CHNL

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CHNL
CHNL RadioNL610AM logo.png
Frequency 610 kHz (AM)
BrandingRadio NL
Programming
Format Classic hits/Talk/Sports
Affiliations Kamloops Blazers
Ownership
Owner Stingray Group
CJKC-FM, CKRV-FM
History
First air date
May 1, 1970
Technical information
Class B
Power 25,000 watts day
5,000 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
50°38′50″N120°16′19″W / 50.6472°N 120.272°W / 50.6472; -120.272
Repeater(s) CINL 1340 Ashcroft
CHNL-1 1400 Clearwater
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website radionl.com

CHNL (Radio NL) is a radio station in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada. The station, owned by the Stingray Group since 2018, [1] airs a classic hits format with some talk and sports at 610 on the AM dial. The station launched on May 1, 1970. CHNL has been a mix of news/talk station since September 2006 and a classic hits station since April 2014. Prior to it, the station aired an adult Contemporary format and branded as a "lite hits" station in the 1980s.

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610 AM is a regional broadcast frequency. There are three stations in Canada on this frequency.

On April 25, 2009, CHNL received CRTC approval to add a transmitter in Merritt at 1230 kHz. [2] The transmitter took over the AM frequency of Merritt's local radio station CJNL, which converted to 101.1 MHz and now broadcasts with the call sign CKMQ-FM . 1230 kHz went off-air for good on September 15, 2020 when the land owner did not renew the lease on the transmitter property.

Rebroadcasters

Rebroadcasters of CHNL
City of license Identifier Frequency Power Class RECNet
Ashcroft CINL1340 AM1,000 watts C Query
Clearwater CHNL-11400 AM1,000 wattsC Query

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References

  1. "CRTC approves sale of NL Broadcasting to Newcap of Nova Scotia". Kamloops This Week. June 6, 2017. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
  2. "Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2009-223". CRTC. April 24, 2009. Retrieved October 30, 2017.

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