CHAH is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 580 AM in

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. The station airs a

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programming format branded as ''My Radio 580'' and is owned by 1811258 Alberta Ltd.

History

On January 6, 2017, the

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(CRTC) approved an application by 1811258 Alberta Ltd. for a broadcasting licence to operate an ethnic commercial AM radio station in Edmonton. The new station would operate on the frequency of 580 kHz with a power of 10,000 watts fulltime. AM 580 was a frequency in Edmonton that was once occupied by CKUA from 1927 until it went off the air in 2013. On September 28, 2020, after on-air testing began in the summer,CHAH-580 Edmonton is Testing
''radiowest.ca'', July 25, 2020 the station officially signed on the air as ''My Radio 580''.

References

External links

My Radio 580History of CHAH
- Canadian Communications Foundation * HAH HAH Radio stations established in 2020 2020 establishments in Alberta {{Alberta-radio-station-stub