CHSP-FM is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts a

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format at 97.7 FM in

St. Paul Paul; grc, Παῦλος, translit=Paulos; cop, ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ; hbo, פאולוס השליח (previously called Saul of Tarsus;; ar, بولس الطرسوسي; grc, Σαῦλος Ταρσεύς, Saũlos Tarseús; tr, Tarsuslu Pavlus; ...

Alberta Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter ...

. The station is branded on-air as ''Real Country 97.7'' as part of the Real Country network branding in Alberta. The station signed on in 1975 and was owned by

Newcap Broadcasting Stingray Radio (formerly Newcap Radio) is a Canadian radio broadcasting conglomerate owned by Stingray Group. It owns and operates 101 radio stations in Canada—making it the second-largest radio conglomerate in Canada behind Bell Media. It also ...

, until they were bought out by Stingray Group. On April 21, 2009, Newcap radio received approval by the

CRTC The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC; french: Conseil de la radiodiffusion et des télécommunications canadiennes, links=) is a public organization in Canada with mandate as a regulatory agency for broadcasti ...

to convert CHLW to the FM dial at 97.7 FM.Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2009-204
/ref> After the flip to FM, the station's new callsign will become CHSP-FM. During the holiday season of 2009 (starting December 1) CHLW flipped to an all- Christmas music format, rebranding as "The Lakeland's holiday music station". They reverted to the original country format following the conclusion of the holiday season. On December 30, 2011 the long-awaited flip to FM finally occurred when CHLW flipped to 97.7 FM. The station's format remains

. It is now called ''97.7 The Spur''. In November 2016, CHSP rebranded under the ''Real Country'' brand, as with other Newcap-owned country stations in Alberta.

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Real Country 97.7
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