CHRN is a multilingual radio station which operates at 1610 kHz/AM in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The station serves as a flagship for Radio Humsafar, an international radio network serving the South Asian diaspora. CHRN is Radio Humsafar's second radio station in the Greater Montreal area, as it also owns CJLV.
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| Frequency | 1610 kHz (AM) |
|---|---|
| Branding | Radio Humsafar |
| Programming | |
| Format | Multilingual |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Radio Humsafar |
| History | |
First air date | 2016 |
| Technical information | |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 45°26′52.08″N 73°39′29.88″W / 45.4478000°N 73.6583000°W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | radiohumsafar.com |
Radio Humsafar received approval for the station from the CRTC on May 16, 2014. The station will operate at 1610 kHz with a universal transmitter power of 1,000 watts.[1][2] The 1610 frequency was previously occupied by CJWI from 2002 until 2009, when it relocated to 1410 kHz.
Radio Humsafar previously applied for a station on March 16, 2011, which would have broadcast at 1400 kHz with a power of 1,000 watts;[3] this application was later withdrawn, for unknown reasons,[4] though a station at this position would have been first-adjacent to CJWI at 1410 kHz, which would have created interference issues.
CHRN is one of only two full-power stations in North America to use the 1610 frequency, the other being CHHA; the frequency has been unused in Mexico since 2018 and is reserved in the United States for travelers' information stations.
References
edit- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2014-241, Commercial ethnic radio stations in Montréal, CRTC, May 16, 2014
- ^ CANADIAN RADIO NEWS FOR MAY, 2014, Airchecker.ca, June 10, 2014 - CHRN Under Call letter data
- ^ Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2011-188
- ^ Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2011-188-6
External links
edit- Radio Humsafar
- CHRN-AM history - Canadian Communications Foundation
- CHRN in the REC Canadian station database
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