CHPO-FM is a

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which broadcasts a

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format on the frequency of 93.1 MHz in

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. This radio station also provides local news,

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and

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to its listeners. The station is owned by

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, and is located at 2390 Sissons Drive, along with CFRY and CJPG-FM.

History

The owners received approval by the

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on October 2, 2013, which will replace CFRY AM's current repeater, CFRY-FM-1. The new station will broadcast using the same facility and parameters as CFRY-FM-1, with a maximum effective radiated power of 27,000 watts (non-directional antenna with an effective height of antenna above average terrain of 73.5 metres). Originally, it was planned to broadcast as CFRY-FM, while its original parent station, CFRY AM, continued its

format. It was later revealed that the station would switch to a

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format under the new call letters of CHPO-FM, ending its 19-year FM simulcast as CFRY-1-FM. However, the station instead launched as ''Country 93.1 FM'', the current format.

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