CHTO

CHTO

City	Toronto, Ontario
Branding	CHTO AM 1690
Frequency	1690 KHz (AM)
First air date	September 2007
Format	multilingual
Power	6 kW (Day) 1 kW (Night)
Class	C
Callsign meaning	Canadian Hellenic Toronto Ontario
Owner	Canadian Hellenic Toronto Radio Inc.
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	www.am1690.ca

CHTO is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 1690 AM in Toronto, Ontario. The station airs a multicultural programming format. It is owned by Canadian Hellenic Toronto Radio Inc., which is run by John Maniatakos, son of Peter Maniatakos who owns Odyssey Television Network. The station was initially going to launch by the end of 2006, but this was pushed back due to technical problems. It has been on the air since September 2007.

CHTO's programming is predominantly Greek although it is mandated to air programming in other languages as well. Due to out of date information on the stations' website (which has not been updated since 2008), it is unknown what other ethnic programming currently airs on CHTO.

CHTO's studios are located on Danforth Avenue in the Riverdale neighbourhood, while its transmitter is located in the O'Connor-Parkview neighbourhood near the Don River.

History

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Mrs. Maniatakos has operated a closed circuit specialty audio service in Toronto since 1966 under the name CHCR-FM. This service aired Greek language programming 24hrs a day; it was initially available as an SCMO service (via CKFM-FM) but subsequently switched to cable and was available on Rogers Digital Cable channel 959, as part of their digital radio offerings, in Toronto and area.

In 2007 when CHTO launched, CHCR was discontinued and CHTO now airs in its place on Rogers.

On June 10, 2009, CHTO applied to the CRTC to increase their daytime transmitting power to 3Kw, in an effort to serve communities in Mississauga & Brampton. The request received approval on November 5, 2009.^[1] CHTO began broadcasting at its new ERP of 3 kW as of March 2010.

On December 4, 2012, the CRTC approved a change in ownership of the station from Mrs. Maniatakos to her son John Maniatakos due to the death of Mrs. Maniatakos in 2010.^[2]

On October 14, 2015, Canadian Hellenic Toronto Radio Inc. submitted an application to add an AM transmitter at Mississauga which was approved on September 1, 2016. The new transmitter will operate at 1490 kHz with a daytime power of 23 watts and a night time power of 770 watts.^[3] The proposed call sign for 1490 AM Mississauga will be CHTO-1. This application was approved on September 1, 2016.^[4]

References

↑ http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2009/2009-692.htm
↑ http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2012/2012-662.htm
↑ 2015-1178-3, CRTC, October 14, 2015.
↑ http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2016/2016-354.htm

External links

Radio stations in the Greater Toronto Area

Toronto AM	CJCL 590 CFTR 680 CFZM 740 CJBC 860 CFRB 1010 CHUM 1050 CJRU 1280 CHKT 1430 CHIN 1540 CHHA 1610 CHTO 1690 Defunct: CHEV 1610

Toronto FM	CIND 88.1 CIRV 88.9 CIUT 89.5 CJBC 90.3 CJRT 91.1 CHIN-1 91.9 CKIS 92.5 CFXJ 93.5 CBL 94.1 CJKX-2 95.9 CFMZ 96.3 CFZM-1 96.7 CKHC 96.9 CHBM 97.3 CHFI 98.1 CKFG 98.7 CBLA 99.1 CKFM 99.9 CHIN 100.7 CJSA 101.3 CJRK 102.7 CIRR 103.9 CHUM 104.5 CHOQ 105.1 CHRY 105.5 CILQ 107.1 Defunct: CKLN 88.1 CKRG 89.9¹ CKO-FM-2 99.1 CJVF 102.7 CKAV 106.5

Peel Region	Brampton CIAO 530 NEW 1350 CFNY 102.1 Caledon CFGM 102.7 CJFB 105.5 Mississauga CKNT 960 CJMR 1320 CINA 1650 CKC455/CFRE 91.9 Defunct: CFBN 1280

Durham Region	Ajax CJKX 95.9 Oshawa CKDO 1580/107.7 CKGE 94.9

York Region	Georgina Island CFGI 92.3 Richmond Hill CFMJ 640 Markham CHEV 1610¹ CFMS 105.9 Newmarket CKDX 88.5 CHOP 102.7 Stouffville CIWS 102.9 Uxbridge CIUX 105.5 Vaughan CFU758 90.7

Halton Region	Oakville CJYE 1250

Dufferin County	Orangeville CKMO 101.5 CIDC 103.5 Shelburne CFDC 104.9

Shortwave	CFRX 6.07 MHz

Specialty	HMWN Radio Maria Sur Sagar Radio Radio Humsafar

HD Digital radio	92.5-1 92.5-2 92.5-3 101.3-1 101.3-2 101.3-3 101.3-4 105.9-1 105.9-2 105.9-3 105.9-4

Internet radio	Afterhours.FM CHEV Radio Radio Glendon Radio Regent

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Coordinates: 43°40′39″N 79°21′03″W / 43.6776°N 79.35075°W / 43.6776; -79.35075

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