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Broadcast area | Greater Toronto |
Frequency | CHTO: 1690 KHz CHTO-1: 1490 kHz |
Branding | CHTO AM 1690 |
Programming | |
Format | Greek language talk and music |
Ownership | |
Owner | Canadian Hellenic Toronto Radio Inc. |
History | |
First air date | September 2007 |
Call sign meaning | Canadian Hellenic Toronto Ontario |
Technical information | |
Class | C |
Power | CHTO: 6,000 watts days and 1,000 watts nights CHTO-1: 23 watts days and 770 watts nights |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | www.am1690.ca |
CHTO (1690 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The station airs an ethnic radio format. It is owned by Canadian Hellenic Toronto Radio Inc., which is run by John Maniatakos and son of Peter Maniatakos who owns the Odyssey Television Network. CHTO's programming is predominantly Greek, although it is mandated to air programming in other languages as well. CHTO's radio studios are on Danforth Avenue in the Riverdale neighbourhood.
By day, CHTO is powered at 6,000 watts. But to avoid interference to other radio stations, at night it reduces power to 1,000 watts. It uses a non-directional antenna. The transmitter is on Waterman Avenue at Hollinger Road in the O'Connor-Parkview neighbourhood near the Don River.[1] It also is heard on a repeater station, CHTO-1 at 1490 kHz in Mississauga.