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Encyclopedia > CHEV (AM)

CHEV was a Canadian radio station, which broadcast at 1610 AM in Toronto, Ontario. A low-power AM station licensed primarily to broadcast special events, the station was best known for airing junior hockey games. To meet Wikipedias quality standards and appeal to a wider international audience, this article may require cleanup. ... Mediumwave radio transmissions (sometimes called Medium frequency or MF) are those between the frequencies of 300 kHz and 3000 kHz. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages None Flower White Trillium Tree Eastern White Pine Bird Common Loon Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 106 24 Area Total... Low-power broadcasting is the concept of broadcasting at very low power and low cost, to a small community area. ... Junior hockey is a catch-all term used to describe various levels of ice hockey competition for players generally between the ages of 16 and 20 years old1. ...


As an unprotected low-power station, CHEV was forced to vacate the 1610 frequency in 2004 when the San Lorenzo Latin American Community Centre was awarded the frequency for CHSL, a new Spanish community radio station, although the CRTC renewed CHEV's license conditional on the station finding a new frequency. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... CHSL is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 1610 AM in Toronto, Ontario. ... Community radio is a type of radio service that caters to the interests of a certain area, broadcasting material that is popular to a local audience but is overlooked by more powerful broadcast groups. ... The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC, in French Conseil de la radiodiffusion et des télécommunications canadiennes) was established in 1968 by the Canadian Parliament to replace the Board of Broadcast Governors. ...


On its website (www.chevradioam.com), the station now promotes itself as an active community radio station in Markham. Although it is not currently broadcasting on a conventional radio band, the station continues to provide an Internet radio stream. Community radio is a type of radio service that caters to the interests of a certain area, broadcasting material that is popular to a local audience but is overlooked by more powerful broadcast groups. ... -1... Internet radio is a broadcasting service transmitted via the Internet. ...


The station is now running on-line with local hockey games on Friday nights and broadcasting live bands on Saturdays.


Current Programming

  • Bring the Noise (BTN): Weekdays, 9AM - Noon. Host(s): Dan Deeley (with Eric Rosenhek providing news, sports and weather updates every 30 minutes).
  • The Gonzo Report: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, Noon - 1pm. Host(s): B.H. Ramsay
  • Goin' Nuts: Wednesday, 5pm - 7pm. Host(s): Jordan Nutson and "Maniac" Mike Laughlin
  • The Ten: Thursday, 8pm - 9pm. Host(s): Jeff Penn and Tony Walsh
  • Extra Time: Thursday, 9pm - 11pm. Host(s): Dominic Raffaele, Rohan Koomar and Tony Walsh
  • Live-To-Air from Sgt. Peppers: Saturday, 10pm-2am.
  • An Hour (or 2) of Scotland: Saturday, 3pm - 5pm. Host(s): Rob Docherty
  • The Skinny Bee Show: Sunday, 8pm - 9pm. Host(s): Skinny and Bee
  • Markham Waxers Jr. A Hockey: Friday, 7:30 - 10:00. Host(s): Chris Hrynk (play-by-play) and Dan Deeley

To fill up it's 24-hour-a-day schedule, CHEV plays music from local independant artists and bands. Certain programs are also replayed throughout the day and night. Goin Nuts is a weekly two-hour radio show featuring Jordan Nutson and Maniac Mike Laughlin on CHEV AM. The show mainly focuses on comedy but takes on a more serious tone in the 2nd hour where news and sports relevant to the Greater Toronto Area are discussed. ... Motto: (Latin for No one provokes me with impunity)1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots 2 Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification    - by Kenneth I... The Markham Waxers are a Tier II Junior A ice hockey team from Markham, Ontario, Canada. ...


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AM radio stations in the Greater Toronto Area
Toronto 590 | 640 | 680 | 860 | 1010 | 1050 | 1430 | 1540 | 1610 | 1690
Brampton/Mississauga 530 | 1320
Hamilton 820 | 900 | 1150
Oakville 740 | 1250
Oshawa/Ajax: 1580
By callsign (Toronto) CFMJ | CFRB | CFTR | CHIN | CHKT | CHSL | CHTO | CHUM | CJBC | CJCL
By callsign (Brampton/Mississauga) CIAO | CJMR
By callsign (Hamilton) CHAM | CHML | CKOC
By callsign (Oakville) CHWO | CJYE
By callsign (Oshawa/Ajax) CKDO
Past stations CBL | CFYZ | CHEV
Other
See also: Toronto (FM) (AM)


 
 

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