CFRH-FM
{{short description|Francophone community radio station in Penetanguishene, Ontario}}
{{Infobox radio station
| logo =
| name = CFRH-FM
| airdate = 1988
| repeater = CFRH-1 106.7 Barrie
| city = Penetanguishene, Ontario
| area = Central Ontario
| format = Community radio (French)
| owner = Radio-Huronie
| licensee = La Clé d'la Baie en Huronie, Association Culturelle Francophone
| erp = 8.6 kWs average
40 kWs peak
horizontal polarization only
| haat = {{convert|274|meters}}
| branding = CFRH
| class = C1
| website = [http://www.radiocfrh.ca/ radiocfrh.ca]
| callsign_meaning = Canada Français Radio Huronie
}}
CFRH-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 88.1 FM in Penetanguishene, Ontario. Owned and operated by the Radio-Huronie cooperative, it is a non-profit French-language community radio station for the region's Franco-Ontarian community.
History
The station was licensed by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission in 1988.[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1988/DB88-97.HTM CRTC Decision 88-97] The cooperative had previously produced some community programming for broadcast on CJBC's Penetanguishene rebroadcaster.{{citation needed|date=November 2013}}
CFRH-FM originally began broadcasting a 10-watt signal on 101.9 FM, along with rebroadcasters on 88.1 FM in Midland, 89.7 FM in Perkinsfield and 101.9 FM in Lafontaine. In 1999, the station was given approval to move to its current frequency, along with a power increase to 4,493 watts.[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1999/DB99-39.htm CRTC Decision 99-39] As a result of the power increase, the station no longer needed to maintain the additional transmitters.
In 2005, the station was licensed to increase its transmitter strength from 4.4 to 8.6 kW.[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2005/db2005-424.htm CRTC Decision 2005-424]
On January 16, 2013, the station submitted an application to add a new FM transmitter at Barrie, which would operate at 106.7 MHz with an ERP of 175 watts (non-directional antenna with an EHAAT of 85.5 metres).https://services.crtc.gc.ca/pub/DocWebBroker/OpenDocument.aspx?AppNo=201300269 {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2022}} This application was approved on November 1, 2013.[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2013/2013-588.htm Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2013-588], CIND-FM Toronto, CHES-FM Erin and CFRH-FM Penetanguishene –Technical changes and new transmitter, CRTC, November 1, 2013
Undated, CFRH-FM was branded as Vague FM (meaning Wave FM in English).
In May 2019, CFRH-FM changed its branding from Vague FM (Wave FM) back to using its CFRH call letters.
The station is a member of the Alliance des radios communautaires du Canada.
Former logos
File:CFRH VagueFM88.1 logo.png|Vague FM logo used until 2019.
References
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External links
- [http://www.radiocfrh.ca/ CFRH]
- [http://www.vaguefm.ca/ Vague FM]
- [https://broadcasting-history.ca/radio/radio-stations/ontario/ontario-central/CFRH-FM CFRH-FM] at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
- {{RecnetCanada|CFRH-FM}}
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Category:Radio stations established in 1988
Category:1988 establishments in Ontario
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