CHFC (AM)
CBC Radio One station in Churchill, Manitoba
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::summary CBC Radio One station in Churchill, Manitoba ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| logo | CBCRadioOne.svg |
| format | News/Talk |
| name | CHFC |
| airdate | 1948 |
| frequency | 1230 kHz (AM) |
| city | Churchill, Manitoba |
| area | Northern Manitoba |
| erp | 250 watts |
| branding | CBC Radio One |
| class | B |
| callsign_meaning | "Fort Churchill" |
| :: |
| logo = CBCRadioOne.svg | format = News/Talk | owner = | name = CHFC | airdate = 1948 | frequency = 1230 kHz (AM) | city = Churchill, Manitoba | area = Northern Manitoba | erp = 250 watts | haat = | branding = CBC Radio One | class = B | website = | callsign_meaning = "Fort Churchill"
CHFC was founded in 1948 as a 100-watt non-commercial military AM broadcast station in Churchill, Manitoba. CHFC was taken over by the CBC on 13 September 1959 and was on 1230 kHz with a power of 250 watts (non-directional) by 1966.
The National anchor Peter Mansbridge began his broadcast career at CHFC from 1968 to 1971, before moving to network owned-and-operated CBW 990 Winnipeg.
The station was tiny and, in the early-morning and late-night dayparts, the lone announcer was most often the only employee on duty.
By 1994, the station was generating less than an hour a week of original, local content; the majority of its programming was instead sourced from CBW or from the main network. As CHFC became a full-time rebroadcaster of CBWK-FM Thompson in 2001, it no longer originates content.
References
References
- [https://broadcasting-history.com/listing_and_histories/radio/chfc-am Historical information on CHFC Churchill] at Canadian Communications Foundation
- "Off The Record", Peter Mansbridge, pp. 19-42. {{ISBN. 9781982169602.
- [http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2001/DB2001-267.htm Decision CRTC 2001-267] Addition of a transmitter for CBWK-FM Thompson at Churchill, ''CRTC'', May 15, 2001
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