Québec, Montréal/Laval/Lanaudiére/Laurentides/Montérégie
CHOU-FM (Multicultural), Montreal, CRMO Radio Middle East
2006
On March 15, Radio Moyen Orient du Canada received a licence to operate an ethnic commercial AM radio station in Montréal. The applicant proposed a service primarily intended for Arab communities in the city. The new station would broadcast on a frequency of 1450 kHz with a power of 1,000 watts (non-directional), day and night. The applicant committed to provide, during each broadcast week, programming directed to a minimum of 10 different ethnic groups in a minimum of 4 languages. All of the station’s programming would be devoted to ethnic programming and in third languages. At least 95% of all programming broadcast by the station would be locally produced.
2007
CHOU 1450 (“CRMO Radio Middle East)” began broadcasting on January 18. The station actually began life in 1996 on an SCMO channel of CISM-FM. The 1450 frequency had been used in the area by CHEF Granby until 1996.
2008
On April 28, CHOU was authorized to increase daytime and nighttime transmitter power from 1,000 watts to 2,000 watts. The changes would improve the reception of the signal in downtown Montréal as well as on the south shore where the signal is almost non-existent.
Updated by Bill Dulmage - May. 2008
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