CHRL-FM

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CHRL-FM
CHRL-FM.png
Frequency 99.5 MHz (FM)
BrandingPlanète 99,5
Programming
Format Adult Contemporary
Ownership
Owner Cogeco
CFGT-FM, CHVD-FM, CKXO-FM, CKYK-FM
History
First air date
1949 (AM)
2001 (FM)
Former frequencies
1340 kHz (1949 - 1953)
910 kHz (1953 - 2001)
Call sign meaning
C H RobervaL
Technical information
Class B
ERP 50,000 watts
Links
Website www.roberval.planeteradio.ca

CHRL-FM is a French-language Canadian radio station located in Roberval, Quebec.

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Owned and operated by Cogeco following its 2018 acquisition of most of the stations formerly owned by RNC Media, it broadcasts on 99.5 MHz using a directional antenna with an average effective radiated power of 15,031 watts and a peak effective radiated power of 50,000 watts (class B).

The station has an adult contemporary music format branded as Planète 99,5.


Station history

CHRL was launched as an AM radio station, broadcasting on 1340 kHz, in 1949. In 1953, CHRL changed frequencies from 1340 kHz to 910 kHz. It received the authorization from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission in September 2001 to convert to its current 99.5 FM frequency, and shut down the AM transmitter a few months later in 2002. [1]

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