CHCD-FM

CHCD-FM
City of license Simcoe/Norfolk County, Ontario
Branding "CD98.9"
Slogan "Norfolk's Perfect Music Mix"
Frequency 98.9 MHz (FM)
First air date 1956 (AM)
1997 (FM)
Format Adult Contemporary
Former callsigns CFRS (1956-1974)
CHNR (1974-1997)
Owner CHCD Radio
Website www.cd989.com

CHCD-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 98.9 FM in Simcoe, Ontario, Canada. The station airs an Adult Contemporary format branded as CD 98.9.

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History

The station was originally launched in 1956 as AM 1560 CFRS, a 250-watt daytimer owned by Simcoe Broadcasting. In 1974, the station moved to AM 1600, and adopted the callsign CHNR. The following year, the station was acquired by Redmond Broadcasting. In 1997, the station moved to FM 106.7 and adopted its current callsign;[1][2] in 2004, the station moved to its current frequency (98.9 FM) to improve signal reception in the area.[3] In 2005, CHCD was denied to add a rebroadcaster at 93.1 FM in Haldimand County, Ontario (Nelles Corners).[4] It moved to hot adult contemporary by 2009, when rival CKPC-FM was acquired by Evanov Communications and switched to adult contemporary from hot adult contemporary.

Other notes

CHCD was formerly the call sign of a radio station in Quebec City, Quebec. Also, the former CHNR call letters in Simcoe are now being used at a radio station in Winnipeg, Manitoba).

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