CHIN (AM)
Multilingual | |
Ownership | |
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Owner |
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CHIN-FM | |
History | |
First air date | 1966 |
Call sign meaning | Canada Happiness International[1] |
Technical information | |
Class | B |
Power | 50,000 watts daytime 30,000 watts nighttime |
Translator(s) | CHIN-1-FM 91.9 MHz |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | www.chinradio.com/schedule-page-1540 |
CHIN (1540
By day, CHIN broadcasts at 50,000
neighbourhood.History
Early years
CHIN is one of Canada's first multilingual broadcast outlets along with
They used the frequency to launch CHIN the next year, while Rogers shifted CHFI-AM to 680 kHz, where it became
Loss and recovery of license
Lombardi was summoned to appear before the CRTC in 1970 after a
Subsequently, Lombardi bought out Service's share of the company (Longo was not recognized as a shareholder by the CRTC).
24-hour broadcasting
CHIN had attempted to broadcast at night by securing a second frequency at 1600 AM, but its application was denied by the CRTC in 1973. CHIN was able to make an agreement with the owners of clear-channel Class A KXEL in Waterloo, Iowa, which also broadcasts on 1540. With that pact, the CRTC authorized CHIN to broadcast 24 hours a day from a new transmitter with a directional pattern that better protects KXEL from interference.
The next year, CHIN acquired a competitor when
FM rebroadcaster
With so many large buildings in and around Toronto, CHIN 1540 was experiencing reception problems in some neighborhoods. To help listeners having trouble with the AM signal, the station set up an FM rebroadcaster in 1997 at 101.3 FM with the call sign CHIN-1-FM. On April 17, 2003, Radio 1540 Ltd. was given approval to change the frequency of CHIN-1-FM to 91.9 MHz and to increase the effective radiated power from 22 to 35 watts.[13][14]
On November 28, 2016, Radio 1540 Limited applied to operate a separate originating FM station under CHIN-1-FM's current technical parameters, specifically, at frequency 91.9 MHz with an average effective radiated power (ERP) of 1,850 watts (maximum ERP of 5,000 watts with an effective height of antenna above average terrain of 86 metres).[15] The CRTC approved Radio 1540 Ltd. application on May 5, 2017.[16]
On January 14, 2011, CHIN received approval to increase the effective radiated power for the CHIN-FM-1 transmitter from 161 to 1,850 watts (maximum ERP from 350 to 5,000 watts with an antenna height above average terrain of 86 metres).[17]
In 2016, CHIN submitted an application to allow them to broadcast original programming on CHIN-FM-1 rather than use it to rebroadcast CHIN-AM's programming.[18] The CRTC approved this request in 2017.[19]
Programming
CHIN's lineup on 1540 AM consists primarily of Cantonese & Mandarin Chinese in the daytime and Brazilian Portuguese in the evening. It also airs Albanian, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Filipino, German, Hebrew, Irish, Italian, Russian, Somali, Ukrainian and Yoruba programming on Saturdays and Sundays.
CHIN-FM-1 carries mostly
-speaking listeners.On February 10, 2016, CHIN stopped carrying "China Radio International" in late night hours and replaced it with dance music-formatted programming originating from internet broadcaster "DJFM Toronto".
Sam Yuchtman was the first producer hired by CHIN in 1966 and hosted The Jewish Hour until he retired in 1976. His daughter, Zelda Young, took over the program and continued as host of the show, later called The Zelda Young Show, until her death in 2023. The Jewish program is now hosted by Martin Abeles.[20]
References
- ^ Maglio, Antonio (19 January 2003). "23 - Respect through much hard work". Spotlight. Tandem (Corriere Canadese), Multimedia Nova Corporation. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 2010-04-11.
- ^ FCCdata.org/CHIN-AM
- ^ a b "In 1540 Slot: Lombardi Approved In Radio Proposal", The Globe and Mail (1936–2016); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]25 June 1965: 15.
- ^ "CHIN-FM | History of Canadian Broadcasting". Archived from the original on 2020-10-22. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
- ^ "Radio program called incitement to assassinate", BLAIK KIRBY. The Globe and Mail (1936–2016); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]12 Feb 1970: 11
- ^ "'Generally poor service' cited: CRIC orders CHIN and two other radio stations to go off the air", BLAIK KIRBY. The Globe and Mail (1936–2016); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]01 Apr 1970: 1.
- ^ "CRTC stays out of owners' feud, warns CHIN improve performance", The Globe and Mail (1936–2016); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]12 Feb 1970: 11.
- ^ "Lombardi buys out Service", Staff. The Globe and Mail (1936–2016); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]18 June 1970: 10.
- ^ "Four-way contest for CHIN frequency at CRTC hearing", BLAIR KIRBY Globe and Mail Reporter., The Globe and Mail (1936–2016); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]07 Oct 1970:
- ^ "Lombardi keeps CHIN frequency", The Globe and Mail (1936–2016); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]07 Nov 1970: 29
- ^ "CHIN-AM | History of Canadian Broadcasting". Archived from the original on 2021-05-15. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
- ^ "CHIN challenged by Brampton station", Toronto Star (1971–2009); Toronto, Ontario [Toronto, Ontario]23 Jan 1984: D3.
- ^ Decision CRTC 97-539
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2003-119, CHIN Toronto – Technical Changes, CRTC, April 17, 2003
- ^ Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2016-465, CRTC, November 28, 2016
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2017-136, Ethnic FM radio station in Toronto and licence amendment for CHIN Toronto, CRTC, May 5, 2017
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2011–30, CHIN and its transmitter CHIN-FM-1 Toronto – Technical change, CRTC, January 14, 2011
- ^ https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2016/2016-465.htm#bm2
- ^ https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2017/2017-136.htm
- ^ "Sign Offs". Broadcast Dialogue. October 5, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
External links
- CHIN Radio Archived 2006-05-14 at the Wayback Machine
- CHIN (AM) at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
- CHIN in the REC Canadian station database
- Radio-locator information on CHIN