CHAW-FM

CHAW-FM is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts at 103.1 MHz (FM) in Little Current, Ontario, serving Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands. The station, owned by Manitoulin Radio Communication through licensee "Craig Timmermans, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated", broadcasts a country music format branded as Country 103.1. Timmermans received approval to broadcast from the CRTC on April 1, 2015. The station will broadcast with an effective radiated power of 35,200 watts (non-directional antenna with an effective height of antenna above average terrain of 178 metres).[1]

CHAW-FM
CityLittle Current, Ontario
Frequency103.1 MHz (FM)
BrandingCountry 103.1
SloganGreat Lakes Country
Programming
FormatCountry
Ownership
OwnerManitoulin Radio Communication
(Craig Timmermans, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated)
CFRM-FM
History
First air date
April 1, 2016 (formerly on 100.7 FM)
Call sign meaning
C HAWeater
Technical information
ClassB
ERP35,200 watts
HAAT178 meters
Links
Websitewww.country103fm.ca

On April 1, 2016 at 12:00 PM noon, CFRM-FM 100.7, which aired country music, changed formats to top 40/dance music, while CHAW-FM 103.1 launched the country music station at the same time. The first song to be played on Country 103 was "Runaway Highway" by local artist Mike Trudell.[2]

References
  1. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2015-123, English-language FM radio station in Little Current and Manitoulin Island, CRTC, April 1, 2015
  2. Mike Trudell Music, Twitter, April 1, 2016

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