CHOU (AM)
| City of license | Montreal, Quebec |
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| Branding | CRMO Radio Middle East |
| Frequency | 1450 kHz (AM) |
| First air date | 1996 (SCMO); 2007 (AM) |
| Format | multilingual Predominantly Arabic |
| Power | 2,000 watts |
| Class | C |
| Transmitter coordinates | 45°29′44.88″N 73°44′38.04″W / 45.4958°N 73.7439°W |
| Callsign meaning | Chou (شو) means "What?" in Arabic |
| Owner | Radio Moyen-Orient |
| Website | CHOU 1450 AM |
CHOU (Arabic: إذاعة الشرق الأوسط pronounced Iza'at ash Sharq al Awsat), (French: Radio Moyen-Orient) (English: Middle East Radio) is a multilingual Canadian radio station located in Montreal, Quebec.
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[edit] Ownership and History
CHOU broadcasts on 1450 kHz with a power of 2,000 watts as a class C station, using an omnidirectional antenna. It was originally authorized to use only 1,000 watts; the power increase was implemented after being authorized in 2008 [1].
The station is owned and operated by 9015-2018 Québec inc., an independent company doing business under the name "Radio Moyen Orient du Canada" [2].
CHOU started broadcasting on the AM dial on January 18, 2007. The AM signal replaces a previous SCMO (Subsidiary Communications Multiplex Operations) service located under the main carrier of CISM-FM [3]. The SCMO service went on the air in 1996 [4]. The founder / owner and general manager of the station is Antoine (Tony) Karam.
The 1450 kHz frequency was previously used by CHEF a station in Granby, approximately 60 kilometres east of Montreal. That station went dark in 1996.
[edit] Format
The station has a variety format which mainly targets the local Arabic community; most of its programming is accordingly done using the various Arabic dialects including:
- Lebanese dialect
- Syrian dialect
- Egyptian dialect
- Maghrebi Arabic dialects from Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco.
CHOU also runs a two hour weekly show in Armenian.
The station regularly covers community, artistic and religious events for many communities from Middle East and North Africa (MENA) living in Quebec and Canada.
CHOU also carries:
- Daily news broadcasts and weekly talk shows from the Lebanese station Voix du Liban (VDL) (Arabic: صوت لبنان) English: Voice of Lebanon)
- Daily news broadcasts from Radio Monte Carlo Doualiya (International) (RMC) (Arabic: راديو مونتي كارلو الدولية) in Arabic.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- CHOU 1450 AM - Radio Moyen-Orient (official website)
- CHOU history at Canadian Communications Foundation
- Query the REC's Canadian station database for CHOU
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