CHOD-FM

CHOD-FM
Broadcast area	Eastern Ontario
Programming
Format	francophone community radio
Ownership
Owner	La Radio communautaire Cornwall-Alexandria
Technical information
Class	B
ERP	19.2 kilowatts average; 45.6 kilowatts peak;
HAAT	39 meters (128 ft)
Links
Website	fm921.ca

CHOD-FM, branded as FM 92.1 EST ONTARIEN, is a radio station licensed to Cornwall, Ontario, which currently operates from studios in Casselman. Owned and operated by the Radio communautaire Cornwall-Alexandria cooperative, it is a non-profit community radio station. The station was licensed by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission on February 24, 1993^[1] and officially launched on May 1, 1994.

On March 26, 2012, Radio communautaire Cornwall-Alexandria Inc., received CRTC approval to change the authorized contours of the French-language community radio programming undertaking CHOD-FM Cornwall by increasing the average effective radiated power (ERP) from 19,200 to 34,167 watts (maximum ERP of 45,600 to 60,000 watts), by changing the class from B to C1, by increasing the effective height of antenna above average terrain from 39 to 106.7 metres and by changing the transmission site. ^[2]

In October 2016, the station's studios moved to Casselman, in order to better serve and expand in all of its territory.

The station is a member of the Alliance des radios communautaires du Canada.

Rebroadcasters

Rebroadcasters of CHOD-FM
City of license	Identifier	Frequency	RECNet	CRTC Decision
Dunvegan	CHOD-FM-1	92.1 MHz	Query	2017-331

On April 18, 2017, Radio communautaire Cornwall-Alexandria Inc. submitted an application to add a new FM transmitter at Dunvegan, Ontario, to rebroadcast the programming of CHOD-FM Cornwall. ^[3] On September 13, 2017, the CRTC approved Radio Communautaire's application to operate a new transmitter at 92.1 MHz near Dunvegan with a proposed callsign CHOD-FM-1. ^[4]

Logos

Previous logo used before November 28, 2016
Logo used since November 28, 2016

References

^ CRTC Decision 93-76
^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2012-180, CHOD-FM Cornwall – Technical changes, CRTC, March 26, 2012
^ 2017-0299-4
^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2017-331, CHOD-FM Cornwall – New transmitter in Dunvegan, CRTC, September 13, 2017

External links

FM 92.1 official website
Template:History of Canadian Broadcasting
CHOD-FM in the REC Canadian station database

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[1] CRTC Decision 93-76

[2] Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2012-180, CHOD-FM Cornwall – Technical changes, CRTC, March 26, 2012

[3] 2017-0299-4

[4] Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2017-331, CHOD-FM Cornwall – New transmitter in Dunvegan, CRTC, September 13, 2017

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v t e Radio stations in the Cornwall, Ontario area
This area also includes United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry and United Counties of Prescott and Russell.
Cornwall	CHRI-1 88.1 CHOD 92.1 CBOC 95.5 CBOF-6 98.1 CJSS 101.9 CFLG 104.5 CIRG 107.7 Defunct CFIX 1170 CJUL 1220
Akwesasne	CKON 97.3¹ W278CS 103.5²
Hawkesbury	CIMF-1 88.9 CHPR 102.1 CKHK 107.7
Vankleek Hill	VEF315 88.7
Clarence-Rockland	CHRC 92.5
Weatheradio Canada	VBE718 162.550 (Cornwall)
Northern New York	WQLR 94.7 WVLF 96.1 WMWA 96.5 WRCD 101.5
Nearby regions – Canada Kingston Laurentides Montreal Ottawa-Gatineau U.S. North Country See also List of radio stations in Ontario Notes 1. Station operates under authority of the Mohawk Nation; not licensed by the CRTC or the FCC. 2. Licensed by the FCC, but located on First Nation land straddling the US and Canadian borders.