CHFA (AM)
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| City of license | Edmonton, Alberta |
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| Broadcast area | Alberta |
| Branding | Première Chaîne |
| Frequency | 680 kHz (AM) |
| First air date | 1949 |
| Format | Public broadcasting |
| ERP | 10 kW |
| Class | B |
| Transmitter coordinates | 53°31′23″N 113°26′31″W / 53.523°N 113.442°WCoordinates: 53°31′23″N 113°26′31″W / 53.523°N 113.442°W |
| Owner | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |
| Website | Radio-Canada Alberta Region |
CHFA is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts the programming of Radio-Canada's Première Chaîne network in Edmonton, Alberta.
The station, which broadcasts on 680 AM, was launched in 1949 by a local non-profit consortium to bring French radio service to Edmonton, and was directly acquired by the network in 1974.
The station serves the entire province of Alberta from its studios in Edmonton, although it also maintains a smaller bureau in Calgary.
On January 20, 2012, it was announced that Radio-Canada have plans to close down CHFA's AM transmitter at 680, with its nested repeater in Edmonton, CHFA-10-FM at 101.1 MHz, swapping places with the much-stronger Espace musique station CBCX-FM-1 at 90.1 MHz.[1] This application was approved on June 22, 2012. [2]
Programming
The station's local programs are Le Café show, hosted by Yves-Gérard Méhou-Loko, in the mornings, weekdays and Le Quotidien, hosted by Sandra Gagnon, in the afternoons, weekdays.
Rebroadcasters
| City of license | Identifier | Frequency | Power | Class | RECNet | CRTC Decision |
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| Bonnyville | CHFB-FM | 98.7 FM | 12,300 watts | B | Query | 85-1277 |
| Calgary | CBRF-FM | 103.9 FM | 22,000 watts | C | Query | |
| Edmonton | CHFA-10-FM | 101.1 FM | 3,931 watts | A | Query | 2006-84 |
| Falher | CHFA-7-FM | 103.7 FM | 2,800 watts | A | Query | |
| Fort McMurray | CHFA-6-FM | 101.5 FM | 20,000 watts | B | Query | |
| Grande Prairie | CHFA-5-FM | 90.5 FM | 5,000 watts | B | Query | |
| Hinton | CHFA-4-FM | 100.7 FM | 85 watts | A1 | Query | |
| Lethbridge | CHFA-1-FM | 104.3 | 1,660 watts | B | Query | |
| Medicine Hat | CHFA-8-FM | 100.5 FM | 800 watts | A | Query | |
| Peace River | CHFA-3-FM | 92.5 | 732 watts | A | Query | |
| Red Deer | CHFA-2-FM | 103.5 | 3,500 watts | B | Query |
References
- ^ Canadian Radio News at Facebook, January 20, 2011.
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2012-343, New FM radio station in Edmonton CBCX-FM-1 Edmonton and CHFA-10-FM Edmonton – Technical amendments, CRTC, June 22, 2012
External links
- Radio-Canada Alberta Region
- CHFA history at Canadian Communications Foundation
- Query the REC's Canadian station database for CHFA
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