CHRC (AM)
| Defunct | |
|---|---|
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| Broadcast area | Capitale-Nationale |
| Frequency | 800kHz(AM) |
| Branding | Québec 800 |
| Programming | |
| Format | news/talk/sports(French) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | April 1,1926 |
Last air date | September 30,2012 |
Call signmeaning | CH RadioCapitale |
| Technical information | |
| Class | B |
| Power | 50kWs |
CHRCwas aFrench languageradio stationlocated inQuebec City,Quebec,Canada. Known asQuébec 800,the station had anews/talk/sportsformat.Founded in 1926, it was the oldest station in Quebec City at the time of its shutdown.
Owned and operated by theQuebec RempartsQMJHLfranchise, it broadcast on 800kHzwith a power of 50,000wattsas aclass Bstation from a site near theChaudière Rivernear Saint-Étienne-de-Lauzon inLévis,using a verydirectional antenna(six towers) with the same directional pattern day and night to protect various other stations on the same frequency, includingCJADinMontreal(which is approximately 250 kilometres (160 mi) away). The station's studios were located atColisée Pepsiin Quebec City.
It was previously part of the Radiomédia/Corus Québecnetwork, which operated across Quebec.
On August 9, 2007, Corus announced a deal to sell the station to a group of local businessmen, namely Michel Cadrin, Jacques Tanguay andPatrick Roy,owners of the Remparts. The new owners plan on converting the station to a primarily sports-based format.[1]This application was approved by the CRTC on June 26, 2008.[2]
CHRC's alumni include formerPremier of QuebecRené Lévesque,who was a substitute announcer for CHRC during 1941 and 1942.
CHRC announced it would cease operations at the end of the month of September 2012, at the same time discontinuing the last AM radio service from Quebec City. Sports broadcast rights would soon be transferred toCJMF-FM.[3][4]CHRC fell silent late in the evening of September 30, 2012. Before leaving the air at 6:06 p.m., the station's final words broadcast were farewell messages from their staff.[5][6][7]Parties interested in acquiring 800 included the Tietolman-Tétrault-Pancholy Media group[8]andBell Media Radio,[9]though no deals were made since the station's closure.
CHRC's programming and document archives were since donated to theBibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec.[10]
TheCHRCcallsign would later be reassigned to a new FM station in Clarence-Rockland, Ontario, asCHRC-FM.[11]
References
[edit]- ^"Vente de la station locale CHRC à un groupe d'hommes d'affaires de Québec dont Patrick Roy - Showbizz.net".Archived fromthe originalon 2008-04-15.Retrieved2007-10-25.
- ^Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2008-128
- ^La station Québec 800 ferme ses portes.Radio-Canada.Retrieved September 17, 2012.(in French)
- ^Fagstein: "Last AM radio station in Quebec City to shut down", September 14, 2012.
- ^"Au Revoir".quebec800.com(in French). 2012-09-30.Retrieved2012-10-14.[permanent dead link]
- ^Quebec 800 website- October 19, 2012 - archive.org
- ^Fin des émissions pour Québec 800,Radio-Canada,September 30, 2012
- ^Fagstein: "TTP Media applying for 850AM, wants to buy CKGM and CHRC", September 21, 2012
- ^Journal de Quebec: "Bell Media serait intéressée par un rachat de la station radio", September 18, 2012.(in French)
- ^Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec - Fonds CHRC (P723)(in French)
- ^CHRCin the REC Canadian station database(Rockland, Ontario)
External links
[edit]- CHRC-AMat The History of Canadian Broadcasting by theCanadian Communications Foundation
- 800CHRCin the REC Canadian station database