CHRM-FM
CHRM-FM is a French-language Canadian radio station located in Matane, Quebec.
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| City | Matane, Quebec |
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| Branding | Chrm 105.3 |
| Slogan | Une radio pour s' informer |
| Frequency | 105.3 FM |
| First air date | April 13, 1975 |
| Format | adult contemporary |
| ERP | 30 kilowatts |
| HAAT | 180.2 meters (591 ft) |
| Class | B |
| Former frequencies | 1290 AM |
| Owner | Les Communications Matane Inc. |
| Sister stations | CHOE-FM |
| Website | CHRM website |
Owned and operated by Les Communications Matane Inc., it broadcasts on 105.3 MHz using an omnidirectional antenna with an effective radiated power of 30,000 watts (class B). CHRM-FM also operates a relay, CHRM-FM-1 in Les Méchins which operates on 91.3 MHz using a directional antenna with an average effective radiated power of 23 watts and a peak effective radiated power of 49 watts (class LP).
The station has an adult contemporary format, and has occasionally had some talk programming and sports play-by-play.
Originally known as CHRM when the station was on the AM band on 1290 kHz, the station moved to FM in 2001.[1] CHRM went on the air on April 13, 1975 and was the first local private radio service in Matane since CKBL (now CBGA-FM) was bought by Radio-Canada in 1972.
The relay in Les Méchins, which was added as part of the conversion to FM, was originally on 104.1 MHz;[2] it was moved to 91.3 MHz in 2005.[3]