CHPO-FM
{{Use Canadian English|date=June 2016}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name = CHPO-FM
| logo = File:CHPO country93.1 logo.jpg
| city = Portage la Prairie, Manitoba
| area = Central Plains Region
| branding = Country 93
| airdate =
| format = Country
| erp = 27,000 watts
| haat = {{convert|73.5|meters}}
| class = B
| sister_stations = CFRY, CJPG-FM
| facility_id =
| owner = Golden West Broadcasting
| webcast = [http://tunein.com/radio/Country-931-s6157/ Listen Live]
| website = [http://www.portageonline.com/radio/country93/ portageonline.com/radio/country93]
}}
CHPO-FM is a radio station which broadcasts a country format on the frequency of 93.1 MHz in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada. This radio station also provides local news, sports and weather to its listeners. The station is owned by Golden West Broadcasting, and is located at 2390 Sissons Drive, along with CFRY and CJPG-FM.
History
The owners received approval by the CRTC on October 2, 2013, which will replace CFRY AM's current repeater, CFRY-FM-1. The new station will broadcast using the same facility and parameters as CFRY-FM-1, with a maximum effective radiated power of 27,000 watts (non-directional antenna with an effective height of antenna above average terrain of 73.5 metres).[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2013/2013-533.htm Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2013-533], English-language FM radio station in Portage la Prairie, CRTC, October 2, 2013
Originally, it was planned to broadcast as CFRY-FM, while its original parent station, CFRY AM, continued its country format.Per [http://www.facebook.com/rwcrn Canadian Radio News' Facebook page] It was later revealed that the station would switch to a classic rock format under the new call letters of CHPO-FM, ending its 19-year FM simulcast as CFRY-1-FM.{{cite web|url=http://www.radiowest.ca/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=18578|title=RadioWest.ca • View topic - Portage La Prairie's Simulcast CFRY-FM Becomes CHPO-FM|publisher=|access-date=June 15, 2016}} However, the station instead launched as Country 93.1 FM, the current format.
References
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External links
- [http://www.portageonline.com/radio/country93/ Country 93]
- [https://broadcasting-history.ca/radio/radio-stations/manitoba/CHPO-FM CHPO-FM] at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
- {{RecnetCanada|CHPO-FM}}
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