CHRL-FM is a

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Canadian radio station located in Roberval, Quebec. Owned and operated by

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following its 2018 acquisition of most of the stations formerly owned by

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, it broadcasts on 99.5 MHz using a

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with an average effective radiated power of 15,031 watts and a peak effective radiated power of 50,000 watts ( class B). The station has an adult contemporary music

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branded as Planète 99,5. CHRL was launched as an AM radio station, broadcasting on 910 kHz, in 1949. It received the authorization from the

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in September 2001 to convert to its current FM frequency, and shut down the AM transmitter a few months later in 2002.CRTC Decision 2001-548
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Planète 99,5
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