CHRG-FM is a
First Nations
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community radio
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station that broadcasts at 101.7
FM in
Gesgapegiag
Gesgapegiag is one of two First Nations in Canada, First Nations reserves on the south shore of the Gaspésie, most of whom are of Mi'kmaq people, Mi'kmaq ancestry. Most of the members reside on the federal Indian reserve that was set aside by th ...
,
Quebec
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, Canada.
The station is owned by Douglas Martin.
History
On June 22, 1987, Douglas Martin received an approval by the
CRTC
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to operate a new Micmac, english and french-language FM radio station at Maria (Reserve) on the frequency 93.1 MHz with an effective radiated power of 1 watt. The station signed on in the late 1980's.
On January 17, 1991, the CRTC approved Douglas Martin's application to change CHRG-FM's frequency from 93.1 MHz to 101.7 MHz.
On September 20, 2022, Douglas Martin submitted an application to operate a low-power Indigenous (Type B Native) FM radio station in Gesgapegiag on the frequency of 101.7 MHz (channel 269LP) with an effective radiated power of 50 watts (omnidirectional antenna with an effective height of the antenna above average terrain (EHAAT) of -14.2 metres).
Douglas Martin, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated Gesgapegiag, QuebecApplication 2022-0023-6
''CRTC'', September 20, 2022
References
External links
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History of CHRG-FM
- Canadian Communications Foundation
The Canadian Communications Foundation (CCF) is a Canadian nonprofit organization which documents the history of broadcasting in Canada, particularly radio and television. Since 1995, the organization has distributed its collection via an intern ...
First Nations radio stations in Quebec
Radio stations in Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine
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