CHAH (AM)

Last updated
CHAH
Frequency 580 kHz (AM)
BrandingMy Radio 580
Programming
Format Multilingual
Ownership
Owner1811258 Alberta Ltd.
History
First air date
September 28, 2020
Technical information
Class B
ERP 10,000 watts (fulltime)
Links
Website myradio580.com

CHAH is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 580 AM in Edmonton, Alberta. The station airs a multilingual programming format branded as My Radio 580 and is owned by 1811258 Alberta Ltd.

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History

On January 6, 2017, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) approved an application by 1811258 Alberta Ltd. for a broadcasting licence to operate an ethnic commercial AM radio station in Edmonton. The new station would operate on the frequency of 580 kHz with a power of 10,000 watts fulltime. [1]

AM 580 was a frequency in Edmonton that was once occupied by CKUA from 1927 until it went off the air in 2013. [2]

On September 28, 2020, after on-air testing began in the summer, [3] the station officially signed on the air as My Radio 580. [4]

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References

  1. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2017-3, Licensing of new radio stations to serve Edmonton, CRTC, January 6, 2017
  2. CKUA says goodbye to 580 AM by CKUA Radio Network, soundcloud.com, November 21, 2013
  3. CHAH-580 Edmonton is Testing, radiowest.ca, July 25, 2020
  4. "Image: 119516577_3407047619334563_1700094967913916499_n.jpg, (480 × 474 px)". scontent-yyz1-1.xx.fbcdn.net. Retrieved 2021-11-19.