CHRC-FM (92.5 MHz) is a commercial radio station licensed to Rockland, Ontario, Canada. The station is owned by Evanov Communications through licensee Dufferin Communications Inc. It broadcasts a country format and is branded as Hot Country 92.5. Some programming is simulcast with co-owned CKHK-FM in Hawkesbury.
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| Broadcast area | Clarence-Rockland |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 92.5 MHz (FM) |
| Branding | Hot Country 92.5 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Affiliations | Compass Media Networks Premiere Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Evanov Communications (Sale pending to Radio communautaire Cornwall-Alexandria) |
| CKHK-FM, CFWC-FM, CKDX-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | October 15, 2013 |
Call sign meaning | CH Rockland/Clarence (broadcast area) |
| Technical information | |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 333 watts |
| HAAT | 54.8 meters (180 ft) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | hotcountry925.ca |
CHRC has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 333 watts. It is on the same channel as 100,000 watt CKBE-FM Montreal, less than 100 kilometres away. That may cause interference in some areas between CHRC and CKBE-FM. These interference problems were addressed in the station's paperwork with the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), which approved the application on February 25, 2013.
History
editOn February 25, 2013, the CRTC approved an application for a new FM radio station in Rockland, Ontario by Dufferin Communications, a subsidiary of Evanov Radio Group. Evanov proposed an adult contemporary station broadcasting on 92.5 FM with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 333 watts. Cogeco and Evanov accepted that would be a small zone of interference between the new station and CKBE-FM in Montreal.[1]
In June 2013, the station was assigned the call letters CHRC-FM.[2] That call sign was previously used by a now-defunct radio station in Quebec City. On October 15, 2013, CHRC-FM launched with a soft adult contemporary format branded as Jewel 92.5; its lineup featured the syndicated John Tesh Radio Show and nightly blocks of adult standards (The Lounge) and classical music (The International Concert Series).[3][4]
In May 2021, CHRC-FM flipped to country music as Hot Country 92.5.[5]
On September 5, 2024, Evanov announced that the station, along with CJWL-FM in Ottawa and CKHK-FM in Hawkesbury, would close effective September 20, 2024, due to increased competition, changing listener habits, and economic conditions brought upon by the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] However, on September 19, Evanov announced that it had reached agreements to sell all three stations instead, with an agreement to sell CHRC and CKHK to Radio communautaire Cornwall-Alexandria—the cooperative that owns CHOD-FM 92.1 Go FM in Cornwall—pending CRTC approval. While CHOD is a francophone station, it was stated that the new owner would continue operating both stations with English-language programming.[7]
References
edit- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2013-94, English-language FM radio station in Clarence-Rockland, CRTC, February 25, 2013
- ^ "5/6/2013". Fybush Media. Fybush Media. May 3, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
- ^ "On Air Schedule". Jewel 92.5. Evanov Radio. 2017. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ "CHRC-FM". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- ^ Thiessen, Connie (2021-05-03). "Evanov rebrands four of its 'The Jewel' stations in Ontario & Quebec". Broadcast Dialogue. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
- ^ "Evanov to shutter three FM stations". Broadcast Dialogue. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
- ^ Thiessen, Connie (2024-09-19). "GO FM to acquire two Evanov stations set for closure". Broadcast Dialogue. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
External links
edit- Hot Country 92.5
- CHRC-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
- CHRC-FM in the REC Canadian station database