CHQR

CHQR
Broadcast area Calgary, Alberta
Branding AM 770
Frequency 770 kHz (AM)
First air date August 15, 1944
Format News/Talk
Power 50,000 watts
Callsign meaning Calgary's Highest Quality Radio
Owner Corus Entertainment
Sister stations CFGQ-FM, CKRY-FM
Website AM 770 CHQR

CHQR is a radio station owned by Corus Entertainment operating in Calgary, Alberta. Broadcasting at AM 770, it airs talk radio programming. With the exception of one show, all of CHQR's weekday programming is produced in-house. CHQR is also the exclusive radio voice of the Calgary Stampeders.

CHQR is currently the most listened-to radio station in Calgary with a 10.7 share according to the Fall 2011 PPM data report released by BBM Canada. [1]

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History

The station originally began broadcasting at 810 AM in 1964 and received approval to move to its current frequency in 1985.[2]

On November 9, 2011, Corus Entertainment Inc., on behalf of its wholly owned subsidiary CKIK-FM Limited applied to the CRTC to add an FM transmitter to serve Calgary on the frequency 106.9 MHz to rebroadcast the programming of CHQR 770. [3]

Programs and Hosts

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