CHEV (AM)
Encyclopedia
CHEV is a Canadian
radio station
, which formerly broadcast at 1610 AM in Toronto
, Ontario
. A low-power
AM station licensed primarily to broadcast special events, the station became best known for airing junior hockey games.
As an unprotected low-power station, CHEV was forced to vacate the 1610 frequency in 2004 when the San Lorenzo Latin American Community Centre was awarded the frequency for CHHA, a new Spanish
community radio
station, although the CRTC renewed CHEV's license conditional on the station finding a new frequency.
On its website, the station now promotes itself as an active community radio
station in Markham
. Although it is not currently broadcasting on a conventional radio band, the station continues to provide an Internet radio
stream and its license to relaunch on AM is still active as of early 2010.
On November 19, 2007 CHEV announced via its blog that it would not broadcast for an undetermined period due to renovations being done in the studio. On November 28, 2007, CHEV launched a new website, and on December 12, 2007, CHEV returned to the internet. The station now broadcasts at various times during the week.
The station renewed its licence on August 31, 2009. In April 2010, the station was granted a three-month license renewal, ending July 31, in which the CRTC advised that it may not renew the station's license again if a new permanent frequency application has not been filed by May 17.
Canada
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radio station
Radio station
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, which formerly broadcast at 1610 AM in Toronto
Toronto
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, Ontario
Ontario
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. A low-power
Low-power broadcasting
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AM station licensed primarily to broadcast special events, the station became best known for airing junior hockey games.
History
In 1997, BAF Audio Visual Inc. was given approval by the CRTC to launch the station.As an unprotected low-power station, CHEV was forced to vacate the 1610 frequency in 2004 when the San Lorenzo Latin American Community Centre was awarded the frequency for CHHA, a new Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during 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, although the CRTC renewed CHEV's license conditional on the station finding a new frequency.
On its website, the station now promotes itself as an active 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 in Markham
Markham, Ontario
Markham is a town in the Regional Municipality of York, located within the Greater Toronto Area of Southern Ontario, Canada. The population was 261,573 at the 2006 Canadian census...
. Although it is not currently broadcasting on a conventional radio band, the station continues to provide an Internet radio
Internet radio
Internet radio is an audio service transmitted via the Internet...
stream and its license to relaunch on AM is still active as of early 2010.
On November 19, 2007 CHEV announced via its blog that it would not broadcast for an undetermined period due to renovations being done in the studio. On November 28, 2007, CHEV launched a new website, and on December 12, 2007, CHEV returned to the internet. The station now broadcasts at various times during the week.
The station renewed its licence on August 31, 2009. In April 2010, the station was granted a three-month license renewal, ending July 31, in which the CRTC advised that it may not renew the station's license again if a new permanent frequency application has not been filed by May 17.