CHYF-FM

{{short description|First Nations community radio station in M'Chigeeng First Nation, Ontario}}

{{Infobox radio station

| name = CHYF-FM

| logo =

| city = M'Chigeeng First Nation, Ontario

| branding = GIMA Radio

| airdate = 2010

| frequency = 88.9 MHz (FM)

| format = community radio

| erp = 50 Watts

| haat = {{convert|5|meters}}

| class = LP

| owner = M'Chigeeng First Nation

| licensee = M'Chigeeng First Nation

| sister_stations =

| website = [http://gimaaradio.ca/ gimaaradio.ca]

| callsign_meaning =

}}

CHYF-FM is a radio station which broadcasts a First Nations community radio format on the frequency 88.9 FM in M'Chigeeng First Nation, Ontario, Canada.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/7-not-so-secret-advantages-of-first-nations-radio|title = 7 Not so Secret advantages of First Nations Radio}}

Carrying on business as GIMA Radio (not for profit), the station received CRTC approval to use the 88.9 MHz frequency on June 17, 2010.[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2010/2010-385.htm Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2010-385], Type B Native FM radio station in M'Chigeeng, Ontario, CRTC, June 17, 2010[http://www.manitoulin.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=286:swing-bridge-now-re-decked-concrete-renewal-under-way-&catid=34:stories Ojibwe language radio set to broadcast in M'Chigeeng] (see under "Swing bridge now re-decked, concrete renewal under way"), Manitoulin Expositor, June 23, 2010.

The station began testing with Industry Canada on August 23, 2010, and announced a celebration of inaugural broadcast in honor of Carl Beam on August 25, 2010, at the location of the stations host, Neon Raven Art Gallery, 53 Corbiere Rd, M'chigeeng, which was also the home and ancestral land of Carl Beam.[http://www.manitoulin.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=355:all-ojibwe-language-radio-on-air-next-week-&catid=34:stories All-Ojibwe language radio on-air next week], Manitoulin Expositor, August 18, 2010.[http://www.sootoday.com/content/news/full_story.asp?StoryNumber=48089 Ojibwe radio launches in M'chigeeng], SooToday.com, August 26, 2010.

In 2015, Gimaa Radio relaunch fuels hopes for language renaissance.[http://www.manitoulin.ca/2015/12/02/gimaa-radio/ relaunch-fuels-hopes-for-language-renaissance Gimaa Radio relaunch fuels hopes for language renaissance]{{Dead link|date=July 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Manitoulin.ca, December 2, 2015

On November 28, 2016, Gimaa Giigidoowin Communications (GGC) applied for authority to effect a change in the ownership and effective control of the English and aboriginal language Type B Native radio station CHYF-FM M'Chigeeng.[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2016/2016-465.htm#bm3 Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2016-465], CRTC, November 28, 2016 The CRTC approved the application on March 21, 2017.[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2017/2017-78.htm Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2017-78], CHYF-FM M'Chigeeng – Acquisition of assets, CRTC, March 21, 2017