CHON-FM

CHON-FM
Broadcast areaWhitehorse
Frequency98.1 MHz (FM)
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatFirst nations community radio
Ownership
OperatorNorthern Native Broadcasting, Yukon
History
First air date
1984
Former frequencies
88.9 MHz
Technical information
ClassB
ERP4.261 kWs
HAAT333 metres (1,093 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
60°39′28″N 134°53′06″W / 60.6578°N 134.885°W / 60.6578; -134.885
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitechonfm.com

CHON-FM is a Canadian radio station, owned by Northern Native Broadcasting, Yukon which broadcasts at 98.1 FM in Whitehorse, Yukon.[1] A community radio station with a variety of music and information programs for the First Nations population, the radio station serves much of the Yukon, as well as several border communities in British Columbia and the Northwest Territories, through a series of rebroadcasters.

The station was licensed in 1984 to broadcast on 88.9 MHz in Whitehorse and moved to its current frequency in 1986.[2]

  1. ^ "CHON-FM - History of Canadian Broadcasting". Canadian Communications Foundation. Archived from the original on October 18, 2020. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  2. ^ "Decision CRTC 84-15". CRTC. January 12, 1984. Retrieved October 31, 2017.