CFRH-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 88.1 FM in

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. Owned and operated by the Radio-Huronie

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, it is a non-profit

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station for the region's

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community.

History

The station was licensed by the

Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC; french: Conseil de la radiodiffusion et des télécommunications canadiennes, links=) is a public organization in Canada with mandate as a regulatory agency for broadcasti ...

in 1988. The cooperative had previously produced some community programming for broadcast on CJBC's Penetanguishene

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. CFRH-FM originally began broadcasting a 10-watt signal on 101.9 FM, along with rebroadcasters on 88.1 FM in Midland, 89.7 FM in Perkinsfield and 101.9 FM in

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. In 1999, the station was given approval to move to its current frequency, along with a power increase to 4,493 watts. As a result of the power increase, the station no longer needed to maintain the additional transmitters. In 2005, the station was licensed to increase its transmitter strength from 4.4 to 8.6 kW. On January 16, 2013, the station submitted an application to add a new FM transmitter at

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, which would operate at 106.7 MHz with an ERP of 175 watts (non-directional antenna with an EHAAT of 85.5 metres). This application was approved on November 1, 2013.Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2013-588

CIND-FM CIND-FM, branded as ''Indie88'', is an FM radio station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, broadcasting at 88.1 MHz. The station, which broadcasts an adult album alternative format, had its "soft launch" on July 31, 2013, and had its official launch ...

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, CHES-FM

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and CFRH-FM Penetanguishene –Technical changes and new transmitter, ''CRTC'', November 1, 2013 Undated, CFRH-FM was branded as ''Vague FM'' (meaning ''Wave FM'' in English). In May 2019, CFRH-FM changed its branding from ''Vague FM'' (Wave FM) back to using its ''CFRH'' call letters. The station is a member of the

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Former logos

File:CFRH VagueFM88.1 logo.png, Vague FM logo used until 2019.

References

External links

CFRH

Vague FM
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