CFJW-FM is an

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that operates at 93.7 FM in

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. Licensed to Allan Pellow, the township's chief administrative officer, the station was given approval by the

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in 1999. The station broadcasts only when the township of Chapleau needs to announce emergency information — in the event of such an emergency, residents are alerted to tune to the station by the continuous activation of the fire department's truck sirens. The township chose to launch the system because Chapleau has no radio stations operating locally. Apart from CFJW, all of the township's broadcast media service is provided by

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s of stations from

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or Wawa. In November 2013, CFJW-FM was among many low-powered tourist information stations granted an exemption by the CRTC.Broadcasting Order CRTC 2013-620
Exemption order for low-power radio stations that provide tourist information, ''CRTC'', November 21, 2013.

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at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the

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