CHEB-FM

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CHEB-FM
Broadcast area Winnipeg Metropolitan Region
Frequency 88.7 MHz (FM)
BrandingU Radio 88.7
Programming
Format multilingual community radio
Ownership
OwnerU Multicultural Inc.
History
First air date
January 2026
Technical information
Class A
ERP 800 watts
HAAT 141.8 meters (465 ft)

CHEB-FM (88.7 MHz), branded as U Radio 88.7, is a Canadian radio station in Winnipeg, Manitoba, which launched in 2026. [1] Owned and operated by the not-for-profit U Multicultural Inc., the station broadcasts a multilingual community radio format, with programming in English, French, Cree, Inuktitut, Ojibwe, Dakota, Swahili, Arabic, Ukrainian, Spanish and Tagalog for the city's multicultural communities.

The station originally launched as an Internet radio service, before applying for a broadcasting license from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. Its application was approved in February 2024, [2] and the station began test broadcasts in October 2025 before officially launching in January 2026. [1]

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