CHFC (AM)

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CHFC
Broadcast areaNorthern Manitoba
Frequency 1230 kHz (AM)
Branding CBC Radio One
Programming
Format News/Talk
History
First air date
 1948
Call sign meaning
"Fort Churchill"
Technical information
Class B
ERP 250 watts

CHFC was founded in 1948 as a 100-watt non-commercial military AM broadcast station in Churchill, Manitoba. [1] 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. [2]

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, [3] it no longer originates content.

References

  1. ↑ Historical information on CHFC Churchill at Canadian Communications Foundation
  2. ↑ "Off The Record", Peter Mansbridge, pp. 19-42. ISBN   9781982169602.
  3. ↑ Decision CRTC 2001-267 Addition of a transmitter for CBWK-FM Thompson at Churchill, CRTC, May 15, 2001
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