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| Frequency | 580kHz (AM) |
|---|---|
| Branding | My Radio 580 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Multilingual |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | My Radio 580 Ltd. |
| History | |
First air date | September 28,2020 |
| Technical information | |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 10,000watts (fulltime) |
| Links | |
| Website | myradio580.com |
CHAH is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 580AM inEdmonton,Alberta. The station airs amultilingual programming format branded asMy Radio 580 and is owned by My Radio 580 Ltd.[1]
On January 6, 2017, theCanadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) approved an application by 1811258 Alberta Ltd. for a broadcasting licence to operate an ethnic commercial AM radio station in Edmonton. The new station would operate on the frequency of 580 kHz with a power of 10,000 watts fulltime.[2]
AM 580 was a frequency in Edmonton that was once occupied byCKUA from 1927 until it went off the air in 2013.[3]
On September 28, 2020, after on-air testing began in the summer,[4] the station officially signed on the air asMy Radio 580.[5]
In July 2023, the station broadcast coverage of anEdmonton ElksCanadian Football League game in thePunjabi language, called by Harpreet Pandher and Taqdeer Thindal (who have also participated as commentators onHockey Night in Canada: Punjabi Edition); it was stated to be the first ever broadcast of a professionalgridiron football game in the language in North America. In April 2024, the team and CHAH announced that it would produce a full schedule of Elks games in Punjabi beginning in the 2024 season.[6][7]
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