CHTO

Infobox Radio Station


name = CHTO
airdate = September 2007
frequency = 1690 KHz (AM)
area = Toronto, Ontario
format = multilingual
owner = Canadian Hellenic Toronto Radio Inc.
erp = 1 kW
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website = [http://www.am1690.ca/ CHTO]
webcast = [http://www.am1690.ca/am1690.pls Listen Live]
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CHTO is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 1690 AM in Toronto, Ontario. The station airs a multicultural programming format. It is owned by Canadian Hellenic Toronto Radio Inc., which is run by Vassiliki Maniatakos, wife of Peter Maniatakos who owns Odyssey Television Network. The station was initially going to launch by the end of 2006, but this was pushed back due to technical problems. It has been on the air since September 2007.

CHTO's programming is predominantly Greek although it also airs some Armenian, Romanian, Serbian, Bulgarian and English programming as well.

History

Mrs. Maniatakos has operated a closed circuit specialty audio service in Toronto since 1966 under the name CHCR-FM. This service airs Greek language programming 24hrs a day; it was initially available as an SCMO service (via CKFM-FM) but subsequently switched to cable and is now available on Rogers Digital Cable channel 959, as part of their digital radio offerings, in Toronto and area.

External links

* [http://www.am1690.ca Official CHTO website]
* [http://www.crtc.gc.ca/archive/ENG/Decisions/2006/db2006-117.htm Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2006-117]
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