CHMR-FM is a

campus radio Campus radio (also known as college radio, university radio or student radio) is a type of radio station that is run by the students of a college, university or other educational institution. Programming may be exclusively created or produce ...

station broadcasting on the campus of

Memorial University of Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland, also known as Memorial University or MUN (), is a public university in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, based in St. John's, with satellite campuses in Corner Brook, elsewhere in Newfoundland and ...

in St. John's,

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, Canada at 93.5

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channel 942 and Aliant TV channel 825. The Memorial University of Newfoundland Radio Society received approval by the

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in 1986 to operate on 93.5 MHz.Decision CRTC 86-740
/ref> The 93.5 frequency launched in January 1987. The station is operated by the university's undergraduate

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, MUNSU. A media fee paid by all undergraduate students at Memorial's St. John's campus is the primary funding for CHMR. Along with '' The Muse'', CHMR receives two dollars from every student each semester. CHMR previously aired on

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at 103.7 MHz in the St. John's area. It moved to

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in late 2006, when Rogers discontinued all traditional cable FM service.

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93.5 CHMR
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