CHKF-FM

Fairchild Radio station in Calgary
  • Calgary, Alberta
Broadcast areaCalgary Metropolitan RegionFrequency94.7 MHz (FM)BrandingFairchild RadioProgrammingFormatMultilingualOwnershipOwnerFairchild GroupHistory
First air date
November 1998
Call sign meaning
Calgary Hong KonG FairchildTechnical informationClassC1ERP23 kWs (vertical)
53 kWs (horizontal)HAAT198.3 meters (651 ft)LinksWebcastListen LiveWebsitefm947.com

CHKF-FM is a radio station that broadcasts multicultural content, including a major Chinese programming block entitled Fairchild Radio at 94.7 FM in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It is owned by Fairchild Group.[1]

Original Fairchild Radio logo, used until 2012.

CHKF's studios are located on 37th Avenue Northeast in Calgary, while its transmitter is located near the Arbour Lake neighbourhood in northwest Calgary near Stoney Trail.

CHKF's programming is primarily Cantonese with some Cambodian, Croatian, Filipino, German, Hindi, Hungarian, Irish, Italian, Korean, Lao, Macedonian, Mandarin, Polish, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Thai, Urdu and Vietnamese programming during the evenings and on weekends.

References

  1. ^ Decision CRTC 98-233

External links

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  • Fairchild Films International Ltd.
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  • Thomson and Fenn Trading Ltd.
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  • Stone Group (50% through Fairchild Investments Ltd.)
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51°09′43″N 114°12′34″W / 51.16194°N 114.20944°W / 51.16194; -114.20944


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