CHAW-FM

Radio station in Little Current, Ontario

Little Current, Ontario

Broadcast areaNortheastern Manitoulin and the IslandsFrequency103.1 MHz (FM)BrandingCountry 103ProgrammingFormatCountryOwnershipOwner

Manitoulin Broadcasting Corporation
(Craig Timmermans)

Sister stations

CFRM-FMHistory

First air date

April 1, 2016

Call sign meaning

C HAWeaterTechnical informationClassBERP35,200 wattsHAAT178 metersLinksWebsitecountry103fm.ca

CHAW-FM is a Canadian FM radio station that broadcasts at 103.1 MHz in Little Current, Ontario, serving Algoma, Manitoulin and a good portion of the 17 and 69 Highways including Tobermory and areas of the northern Bruce Peninsula. The station, owned by Manitoulin Broadcasting Corporation through licensee Craig Timmermans, broadcasts a country format branded as Country 103. Timmermans received approval to broadcast from the CRTC on April 1, 2015. The station broadcasts with an effective radiated power of 35,200 watts (non-directional antenna with an effective height of antenna above average terrain of 178 metres).^[1]

History

On April 1, 2016 at 12:00 PM noon, CFRM-FM, which aired country, changed formats to top 40/80s, 90s and everything, while CHAW launched the country station at the same time. The first song to be played on Country 103 was "Runaway Highway" by local artist Mike Trudell.^[2]

Both CHAW and CFRM broadcast from 1 Radio Road in Little Current. The stations are the first in Canada to be broadcasting 100% off grid from the office and supplemented by green energy from the tower site. ^[3]

References

^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2015-123, English-language FM radio station in Little Current and Manitoulin Island, CRTC, April 1, 2015
^ Mike Trudell Music, Twitter, April 1, 2016
^ Manitoulin boasts Canada’s first off-grid radio stations, Manitoulin Expositor, November 4, 2020