CHFA-FM

CHFA-FM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts the programming of Radio-Canada's Ici Radio-Canada Première network in Edmonton, Alberta.

CHFA-FM
CityEdmonton, Alberta
Broadcast areaAlberta
Frequency90.1 MHz (FM)
BrandingIci Radio-Canada Première
Programming
FormatNews/Talk
Ownership
OwnerCanadian Broadcasting Corporation
History
First air date
1949 (1949)
Former frequencies
680 kHz (AM) (1949-2012)
Technical information
ClassC1
ERP100 kW
HAAT193 meters (633 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
53.523°N 113.442°W / 53.523; -113.442
Links
WebsiteRadio-Canada Alberta Region

The station 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. For most of its history, the station broadcast at 680 AM. On January 20, 2012, it was announced that Radio-Canada planned to close down CHFA's AM transmitter at 680, with its nested FM 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. This application was approved by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission on June 22, 2012.[1]

Programming

The station's current local programs are Le café show, in the mornings from 6:00 a.m. to 9 a.m. and La croisée in the afternoons, 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. The Saturday morning program, Culture et confiture, originates from CBUF-FM Vancouver. On holidays, CKSB-10-FM produces holiday morning program for western Canada, Les matins de l'Ouest. CHFA also produces Le retour de l'ouest who replaces regional drive programming on Première outlets in western Canada.

Rebroadcasters
Rebroadcasters of CHFA
City of licenseIdentifierFrequencyPowerClassRECNetCRTC Decision
BonnyvilleCHFB-FM98.7 FM12,300 wattsBQuery85-1277
CalgaryCBRF-FM103.9 FM22,000 wattsCQuery
FalherCHFA-7-FM103.7 FM2,800 wattsAQuery
Fort McMurrayCHFA-6-FM101.5 FM20,000 wattsBQuery
Grande PrairieCHFA-5-FM90.5 FM5,000 wattsBQuery
HintonCHFA-4-FM100.7 FM85 wattsA1Query
LethbridgeCHFA-1-FM104.3 FM1,660 wattsBQuery
Medicine HatCHFA-8-FM100.5 FM800 wattsAQuery
Peace RiverCHFA-3-FM92.5 FM732 wattsAQuery
Red DeerCHFA-2-FM103.5 FM3,500 wattsBQuery
St. PaulCHFA-9-FM105.5 FM3,440 wattsAQuery2012-676
BanffCHFA-12-FM105.7 FM1,708 wattsQuery
JasperCHFA-13-FM101.1 FMwattsQuery
Lake LouiseCHFA-11-FM102.7 FMwattsQuery

On May 24, 2016, the CBC applied to add a new FM rebroadcaster at Jasper, Alberta. The new transmitter will operate at 101.1 MHz. The callsign for the new transmitter will be CHFA-FM-13.[2]

On August 31, 2016, the CRTC approved the CBC's application to operate transmitters in Jasper at 101.1 MHz, Lake Louise at 102.7 MHz and Banff at 105.7 MHz that will rebroadcast the programming of its national French-language network service ICI Radio-Canada Première.[3]

On November 20, 2020, the CBC applied to add a new FM rebroadcaster at Bonnyville, Alberta. The new transmitter will operate at 98.7 MHz to rebroadcast the programming of its national French-language network service ICI Radio-Canada Première. The callsign for the new transmitter will be CHFA-FM-14 and will replace CHFB-FM which is a privately owned community rebroadcasting facility l'Association Canadienne Française de l'Alberta. [4]

References
  1. 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
  2. 2016-0495-0 2016-0495-0
  3. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2016-352, CHFA-10-FM Edmonton – New transmitters in Jasper, Lake Louise and Banff, CRTC, August 31, 2016.
  4. 2020-0804-4


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