CHOU (AM)
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Website | www.meradio.ca - ME Radio CHOU 1450 AM |
CHOU (
In 2016, Middle East Radio also launched CHHU-FM (99.1 MHz) in Halifax, Nova Scotia, with a multicultural/multilingual programming licence, with most of its programming in the Arabic language in addition to various multilingual programming in 10 different languages.
History
The station started its Arabic programming in 1996. For almost 10 years, and until early 2007, the station used SCMO (Subsidiary Communications Multiplex Operations) service located under the main carrier of CISM-FM.[1][2] Subscribing listeners would have to buy special receiving devices to be able to tune in to the broadcasts.
Radio Moyen-Orient/Middle East Radio received approval to broadcast on 1450 by the
Middle East Radio main studios are located on de Meulles Avenue in the
On October 1, 2013, CHOU submitted an application to the CRTC for a new FM transmitter in
Ownership
The station is owned and operated by 9015-2018 Québec inc., an independent company doing business under the name "Radio Moyen Orient du Canada". The broadcaster received approval to broadcast by the CRTC on March 15, 2006,[3] and began broadcasting on January 18, 2007 with an AM signal on 1450 AM. The two founders/owners of the radio station are Antoine (Tony) Karam and Zeina El-Soueidi.
Expansion to Halifax, Nova Scotia
On September 15, 2015, Middle East Radio's application for its second radio station channel with a multicultural and multilingual programming licence in Halifax, Nova Scotia was approved by the CRTC. The new station was assigned the call sign CHHU-FM and started broadcasting on 99.1 MHz/FM with a power of 600 watts. The station is owned by Radio Moyen-Orient (in English Middle East Radio) and licensed to Antoine (Tony) Karam (on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated) receiving CRTC approval.[11]
CHHU-FM will eventually broadcast programming in ten languages, though its main target audience will be Halifax's
Further planned expansions
The Middle East Radio media group also announced that expansion to Halifax will be part of a larger network that will share on-air content. Antoine (Tony) Karam said that his company was building a bigger network that will expand further to Ottawa and Edmonton where there are sizable Arab Canadian communities.
Format
CHOU has a variety format which mainly targets the local Arabic community; most of its programming is accordingly done using the various Arabic dialects including:
- Lebanese dialect
- Syrian dialect
- Egyptian dialect
- Iraqidialect
- Maghrebi Arabic dialects from Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco.
The station regularly covers local, artistic and religious events for many
CHOU also carries news and discussion programming from Voice of Lebanon and Monte Carlo Doualiya.
CHOU also runs a two-hour weekly show in Armenian.
Rebroadcasters
City of license | Identifier | Frequency | Power | Class | RECNet | CRTC Decision |
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Montreal, Quebec
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CHOU-1-FM | 104.5 FM | 49 watts | LP | Query | 2016-72 |
See also
References
- ^ Decision CRTC 96-634, Approval of an SCMO service in the Arabic language, CRTC, September 17, 1996
- ^ CHOU 1450 AM - Profile
- ^ a b Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2006-82, Ethnic AM radio station in Montréal, CRTC, March 15, 2006
- ^ Decision CRTC 96-71, Revocation of CHEF Granby, Quebec, CRTC, February 28, 1996
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2008-87, CHOU Montréal - Technical change, CRTC, April 28, 2008
- ^ 2013-1302-2, CHOU new FM transmitter (pending approval), CRTC, October 1, 2013
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2014-522, October 7, 2014.
- ^ Fagstein: "CRTC denies application for FM retransmitter for CHOU 1450 AM", October 7, 2014.
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2016-72, February 26, 2016.
- ^ Fagstein: CRTC approves low-power FM retransmitter for Radio Moyen Orient
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2015-424, Specialty ethnic FM radio station in Halifax, CRTC, September 15, 2015
- ^ a b CBC News: "Halifax Arabic-language radio station begins testing signal - Station promises programming in over 10 different languages, but only Arabic during the day", February 26, 2016.
External links
- Official Group Radio Moyen-Orient website
- CHOU history - Canadian Communications Foundation
- CHOU in the REC Canadian station database