CHRI-FM is a Canadian

Canada

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 non-profit, charity-status and commercial radio station

Radio station

Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...

, which broadcasts at 99.1 FM in Ottawa

Ottawa

Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...

, Ontario

Ontario

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. The station broadcasts a Contemporary Christian music

Contemporary Christian music

Contemporary Christian music is a genre of modern popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christian faith...

 format.

Network

The station was given approval by the CRTC on July 8, 1996 to operate a new Christian music FM station at 99.1 MHz in Ottawa. CHRI was launched on Easter Sunday 30 March 1997 by Christian Hit Radio Inc.

Coverage

CHRI's studios are located in the Ottawa South

Ottawa South

Ottawa South is a federal electoral district in Ottawa in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is represented in the Canadian House of Commons by David McGuinty, brother of Ontario Premier and Ottawa South MPP Dalton McGuinty. The riding was created in 1987 from parts of Ottawa—Vanier, Ottawa...

 area. The main transmitter

Transmitter

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 is located in Greely

Greely, Ontario

Greely is a quickly growing rural village in the southern end of Ottawa, formerly a part of the Township of Osgoode. It has been a part of the City of Ottawa since amalgamation in 2001. Greely is currently the largest rural village in terms of land area and the third largest in terms of population...

, Osgoode Township

Osgoode Township, Ontario

Osgoode Township is a former township that is now a part of the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It encompassed the same area that is currently Osgoode Ward. The township along the Rideau River was established in 1798 and incorporated in 1850. It was an independent township in Carleton County until...

 on Chris Tierney Private. This station has a maximum radius of approximately 68.9 km, although it can be smaller in some reasons, especially the southeast.

The station also has rebroadcasters in the following communities:

• Cornwall
  Cornwall, Ontario
  Cornwall is a city in Eastern Ontario, Canada and the seat of the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario. Cornwall is Ontario's easternmost city, located on the St...
  
   - CHRI-FM-1 at 88.1 FM
• Pembroke
  Pembroke, Ontario
  Pembroke is a city in the province of Ontario, Canada, at the confluence of the Muskrat River and the Ottawa River in the Ottawa Valley...
  
   - CHRI-FM-2 at 100.7 FM

Cornwall has a radius of approximately 6.9 km, while Pembroke has a radius of approximately 7.6 km.

While driving between the three cities, there will be a time when the CHRI signal is out of reach. This is especially true for those traveling from Pembroke to Ottawa or vice-versa, as they will experience over an hour of signal loss when driving at legal speeds.

Word FM cancelled

From September 2004 until August 2007, CHRI-FM seeked to launch a Word FM station for the city of Ottawa. It was previously named Inspo FM, but the station was denied approval with that name in 2005. The station's purpose was to appeal to mature Christians who wanted to listen to more biblical teachings.

Crew

CHRI-FM's longest lasting crew member is Brock Tozer, who has been with company since its first year 1997. He currently serves as the station's morning personality and program director.

Although CHRI-FM is clearly not a publicly traded company (ministry based), management (Bill Stevens, Brock Tozer, Dianne Van Der Putten) still report to a board of directors.

CHRI-FM has a general manager, traffic manager, ministry director, an accountant, a promotions coordinator, sales representatives, a fund-raiser, a producer, a handful of paid disc jockey

Disc jockey

A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...

s, and several volunteer disc jockeys, along with many volunteers from the community.

CHRI-FM are also supporters of Compassion Canada

Compassion International

Compassion International is a Christian child sponsorship organization dedicated to the long-term development of children living in poverty around the world. Compassion International, headquartered in Colorado Springs, functions in 26 countries such as Bolivia, Colombia, Mexico, Haiti, Kenya, and...

 and World Vision

World Vision

World Vision, founded in the USA in 1950, is an evangelical relief and development organization whose stated goal is "to follow our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ in working with the poor and oppressed to promote human transformation, seek justice and bear witness to the good news of the Kingdom of...

.

See also

• The Big Show
  The Big Show (with Manic Mike)
  The Big Show was a local evening radio show in the Ottawa listening area hosted by radio personality Manic Mike. The Big Show was heard on CHRI Monday to Thursday from 7pm-11pm and on Friday from 7pm-9pm and its format was Christian rock with a bit of Christian hip hop....
  
  
• CT-20
  CT-20
  The CT-20, which stands for Christian Top Twenty, is a Christian music countdown. Not to be confused with Canada's Top 20 Countdown. The syndicated show is broadcast nationwide in Canada on Christian radio stations like LIFE 100.3 in Barrie, CHRI in Ottawa and in the UK on The Power Station...
  
  
• The Hot 20 Countdown
  The Hot 20 Countdown
  The Hot 20 Countdown was a countdown show hosted by Keith Groves which was syndicated on several radio stations in Canada as well as in United Kingdom on Cross Rhythms City Radio. It played the best 20 songs in Contemporary Hit Radio for Christian Radio...
  
  
• Christian radio
  Christian radio
  Christian radio is a category of radio formats that focus on transmitting programming with a Christian message. In the United States, where it is more established, many such broadcasters play popular music of Christian influence, though many programs have talk or news programming covering...
  
  

External links

• CHRI 99.1
• CHRI history at Canadian Communications Foundation
  Canadian Communications Foundation
  The 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....