CIXL-FM CIXL-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting in Welland, Ontario. It uses the on-air brand name ''91.7 Giant FM'', and broadcasts a classic rock format at 91.7 MHz. It is one of the few commercial FM radio stations on its frequency that can ...

. On October 29, 2009, CHOW received CRTC approval to increase transmitter power from 5,376 watts to 17,787 watts. The station is a member of the

Association des radiodiffuseurs communautaires du Québec The Alliance des radios communautaires du Québec (ARCQ) is a Canadian organization, which serves as a coordinating body for community radio stations in Quebec.Frédéric Lesemann, Jean-Marie Gourvil and Pierre Hamel, "Les radios communautaires au ...

Transmitters

On July 22, 2020, Radio Boreale submitted two applications to add two new FM transmitters to serve La Sarre at 106.1 MHz and Rouyn-Noranda at 104.9 MHz. These applications are pending approval by the CRTC. On December 5, 2022, Radio Boréale resubmitted applications to add new FM transmitters at 106.1 MHz in La Sarre and 104.9 MHz in Rouyn-Noranda.Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2022-331
Radio Boréale Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec Application 2020-0187-4, ''CRTC'', December 5, 2022

References

External links

Radio Boréale
* * Amos, Quebec

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