CHEV-FM

CHEV-FM is a community radio station that operates at 94.5 MHz in Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The station is branded as Valley Radio.

Not to be confused with CHEV, a radio station in Toronto, Ontario.
CHEV-FM
Broadcast areaExploits Valley
Frequency94.5 MHz (FM)
BrandingValley Radio
Programming
FormatCommunity radio
Ownership
OwnerExploits Valley Community Radio Inc.
History
First air date
2017 (Internet radio)
November 2020 (94.5 FM)
Call sign meaning
CH Exploits Valley (broadcast area)
Technical information
ERP35 watts
HAAT73 metres
Links
Websitevalleygfw.ca

History

The station originally began as an internet radio station in 2017 as a project to bring local voices back to the Grand Falls-Windsor area, after the CBC[1] and VOCM[2] closed the stations in the community.[3]

On July 29, 2019, Exploits Valley Community Radio Inc. (EVCR) received approval from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to operate a low-power, English-language community FM radio station at 94.5 MHz in Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador.[4]

In November 2020, CHEV-FM signed on the air as Valley Radio.

Notes

The callsign CHEV was previously used at a radio station in Toronto, Ontario from 1997 to 2011.

References
  1. CBC puts central Newfoundland operations under one roof, CBC News, February 27, 2015
  2. Reports indicate VOCM operations closure in Grand Falls-Windsor, SaltWire Network, September 29, 2017
  3. Volunteers bring new station from the web to FM dial in Grand Falls-Windsor, CBC News, August 16, 2019
  4. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2019-266, Community radio station in Grand Falls-Windsor, CRTC, July 29, 2019


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