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{{short description|Adult contemporary radio station in Simcoe, Ontario}}
{{Infobox radio station
| logo               = Myfmstthomaslogo.jpg
| logo_size          = 150px
| name               = CHCD-FM
| airdate            = [[1956 in radio|1956]] ([[AM broadcasting|AM]])<br>[[1997 in radio|1997]] ([[FM broadcasting|FM]])
| frequency          = 98.9 [[Hertz|MHz]] ([[FM broadcasting|FM]])
| city               = [[Simcoe, Ontario|Simcoe]], [[Ontario]]
| area               = [[Norfolk County, Ontario|Norfolk County]]
| format             = [[Adult Contemporary]]
| owner              = [[My Broadcasting Corporation]]
| branding           = 98.9 myFM
| erp                = 14,370 watts<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/listing_and_histories/radio/chcd-fm|title = CHCD-FM &#124; History of Canadian Broadcasting}}</ref>
| haat               = {{convert|150|meters}}
| class              = B
| former_callsigns   = CFRS (1956–1974)<br>CHNR (1974–1997)
| former_frequencies = 1560 [[Hertz|kHz]] ([[AM broadcasting|AM]]) (1956–1974)<br>1600 kHz (1974–1997)<br>106.7 MHz (1997–2004)
| callsign_meaning   =
| sister_stations    = [[CKNC-FM]]
| website            = [http://www.norfolktoday.ca/ norfolktoday.ca]
| webcast            = [http://radio.securenetsystems.net/v5/CHCD Listen Live]
}}
'''CHCD-FM''' is a Canadian [[radio station]], broadcasting at 98.9 [[FM broadcasting|FM]] in [[Simcoe, Ontario|Simcoe]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]]. The station airs an [[adult contemporary]] format branded as ''98.9 myFM''.
==History==
The station was originally launched in 1956 as [[AM radio|AM]] 1560 '''CFRS''', a 250-[[watt]] [[daytimer]] owned by Simcoe Broadcasting. In 1974, the station moved to AM 1600, and adopted the callsign '''CHNR'''. The following year, the station was acquired by Redmond Broadcasting. In 1997, the station moved to FM 106.7 and adopted its current callsign;<ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1996/DB96-120.htm Decision CRTC 96-120 Decision CRTC 96-120 Conversion of CHNR from AM to FM]</ref><ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1998/DB98-517.HTM Decision CRTC 98-517 Increase in power for CHCD-FM]</ref>  in 2004, the station moved to its current frequency (98.9 FM) to improve signal reception in the area.<ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2003/db2003-490.htm Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2003-490]</ref> After CHCD-FM's move to 98.9&nbsp;MHz, the station became "CD98.9". In 2005, CHCD was denied to add a rebroadcaster at 93.1 FM in [[Haldimand County, Ontario]] (Nelles Corners).<ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2005/db2005-596.htm Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2005-596]</ref>
In 2012, the CRTC approved the change to the ownership and effective control of Radiocorp Ltd. from a control exercised by James MacLeod to a control jointly exercised by Andrew Dickson and Jon Pole (My Broadcasting Corporation). Radiocorp Ltd. (CHCD Radio) was licensee of CHCD-FM.<ref>[https://services.crtc.gc.ca/pub/DocWebBroker/OpenDocument.aspx?AppNo=201211581 2012-1158-1], ''CRTC'', November 19, 2012</ref> In 2013, CHCD-FM changed its branding to ''98.9 myFM''.
==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.norfolktoday.ca/ 98.9 myFM]
* [https://broadcasting-history.ca/radio/radio-stations/ontario/ontario-western/CHCD-FM CHCD-FM] at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the [[Canadian Communications Foundation]]
* {{RecnetCanada|CHCD-FM}}
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{{Norfolk County, Ontario}}
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[[Category:Norfolk County, Ontario]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1997]]
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