CHLN-FM

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Owned and operated by Corus Entertainment, it broadcasts on 106.9 MHz using a directional antenna with an average effective radiated power of 60,000 watts and a peak effective radiated power of 100,000 watts (class C1). The station moved to the FM band on August 20, 2007 [http://www.lecourriersud.com/article-131310-1069-FM-parle-est-ne.html] ; it was previously heard on the AM band, on 550 kHz, with a daytime power of 10,000 watts and a nighttime power of 5,000 watts as a class B station, using a directional antenna with slightly different daytime and nighttime directional patterns in order to protect various other stations on that frequency.

The station has a news/talk format and is part of the Corus Québec (formerly Radiomédia) network which operates across Quebec.

CHLN went on the air as an AM station on October 17, 1937, and was originally on 1420 kHz; it moved to 1450 kHz in 1941, and moved again to 550 kHz in 1945. [cite web
url = http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/listings_and_histories/radio/histories.php?id=543&historyID=640
title = CHLN-AM
accessdate = 2006-12-18
author = Bill Dulmage
publisher = Canadian Communications Foundation
date = 2006-12-01]

CHLN had one rebroadcaster, namely CKSM in Shawinigan. That station broadcasted on 1220 kHz, with a daytime power of 10,000 watts and a nighttime power of 2,500 watts as a class B station, using a directional antenna with slightly different daytime and nighttime directional patterns in order to protect various other stations on that frequency. CKSM went on the air on April 29, 1951, [cite web
url = http://www.astral.com/Sites/astralmedia/Multimedias/financiers/AIF/aif_1999_fr.pdf
title = Notice annuelle -- Exercice terminé le 31 août 1999
accessdate = 2006-12-18
author = Astral Communications inc.
date = 2000-01-14
language = French] and ceased to produce local programming on June 12, 1995. CKSM was not owned by Corus Entertainment as it was retained by Astral Media; it ceased to broadcast on June 30, 2007. [http://www.cyberpresse.ca/article/20070806/CPNOUVELLISTE/708060696/5253/CPARTS]

CHLN was authorized by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to move to the FM band on November 24, 2006. [cite web
url = http://www.crtc.gc.ca/archive/ENG/Decisions/2006/db2006-638.htm
title = Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2006-638
accessdate = 2006-12-18
author = CRTC
date = 2006-11-24] Rebroadcaster CKSM was not affected by this decision.

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External links

* [http://www.chln550.com CHLN 106,9 FM (official website)]
*RecnetCanada|CHLN-FM