CHFA (AM)

CHFA

City of license	Edmonton, Alberta
Broadcast area	Alberta
Branding	Première Chaîne
Frequency	680 kHz (AM)
First air date	1949
Format	Public broadcasting
ERP	10 kW
Class	B
Transmitter coordinates	53.523°N 113.442°W / 53.523; -113.442
Owner	Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Website	Radio-Canada Alberta Region

CHFA is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts the programming of Radio-Canada's Première Chaîne network in Edmonton, Alberta.

The station, which broadcasts on 680 AM, was launched in 1949 by a local non-profit consortium to bring French radio service to Edmonton, and was directly acquired by the network in 1974.

The station serves the entire province of Alberta from its studios in Edmonton, although it also maintains a smaller bureau in Calgary.

On January 20, 2012, it was announced that Radio-Canada have plans to close down CHFA's AM transmitter at 680, with its nested repeater in Edmonton, CHFA-10-FM at 101.1 MHz, swapping places with the much-stronger Espace musique station CBCX-FM-1 at 90.1 MHz.

Programming

The station's local programs are Le Café show, hosted by Yves-Gérard Méhou-Loko, in the mornings, weekdays and Le Quotidien, hosted by Sandra Gagnon, in the afternoons, weekdays.

Rebroadcasters

Rebroadcasters of CHFA

City of license	Identifier	Frequency	Power	Class	RECNet	CRTC Decision
Bonnyville	CHFB-FM	98.7 FM	12,300 watts	B	Query	85-1277
Calgary	CBRF-FM	103.9 FM	22,000 watts	C	Query
Edmonton	CHFA-10-FM	101.1 FM	3,931 watts	A	Query	2006-84
Falher	CHFA-7-FM	103.7 FM	2,800 watts	A	Query
Fort McMurray	CHFA-6-FM	101.5 FM	20,000 watts	B	Query
Grande Prairie	CHFA-5-FM	90.5 FM	5,000 watts	B	Query
Hinton	CHFA-4-FM	100.7 FM	85 watts	A1	Query
Lethbridge	CHFA-1-FM	104.3	1,660 watts	B	Query
Medicine Hat	CHFA-8-FM	100.5 FM	800 watts	A	Query
Peace River	CHFA-3-FM	92.5	732 watts	A	Query
Red Deer	CHFA-2-FM	103.5	3,500 watts	B	Query

External links

• Radio-Canada Alberta Region
• CHFA history at Canadian Communications Foundation
• Query the REC's Canadian station database for CHFA