CHAA-FM is a French-language

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located in

Longueuil Longueuil () is a city in the province of Quebec, Canada. It is the seat of the Montérégie administrative region and the central city of the urban agglomeration of Longueuil. It sits on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River directly ac ...

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, near

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. It broadcasts on 103.3

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using a directional antenna located on the tower of the

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with an average

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of 64

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s and a peak effective radiated power of 263 watts ( class A). The station operates under a

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licence and identifies itself as "FM 103,3". Despite being near Montreal and having its transmitter, but not its studios, in the city, the station is focused on Longueuil and as such does not attempt to serve Montreal listeners, even though CHAA-FM does have some listeners there as the station's signal is adequate in many parts of the city. Originally broadcasting on 103.1 MHz when it went on the air on November 15, 1987, the station was forced to move to 103.3 MHz in 1996 Decision CRTC 96-38
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Salaberry-de-Valleyfield Salaberry-de-Valleyfield is a city in southwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Regional County Municipality of Beauharnois-Salaberry. The population as of 2019 was 42,410. Situated on Grande-Île, an island in the Saint Lawrence River, it is bordere ...

, about west, moved to 103.1 MHz during the preceding year. The station is a member of the

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References

External links

Official website

CHAA-FM history - Canadian Communication Foundation
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