CHMN-FM is a Canadian

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serving Canmore and

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at 106.5 FM, and airs an

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format under the name ''106.5 Mountain FM''.

History

The station began broadcasting in 1983 as CFHC on the AM band at 1450 kHz in Canmore and CFHC-1 at 1340 kHz in Banff. CFHC was a semi-satellite of sister station

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in Calgary until 1992. CFHC has been through different ownerships and programming. On July 10, 1997, CFHC was given approval from the

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to convert to the FM band to 106.5 MHz in Canmore, becoming CHMN-FM, with a rebroadcast transmitter on the same frequency at 106.5 FM in Banff (CHMN-FM-1).ARCHIVED - Decision CRTC 97-321
Conversion of CFHC from AM to FM - Approved, ''CRTC'', July 10, 1997 After the station moved to the FM band, the old AM signals were discontinued. Both transmitters were briefly known as CJMT-FM, until it was changed back to its current callsign CHMN.

References

External links

106.5 Mountain FM

CHMN history
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as CFHC
AM to FM CRTC Decision 1997

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