CHRM-FM is a

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located in

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. Owned and operated by

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, who purchased it from Les Communications Matane Inc in 2016. It broadcasts on 105.3

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using an

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with an

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of 30,000

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s ( class B). CHRM-FM also operates a relay, CHRM-FM-1 in Les Méchins which operates on 91.3 MHz using a

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with an average

of 23

s and a peak effective radiated power of 49 watts ( class LP). The station has an

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format, and has occasionally had some talk programming and sports

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. Originally known as CHRM when the station was on the

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on 1290

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, the station moved to FM in 2001. CHRM went on the air on April 13, 1975 and was the first local private radio service in Matane since CKBL (now

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) was bought by

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in 1972. The relay in Les Méchins, which was added as part of the conversion to FM, was originally on 104.1 MHz; it was moved to 91.3 MHz in 2005.Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2005-240
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References

External links

Official site

CHRM-FM
at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the

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