CHPL-FM, branded as Boréal FM, is a

french-language French ( or ) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family. It descended from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire, as did all Romance languages. French evolved from Gallo-Romance, the Latin spoken in Gaul, and more specifically in No ...

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that operates at 92.1

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( FM) in Plamondon-

Lac La Biche, Alberta Lac La Biche ( ) is a hamlet in Lac La Biche County within northeast Alberta, Canada. It is located approximately northeast of the provincial capital of Edmonton. Previously incorporated as a town, Lac La Biche amalgamated with Lakeland Coun ...

, Canada.

History

On June 29, 2011, Le Club de la radio communautaire de Plamondon-Lac La Biche, received approval from 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 ...

(CRTC) to operate a new french-language community radio station at Plamondon-Lac La Biche, Alberta.Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2011-397
Type A community FM radio station in Plamondon-Lac La Biche, ''CRTC'', June 29, 2011 The station launched on June 16, 2012. On January 1, 2020, CHPL-FM was officially branded as Boréal FM. Since its new branding, most of its broadcasting hours focuses mainly on playing pop and new-country music, with the exception of various community member volunteers hosting a diverse lineup of themed radio shows and talkshows. These community operated shows include a rather impressive variety of music genres and they generally broadcast in the evenings. The station is a member of the

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and ARCOT.

References

External links

CHPL 92,1 FM: La radio communautaire de Plamondon (Alberta)
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Lac La Biche, Alberta at recnet.com
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