CHFA-FM

CHFA-FM

City of license	Edmonton, Alberta
Broadcast area	Alberta
Branding	Ici Radio-Canada Première
Frequency	90.1 MHz (FM)
First air date	1949
Format	Public broadcasting
ERP	100 kW
HAAT	193 meters (633 ft)
Class	C1
Transmitter coordinates
Owner	Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Website	Radio-Canada Alberta Region

CHFA-FM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts the programming of Radio-Canada's Ici Radio-Canada Première network in Edmonton, Alberta.

The station was launched in 1949 by a local non-profit consortium to bring French radio service to Edmonton, and was directly acquired by the network in 1974.

The station serves the entire province of Alberta from its studios in Edmonton, although it also maintains a smaller bureau in Calgary.

For most of its history, the station broadcast at 680 on the AM band. On January 20, 2012, it was announced that Radio-Canada planned to close down CHFA's AM transmitter at 680, with its nested FM repeater in Edmonton, CHFA-10-FM at 101.1 MHz, swapping places with the much-stronger Espace musique station CBCX-FM-1 at 90.1 MHz. This application was approved by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission on June 22, 2012.

Programming

The station's current local programs are Le café show, in the mornings from 6:00 a.m. to 9 a.m., Le midi 30 from 12:30 p.m. to 1 p.m. and La croisée in the afternoons, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. The Saturday morning program, Les samedis du monde, originates from CKSB-10-FM Winnipeg is heard tape delayed from 7:00 a.m. to 11 a.m. On holidays, its local programs are replaced with special pan-regional programming from CKSB-10-FM: Les matins de l'Ouest, Les midis de l'Ouest and Sors de la boîte, all taped delayed from earlier.

Rebroadcasters

Rebroadcasters of CHFA

City of license	Identifier	Frequency	Power	Class	RECNet	CRTC Decision
Bonnyville	CHFB-FM	98.7 FM	12,300 watts	B	Query	85-1277
Calgary	CBRF-FM	103.9 FM	22,000 watts	C	Query
Falher	CHFA-7-FM	103.7 FM	2,800 watts	A	Query
Fort McMurray	CHFA-6-FM	101.5 FM	20,000 watts	B	Query
Grande Prairie	CHFA-5-FM	90.5 FM	5,000 watts	B	Query
Hinton	CHFA-4-FM	100.7 FM	85 watts	A1	Query
Lethbridge	CHFA-1-FM	104.3 FM	1,660 watts	B	Query
Medicine Hat	CHFA-8-FM	100.5 FM	800 watts	A	Query
Peace River	CHFA-3-FM	92.5 FM	732 watts	A	Query
Red Deer	CHFA-2-FM	103.5 FM	3,500 watts	B	Query
St. Paul	CHFA-9-FM	105.5 FM	3,440 watts	A	Query	2012-676

External links

• Radio-Canada Alberta Region
• CHFA history - Canadian Communications Foundation
• Query the REC's Canadian station database for CHFA
• Query the REC's Canadian station database for CHFA-10-FM