CHEC-FM is a First Nations

First Nations

First Nations is a term that collectively refers to various Aboriginal peoples in Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis. There are currently over 630 recognised First Nations governments or bands spread across Canada, roughly half of which are in the provinces of Ontario and British Columbia. The...

 community radio

Community radio

Community radio is a type of radio service, that offers a third model of radio broadcasting beyond commercial broadcasting and public broadcasting. Community stations can serve geographic communities and communities of interest...

 station that operates at 93.7 FM in Mistawawsis First Nation, Saskatchewan, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

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Owned by Director of Operations, Mistawasis First Nations Radio, the station received Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission approval on February 14, 2011.

CHEC-FM airs locally produced programming, while the remaining would be sourced from CJLR-FM La Ronge, Saskatchewan

La Ronge, Saskatchewan

La Ronge is a community of about 2,700 people in Northern Saskatchewan, Canada, 250 km north of Prince Albert. There are an additional 2,000 people living in the Lac La Ronge First Nation bordering the town, and another 1,000 people living in the neighbouring community of Air Ronge...

, a Type B Native radio programming undertaking operated by Natotawin Broadcasting Inc.