CHCM-FM

VOCM radio station in Marystown, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
  • Marystown, Newfoundland and Labrador
Broadcast areaBurin PeninsulaFrequency88.3 MHz (FM)Branding590 VOCMProgrammingFormatFull-service radioOwnershipOwnerStingray GroupHistory
First air date
May 23, 1962
Former call signs
CHCM (1962–2021)
Former frequencies
560 kHz (AM) (1962–1990)
740 kHz (1990–2021)
Call sign meaning
CH VOCM (branding)Technical informationClassBPower27,000 wattsLinksWebsitevocm.com

CHCM-FM is an FM radio station located in Marystown, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada broadcasting at 88.3 MHz. Owned by Stingray Group, CHCM first went on the air on May 23, 1962. It is an affiliate of VOCM. CHCM was originally broadcast on 560 AM before moving to 740 in 1990.[1]

In September 2016, CHCM and CKVO in Clarenville cancelled their remaining local programming and now simulcast VOCM in St. John's full-time.[2]

On July 4, 2019, Stingray received CRTC approval to convert CHCM to 88.3 MHz with an effective radiated power of 59,300 watts (non-directional antenna with an effective height of the antenna above average terrain of 186.1 metres).[3]

References

  1. ^ (CRTC), Government of Canada, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. "ARCHIVED - Decision CRTC 90-473".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "VOCM shutting down Marystown station".
  3. ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2019-237, CRTC, July 4, 2019

External links

  • v
  • t
  • e
Radio stations in Southern Newfoundland (excluding St. John's stations)
Argentia/Placentia
Burgeo
ClarenvilleMarystown
Port aux Basques
St. Andrew's
Other communities
Newfoundland and Labrador radio markets
Central Newfoundland
Labrador
St. John's
Southern Newfoundland
See also
List of radio stations in Newfoundland and Labrador
  • v
  • t
  • e
Corporate directors
  • Claudine Blondin
  • Eric Boyko
  • Jacques Parisien
  • Mark Pathy
  • Gary Rich
  • François-Charles Sirois
  • Robert Steele
  • Pascal Tremblay
  • Frederic Lavoie
AM stations
FM stations
Broadcast TV stations
Specialty channels
Audio services
Video on demand/interactive
Defunct

47°08′41″N 55°16′18″W / 47.14472°N 55.27167°W / 47.14472; -55.27167

Stub icon 1 Stub icon 2

This article about a radio station in Newfoundland and Labrador is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  • v
  • t
  • e