CHNL (''Radio NL'') is a

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in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada. The station, owned by the

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since 2018, airs a

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format with some

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and

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at 610 on the AM dial. The station launched on May 1, 1970. CHNL has been a mix of

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/talk station since September 2006 and a classic hits station since April 2014. Prior to it, the station aired an

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format and branded as a "lite hits" station in the 1980s. 610 AM is a regional broadcast frequency. There are three stations in Canada on this frequency. On April 25, 2009, CHNL received CRTC approval to add a transmitter in Merritt at 1230

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. The transmitter took over the AM frequency of Merritt's local radio station CJNL, which converted to 101.1

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and now broadcasts with the call sign

CKMQ-FM CKMQ-FM is a radio station broadcasting at 101.1 FM in Merritt, British Columbia, Canada. The station broadcasts an adult contemporary format branded as ''Q101''. The station was originally launched in 1970 on AM 1230 as CJNL. Merritt Broadca ...

. 1230 kHz went off-air for good on September 15, 2020 when the land owner did not renew the lease on the transmitter property.

Rebroadcasters

Former logo

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Radio stations established in 1970

1970 establishments in British Columbia

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