CHEV-FM is a community radio station that operates at 94.5 MHz in Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The station is branded as Valley Radio.
| Broadcast area | Exploits Valley |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 94.5 MHz (FM) |
| Branding | Valley Radio |
| Programming | |
| Format | Community radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Exploits Valley Community Radio Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | 2017 (Internet radio) November 2020 (94.5 FM) |
Call sign meaning | CH Exploits Valley (broadcast area) |
| Technical information | |
| ERP | 35 watts |
| HAAT | 73 metres |
| Links | |
| Website | valleygfw.ca |
History
editThe station originally began as an internet radio station in 2017 as a project to bring local voices back to the Grand Falls-Windsor area, after the CBC[1] and VOCM[2] closed the stations in the community.[3]
On July 29, 2019, Exploits Valley Community Radio Inc. (EVCR) received approval from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to operate a low-power, English-language community FM radio station at 94.5 MHz in Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador.[4]
In November 2020, CHEV-FM signed on the air as Valley Radio.
References
edit- ^ CBC puts central Newfoundland operations under one roof, CBC News, February 27, 2015
- ^ Reports indicate VOCM operations closure in Grand Falls-Windsor, SaltWire Network, September 29, 2017
- ^ Volunteers bring new station from the web to FM dial in Grand Falls-Windsor, CBC News, August 16, 2019
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2019-266, Community radio station in Grand Falls-Windsor, CRTC, July 29, 2019
External links
edit- Valley Radio
- CHEV-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
- CHEV-FM in the REC Canadian station database
