CHIM-FM
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CHIM-FM is a Canadian
radio station, which broadcasts Christian music
at 102.3 FM in Timmins
, Ontario
.
The station began testing its signal at 102.3 MHz on December 24, 1995, and officially signed on April 7, 1996. The station has expanded through a network of rebroadcast transmitters in Northern Ontario
. CHIM-FM also has a rebroadcaster in Red Deer
, Alberta
, CHIM-FM-5
, which originates some of its own programming.
Its call letters are pronounced, on air, as "see Him
."
, a Christian rock
show hosted by Kristen McNulty
, which originally started as a show on CHIM. Today it is syndicated to Christian radio stations across Canada and internationally.
Other programming aired on the station includes Charles Stanley's In Touch
and Tristan Emmanuel
's No Apologies.
in Red Deer, Alberta
is licensed as a repeater of CHIM, but broadcasts some local programming for the Red Deer area.
In 2000, CHIM's application to add a transmitter in Toronto, Ontario at 106.3 MHz was denied. In 2001, CHIM's application to add a transmitter in Vancouver, British Columbia at 92.9 MHz was denied. CHIM's application to add a transmitter at 102.3 MHz in Cochrane, Ontario
was denied as well in 2008. An unrelated radio station, New 102.1 owned by Cochrane Christian Radio to operate a new english language christian radio station at Cochrane on 102.1 MHz received CRTC approval on April 18, 2011.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
radio station, which broadcasts Christian music
Christian music
Christian music is music that has been written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christian life and faith. Common themes of Christian music include praise, worship, penitence, and lament, and its forms vary widely across the world....
at 102.3 FM in Timmins
Timmins
Timmins is a city in northeastern Ontario, Canada on the Mattagami River. At the time of the Canada 2006 Census, Timmins' population was 42,997...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
.
The station began testing its signal at 102.3 MHz on December 24, 1995, and officially signed on April 7, 1996. The station has expanded through a network of rebroadcast transmitters in Northern Ontario
Northern Ontario
Northern Ontario is a region of the Canadian province of Ontario which lies north of Lake Huron , the French River and Lake Nipissing. The region has a land area of 802,000 km2 and constitutes 87% of the land area of Ontario, although it contains only about 6% of the population...
. CHIM-FM also has a rebroadcaster in Red Deer
Red Deer, Alberta
Red Deer is a city in Central Alberta, Canada. It is located near the midpoint of the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor and is surrounded by Red Deer County. It is Alberta's third-most-populous city – after Calgary and Edmonton. The city is located in aspen parkland, a region of rolling hills...
, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, CHIM-FM-5
CHIM-FM-5
CHIM-FM-5 is a Canadian radio station, operating at 93.1 FM in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. Although licensed as a rebroadcaster of CHIM-FM in Timmins, Ontario, the Red Deer station airs some unique local programming and on-air staff and has its own logo not used by any of the other CHIM...
, which originates some of its own programming.
Its call letters are pronounced, on air, as "see Him
God
God is the English name given to a singular being in theistic and deistic religions who is either the sole deity in monotheism, or a single deity in polytheism....
."
Programming
The station's best-known program is the MAD Christian Radio ShowMAD Christian Radio Show
The Making A Difference Christian Radio Show, referred to as the MAD Christian Radio Show, is an internationally syndicated Christian rock radio show, first broadcast as a local program on CHIM-FM in Timmins, Ontario in November 2001....
, a Christian rock
Christian rock
Christian rock is a form of rock music played by individuals and bands whose members are Christians and who often focus the lyrics on matters concerned with the Christian faith. The extent to which their lyrics are explicitly Christian varies between bands...
show hosted by Kristen McNulty
Kristen McNulty
Kristen McNulty is a radio host and author from Timmins, Ontario. She hosts the internationally syndicated MAD Christian Radio Show, and has written numerous articles for various Christian publications...
, which originally started as a show on CHIM. Today it is syndicated to Christian radio stations across Canada and internationally.
Other programming aired on the station includes Charles Stanley's In Touch
In Touch Ministries
In Touch Ministries is a Christian Evangelical non-profit ministry founded by Charles Stanley, the former head of the Southern Baptist Convention...
and Tristan Emmanuel
Tristan Emmanuel
Tristan Alexander Emmanuel is a Canadian political and religious activist. He is the founder and former president of the Equipping Christians for the Public-square Centre , and is perhaps most notable for his opposition to same-sex marriage...
's No Apologies.
Transmitters
CHIM-FM-5CHIM-FM-5
CHIM-FM-5 is a Canadian radio station, operating at 93.1 FM in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. Although licensed as a rebroadcaster of CHIM-FM in Timmins, Ontario, the Red Deer station airs some unique local programming and on-air staff and has its own logo not used by any of the other CHIM...
in Red Deer, Alberta
Red Deer, Alberta
Red Deer is a city in Central Alberta, Canada. It is located near the midpoint of the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor and is surrounded by Red Deer County. It is Alberta's third-most-populous city – after Calgary and Edmonton. The city is located in aspen parkland, a region of rolling hills...
is licensed as a repeater of CHIM, but broadcasts some local programming for the Red Deer area.
In 2000, CHIM's application to add a transmitter in Toronto, Ontario at 106.3 MHz was denied. In 2001, CHIM's application to add a transmitter in Vancouver, British Columbia at 92.9 MHz was denied. CHIM's application to add a transmitter at 102.3 MHz in Cochrane, Ontario
Cochrane, Ontario
Cochrane is a town in northern Ontario, Canada. It is located east of Kapuskasing, northeast of Timmins, south of Moosonee, and north of Iroquois Falls. It is about a one-hour drive from Timmins, the major city of the region. It is the seat of Cochrane District...
was denied as well in 2008. An unrelated radio station, New 102.1 owned by Cochrane Christian Radio to operate a new english language christian radio station at Cochrane on 102.1 MHz received CRTC approval on April 18, 2011.
Info Radio
CHIM's owner, Roger de Brabant, also operates a number of low-powered tourist information radio stations branded as Info Radio. These stations also use the "Canada's Good News Network", or "Part of the Good News Network" slogan on air sometimes, but do not share the CHIM network's Christian programming.External links
- CHIM-FM
- History of CHIM-FM at Canadian Communications FoundationCanadian Communications FoundationThe Canadian Communications Foundation is a history of Canadian broadcasting for radio and television chronicles and documents. It also provides a history of radio and television stations, including networks, programs, broadcasters and many others....