CHHA is a Canadian

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, broadcasting at 1610 AM in

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. Owned and operated by the San Lorenzo Latin American Community Centre, the station airs a

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format branded as ''Voces Latinas'', along with some programming in

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and Tagalog. CHHA's studios are located on Wenderly Drive in the Glen Park neighbourhood of Toronto, while its transmitter is located in the

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neighbourhood at Toronto's waterfront. Its signal is pointed westward to protect

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and

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s (TIS) in the United States. CHHA is the highest-powered station in North America to use the 1610 frequency, which is otherwise reserved for TIS in the U.S. and has been unused in Mexico since 2018.

History

The station was licensed by the

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in 2003, and launched on November 25, 2004. CHHA's licensing displaced the unprotected

CHEV CHEV was a Canadian radio station, which formerly broadcast at 1610 kHz in Toronto, Ontario. A low-power AM station licensed primarily to broadcast special events, the station became best known for airing junior hockey games. History In 1997 ...

from the 1610 frequency.

References

External links

Voces Latinas
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