Broadcast area | National Capital Region |
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Frequency | 97.9 MHz |
Branding | CHIN Ottawa |
Programming | |
Format | Multi-language |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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History | |
First air date | Late 2003 |
Call sign meaning | C Johnny BarbaLinardo Lombardi (company founder) |
Technical information | |
Class | B1 |
ERP | 6,770 watts |
HAAT | 117.5 metres (385 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 45°25′09″N75°42′18″W / 45.41917°N 75.70500°W |
Repeater(s) | 100.7 CHIN-HD4 (Toronto) |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | CHIN Ottawa |
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On October 4, 2001, the CRTC approved the application by CHIN Radio/TV International, the owner of the multilingual stations CHIN and CHIN-FM in Toronto, for a broadcasting licence for a specialty FM ethnic radio station in the National Capital Region at 97.9 MHz. [1] The station was launched in 2003 out of studios at 30 Murray Street in the ByWard Market neighborhood, [2] which later became home to the Philippine Embassy in Ottawa.
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