CHCD-FM is a Canadian

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, broadcasting at 98.9 FM in

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. The station airs an

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format branded as ''98.9 myFM''.

History

The station was originally launched in 1956 as AM 1560 CFRS, a 250-

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owned by Simcoe Broadcasting. In 1974, the station moved to AM 1600, and adopted the callsign CHNR. The following year, the station was acquired by Redmond Broadcasting. In 1997, the station moved to FM 106.7 and adopted its current callsign; in 2004, the station moved to its current frequency (98.9 FM) to improve signal reception in the area. After CHCD-FM's move to 98.9 MHz, the station became "CD98.9". In 2005, CHCD was denied to add a rebroadcaster at 93.1 FM in

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(Nelles Corners). It moved to

hot adult contemporary Adult contemporary music (AC) is a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul, R&B, quiet ...

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, when rival

CKPC-FM CKPC-FM (92.1 FM broadcasting, FM, ''Lite 92'') is a radio station in Brantford, Ontario. Owned by Evanov Communications, it broadcasts a soft adult contemporary format, billed as "Southern Ontario's Lite Favourites". With an 80,000 watt signal, ...

was acquired by

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and switched to

from

. In 2012, the CRTC approved the change to the ownership and effective control of Radiocorp Ltd. from a control exercised by James MacLeod to a control jointly exercised by Andrew Dickson and Jon Pole (My Broadcasting Corporation). Radiocorp Ltd. (CHCD Radio) was licensee of CHCD-FM.2012-1158-1
''CRTC'', November 19, 2012 In 2013, CHCD-FM changed its branding to ''98.9 myFM''.

References

External links

98.9 myFM
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