CHSP-FM

CHSP-FM is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts a country music format at 97.7 FM in St. Paul, Alberta. The station is branded on-air as Real Country 97.7 as part of the Real Country network branding in Alberta.

CHSP-FM

City	St. Paul, Alberta
Frequency	97.7 MHz (FM)
Branding	Real Country 97.7
Slogan	Real People, Real Music
Programming
Format	country music
Ownership
Owner	Stingray Digital
Sister stations	CJEG-FM, CJXK-FM
History
First air date	1970s
Former call signs	CHLW (1970s-2011)
Former frequencies	1310 kHz (AM) (1970s-2011)
Call sign meaning	CH Saint Paul or CH SPur (former branding)
Technical information
Class	B
Power	22,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates	53.991°N 111.279°W / 53.991; -111.279
Links
Website	www.realcountrystpaul.ca

The station signed on in the 1970s and was owned by Newcap Broadcasting, until they were bought out by Stingray Digital.

On April 21, 2009, Newcap radio received approval by the CRTC to convert CHLW to the FM dial at 97.7 FM.[1] After the flip to FM, the station's new callsign will become CHSP-FM.

During the holiday season of 2009 (starting December 1) CHLW flipped to an all-Christmas music format, rebranding as "The Lakeland's holiday music station". They reverted to the original country format following the conclusion of the holiday season.

On December 30, 2011 the long-awaited flip to FM finally occurred when CHLW flipped to 97.7 FM. The station's format remains country. It is now called 97.7 The Spur.

In November 2016, CHSP rebranded under the Real Country brand, as with other Newcap-owned country stations in Alberta.[2]