CHRM-FM is a

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located in

Matane Matane is a town on the Gaspé Peninsula in Quebec, Canada, on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River at the mouth of the Matane River. The town is the seat for the La Matanie Regional County Municipality. In addition to Matane itself, the ...

Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...

. Owned and operated by Les Communications Matane Inc., it broadcasts on 105.3

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using an omnidirectional antenna with an

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of 30,000

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s ( class B). CHRM-FM also operates a relay, CHRM-FM-1 in

Les Méchins Les Méchins is a municipality in Quebec, Canada, about east of Matane along Quebec Route 132. In addition to Les Méchins (formerly known as Grands-Méchins) itself, the municipality also includes the communities of Anse-des-Méchins, Cherbou ...

which operates on 91.3 MHz using a

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with an average

of 23

s and a peak effective radiated power of 49 watts ( class LP). The station has an

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, and has occasionally had some

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programming and sports

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. Originally known as CHRM when the station was on the

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on 1290

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, the station moved to FM in 2001. CHRM went on the air on April 13, 1975 and was the first local private radio service in Matane since CKBL (now

CBGA-FM CBGA-FM is a French-language Canadian radio station located in Matane, Quebec. Owned and operated by Société Radio-Canada, it broadcasts on 102.1 MHz with an effective radiated power of 42,930 watts ( class C1) using an omnidirectional antenna ...

) was bought by

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in 1972. The relay in Les Méchins, which was added as part of the conversion to FM, was originally on 104.1 MHz; it was moved to 91.3 MHz in 2005.Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2005-240
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References

External links

Official site
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