CHSP-FM is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts a
country format at 97.7
FM in
St. Paul,
Alberta. The station is branded on-air as ''Real Country 97.7'' as part of the Real Country network branding in Alberta.
The station signed on in 1975 and was owned by
Newcap Broadcasting, until they were bought out by
Stingray Group
Stingray Group Inc. (formerly Stingray Digital and Stingray Digital Group) is a publicly traded Canadian media and entertainment company based in Montreal, Quebec, with offices in the United States, Belgium, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, S ...
.
On April 21, 2009, Newcap radio received approval by the
CRTC to convert CHLW to the FM dial at 97.7 FM.
Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2009-204
/ref> After the flip to FM, the station's new callsign will become CHSP-FM.
During the holiday season of 2009 (starting December 1) CHLW flipped to an all-Christmas music
Christmas music comprises a variety of genres of music regularly performed or heard around the Christmas season. Music associated with Christmas may be purely instrumental, or, in the case of carols or songs, may employ lyrics whose subject ma ...
format, rebranding as "The Lakeland's holiday music station". They reverted to the original country format following the conclusion of the holiday season.
On December 30, 2011 the long-awaited flip to FM finally occurred when CHLW flipped to 97.7 FM. The station's format remains country. It is now called ''97.7 The Spur''.
In November 2016, CHSP rebranded under the ''Real Country'' brand, as with other Newcap-owned country stations in Alberta.
Former logo
References
External links
Real Country 97.7
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Radio stations established in 1975
1975 establishments in Alberta
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