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CFCH-FM (90.5 FM) is a Canadian radio station in North Bay, Ontario. Owned by Vista Radio, it broadcasts a country format branded as Country 90.5.
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| Broadcast area | Nipissing District |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 90.5 MHz (FM) |
| Branding | Country 90.5 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Vista Radio |
| CFXN-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | June 15, 2021 |
| Technical information | |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 45,800 kWs |
| HAAT | 145.5 meters (477 ft) |
| Links | |
| Website | mynorthbaynow.com/on-air/cfch/ |
In September 2018, the CRTC issued a call for applications for a new commercial FM station serving North Bay.[1] Among the applicants was Vista Radio, owner of CFXN-FM, who proposed a station that would carry an oldies format on 90.5 FM, with an effective radiated power of 45,800 watts.[2] On May 25, 2020, the CRTC approved the application by Vista Radio.[3]
In June 2020, Vista announced that it had acquired the heritage callsign CFCH, which once belonged to what is now Rogers-owned CKFX-FM. Vista Radio's owner Sherry Brydson is a granddaughter of CFCH's original owner Roy Thomson, and she described the station as being established in Thomson's legacy.[4] From 2005 to 2014, the CFCH callsign was previously used at an unrelated radio station in Chase, British Columbia.
On June 15, 2021, at 7:15 am ET, CFCH-FM officially launched with a country music format as Country 90.5; its first song was "Outlaws & Outsiders" by North Bay native Cory Marks. Former CHUR-FM morning host and Kevin Oschefski joined the new station as its morning host.[5][6] The new station competes primarily with Rogers' 600 CKAT (which had taken over the original CFCH's AM 600 frequency after it moved to 101.9 FM as CKFX in the 1990s)
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