CHRD-FM (105.3

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) is a

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Canadian

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located in

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. It is owned and operated by

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and has a

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with an average

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of 3,257

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s and a peak effective radiated power of 5,345 watts ( class A). The station has specialized in

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since August 2009 and is part of the "

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" network, which operates across Quebec and

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. It started out as CHRD 1480

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and moved to FM in 1997.Decision CRTC 96-763
/ref> From about 2001 to 2003, it was part of Astral's CHR network, "

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". It became an

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station in 2003 as part of Astral's new " Boom" network; this format would last until it became "RockDétente" in 2009. All "RockDétente" stations, including CHRD, were rebranded as ''

'' on August 18, 2011, at 4:00 p.m. EDT. The last song it played under "RockDétente" was "

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" by

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, which was followed by a "RockDétente" tribute. The first song it played as "Rouge" was "

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" by the

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