CHAW-FM

CHAW-FM
Little Current, Ontario;
Broadcast area	Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands
Frequency	103.1 MHz (FM)
Branding	Country 103
Programming
Format	Country
Ownership
Owner	Manitoulin Broadcasting Corporation; (Craig Timmermans);
Sister stations	CFRM-FM
History
First air date	April 1, 2016
Call sign meaning	C HAWeater
Technical information
Class	B
ERP	35,200 watts
HAAT	178 meters
Links
Website	country103fm.ca

CHAW-FM is a Canadian FM radio station that broadcasts at 103.1 MHz in Little Current, Ontario, serving Algoma, Manitoulin and a good portion of the 17 and 69 Highways including Tobermory and areas of the northern Bruce Peninsula. The station, owned by Manitoulin Broadcasting Corporation through licensee Craig Timmermans, broadcasts a country format branded as Country 103. Timmermans received approval to broadcast from the CRTC on April 1, 2015. The station broadcasts with an effective radiated power of 35,200 watts (non-directional antenna with an effective height of antenna above average terrain of 178 metres).^[1]

History

On April 1, 2016 at 12:00 PM noon, CFRM-FM, which aired country, changed formats to top 40/80s, 90s and everything, while CHAW launched the country station at the same time. The first song to be played on Country 103 was "Runaway Highway" by local artist Mike Trudell.^[2]

Both CHAW and CFRM broadcast from 1 Radio Road in Little Current. The stations are the first in Canada to be broadcasting 100% off grid from the office and supplemented by green energy from the tower site. ^[3]