CHMN-FM
Encyclopedia
CHMN-FM is a Canadian
radio station serving Canmore
and Banff
, Alberta
at 106.5 FM, and airs an adult contemporary format under the name 106.5 Mountain FM.
The station began broadcasting in 1983 as CFHC on the AM band at 1450 kHz in Canmore and CFHC-1 at 1340 kHz in Banff. CFHC was a semi-satellite of CFAC AM
in Calgary
until 1992.
CFHC has been through different ownerships and programming. In 1997, CFHC was given approval from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to convert to the FM band to 106.5 MHz in Canmore (CHMN), with a rebroadcast transmitter on the same frequency at 106.5 FM in Banff, known as (CHMN-FM-1). After the station moved to the FM band, the old AM signals were discontinued.
Undated: Both transmitters were briefly known as CJMT-FM, until it was changed to its current callsign CHMN.
CHMN Canmore and its transmitter CHMN-FM-1 in Banff are owned by Rogers Radio
at 106.5 FM.
Canada
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radio station serving Canmore
Canmore, Alberta
Canmore is a town in Alberta, Canada, located approximately west of the City of Calgary near the southeast boundary of Banff National Park. It is located in the Bow Valley within Alberta's Rockies. The town shares a border with Kananaskis Country to the west and south and the Municipal District of...
and Banff
Banff, Alberta
Banff is a town within Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. It is located in Alberta's Rockies along the Trans-Canada Highway, approximately west of Calgary and east of Lake Louise....
, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
at 106.5 FM, and airs an adult contemporary format under the name 106.5 Mountain FM.
The station began broadcasting in 1983 as CFHC on the AM band at 1450 kHz in Canmore and CFHC-1 at 1340 kHz in Banff. CFHC was a semi-satellite of CFAC AM
CFAC (AM)
CFAC is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts at AM 960 in Calgary, Alberta. The station, owned by Rogers Radio, broadcasts sports programming with the brand name Sportsnet 960, The Fan.-History:...
in Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
until 1992.
CFHC has been through different ownerships and programming. In 1997, CFHC was given approval from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to convert to the FM band to 106.5 MHz in Canmore (CHMN), with a rebroadcast transmitter on the same frequency at 106.5 FM in Banff, known as (CHMN-FM-1). After the station moved to the FM band, the old AM signals were discontinued.
Undated: Both transmitters were briefly known as CJMT-FM, until it was changed to its current callsign CHMN.
CHMN Canmore and its transmitter CHMN-FM-1 in Banff are owned by Rogers Radio
Rogers Radio
Rogers Radio is a subdivision of Rogers Communications, specializing in the radio broadcasting industry. Rogers Radio is Canada's third-largest radio broadcaster....
at 106.5 FM.
External links
- 106.5 Mountain FM
- CHMN history at Canadian Communications FoundationCanadian Communications FoundationThe Canadian Communications Foundation is a history of Canadian broadcasting for radio and television chronicles and documents. It also provides a history of radio and television stations, including networks, programs, broadcasters and many others....
as CFHC - AM to FM CRTC Decision 1997
- CHMN - most recent licence renewal CRTC July 2003