CHSR-FM

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CHSR-FM
CHSRfm logo color.png
Broadcast area Greater Fredericton
Frequency 97.9 MHz (FM)
BrandingCHSR 97.9 FM
Programming
Format campus/community
Ownership
OwnerCHSR Broadcasting Inc.
History
First air date
January 22, 1961 [1]
Call sign meaning
College Hill Student Radio
Technical information
ERP 250 watts
HAAT 48 meters (157 ft)
Links
Website chsrfm.ca

CHSR-FM is a campus-licensed radio station in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. The station has an effective radiated power of 250 watts. The broadcast signal is also streamed live on the internet.

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Most of its members are students at the University of New Brunswick and St. Thomas University, however, it has many non-student volunteers. [2] Its broadcast studio and record library are located in the Student Union Building (the SUB) which is shared by the two institutions.

History

The organization now known as CHSR was founded in the late 1950s, and officially went on-air January 22, 1961 as Radio UNB. It is one of the oldest community radio stations in Atlantic Canada and boasts the largest music library east of Montreal, although Fredericton is much smaller than other communities in the Atlantic Region. The library holds a large variety of musical genres, on a variety of formats (vinyl, cassettes, compact discs, etc.) from the past six decades.

Like many student media organizations, the relationship with various university, student and community leaders were occasionally strained. One of the more persistent sources of disputes was largely resolved with an agreement signed in 1999, which stabilized CHSR's largest source of funding: undergraduate students at the University of New Brunswick. The new agreement requires a signed petition and a referendum to change or remove the media fee, whereas previously funding could be (and once was) removed by a simple motion of Student Union Council.

As a community radio station housed on a university campus, CHSR makes an extra effort to reach out to the off-campus community, playing local content and providing on-site training for new DJs who later are able to host their own show.

A founding member of the national community broadcasters collective, the National Campus and Community Radio Association, CHSR remains an active member of the alternative media, including participation in the NCRA's Dig Your Roots project. CHSR is also a voting member of the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters and the Grassroots Radio Coalition.

Notable shows

Logos

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Former CHSR Logo

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References

  1. ↑ "January 22: the Big Switch-On!". CHSR-FM 97.9.
  2. ↑ CRTC renewal 2015 https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2014/2014-295.htm
  3. ↑ "inductees2". Archived from the original on 2009-01-05. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
  4. ↑ "Faculty of Science - Departments - Earth Sciences - UNB".

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