CHHR-FM is a Canadian

Canada

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 radio station

Radio station

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. Licenced to Vancouver

Vancouver

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, British Columbia

British Columbia

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 and operating at 104.3 FM, the station serves the Metro Vancouver area. CHHR broadcasts with an ERP

Effective radiated power

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 of 10000 watts with an HAAT of 600m. The station has an adult album alternative

Adult album alternative

Adult album alternative is a radio format. A spinoff from the album-oriented rock format, its roots trace to the 1960s and 1970s from the earlier freeform and progressive formats....

 format. CHHR is owned by the Shore Media Group and uses the brand, Shore FM.

The station was licensed by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission on May 30, 2008. The station started test transmissions at 104.1 MHz on June 1, 2009. The station officially went on the air on July 1, 2009.

On January 14, 2010, CHHR changed frequency to 104.3 MHz in a swap with KAFE

KAFE

KAFE is a 60 kW radio station located and licensed in Bellingham, Washington, USA, transmitting from Mount Constitution on Orcas Island...

, a Bellingham, Washington

Bellingham, Washington

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 station. The move was required to reduce interference between KAFE and KMCQ 104.5

KMCQ

KMCQ , is a radio station based in Covington, Washington, targeting the Seattle market. The First Broadcasting outlet broadcasts an oldies music format at 104.5 MHz with an effective radiated power of 7.1 kW.-History:...

 in Covington, Washington

Covington, Washington

Covington is a city in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 17,575 at the time of the 2010 census. Prior to the 2010 census, Covington was counted as part of Covington-Sawyer-Wilderness CDP.-History:...

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External links

• Shore 104.3 FM
• CHHR-FM history at Canadian Communications Foundation
  Canadian Communications Foundation
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