CHRC-FM

CHRC-FM

Rockland, Ontario
Broadcast area	Clarence-Rockland
Frequency	92.5 MHz (FM)
Branding	Hot Country 92.5
Programming
Format	Country
Affiliations	Compass Media Networks Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner	Evanov Communications (sold to Radio communautaire Cornwall-Alexandria cooperative pending approval of CRTC)
Sister stations	CKHK-FM, CFWC-FM, CKDX-FM
History
First air date	October 15, 2013
Call sign meaning	CH Rockland/Clarence (broadcast area)
Technical information
Class	A
ERP	333 watts
HAAT	54.8 meters (180 ft)
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	hotcountry925.ca

CHRC-FM (92.5 MHz) is a commercial radio station licensed to Rockland, Ontario, Canada. The station is owned by Evanov Communications through licensee Dufferin Communications Inc. It broadcasts a country format and is branded as Hot Country 92.5. Some programming is simulcast with co-owned CKHK-FM in Hawkesbury.

CHRC has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 333 watts. It is on the same channel as 100,000 watt CKBE-FM Montreal, less than 100 kilometres away. That may cause interference in some areas between CHRC and CKBE-FM. These interference problems were addressed in the station's paperwork with the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), which approved the application on February 25, 2013.

Evanov announced on September 5, 2024, that the station, along with CKHK-FM in Hawkesbury and CJWL-FM in Ottawa are to close effective September 20, 2024 due to " a difficult media climate, and the residual effects of the pandemic." Days before the deadline, however, a deal was announced with the Radio communautaire Cornwall-Alexandria cooperative, the licensee of CHOD-FM, to acquire CHRC and CKHK from Evanov, pending approval from the CRTC.

History

Soft AC "The Jewel"

Former logo as Jewel 92.5

In June 2013, the station was assigned the call letters CHRC-FM. That call sign was previously used by a now-defunct radio station in Quebec City.

On October 15, 2013, CHRC-FM signed on the air with a soft adult contemporary format. The station became one of "The Jewel" branded stations, with the slogan "Lite & Refreshing", and later "Lite Favourites". The station played a mix of pop hits and soft oldies from the 1970s, 80s, 90s and early 2000s.

The morning show was hosted by Derrick Scott, in the industry for close to 30 years across Ontario. Scott was an advocate for local businesses, and "Shopping - Dining Local." He was recognized by local charities and business groups for his efforts in promoting local businesses and charities over the years. The morning show was also simulcast on Jewel 107.7 in Hawkesbury. During the midday hours, CHRC carried the syndicated John Tesh Radio Show, known as "Intelligence for Your Life." In the evening, the station broadcast an adult standards program known as The Lounge, playing "Music With Style", often with content from the Great American Songbook. From 11pm to midnight, the station aired instrumental beautiful music pieces under the branding The International Concert Series.

Change to Hot Country

On May 2, 2021, Evanov announced that CHRC's soft adult contemporary format would flip to country. Hot Country 92.5 debuted on May 3, 2021.

The change to Hot Country also came to Evanov's sister station, CKHK-FM 107.7 in Hawkesbury, with the stations sharing some programming.

External links

• Hot Country 92.5
• CHRC-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
• CHRC-FM in the REC Canadian station database