CHRM-FM

Matane, Quebec
Frequency	105.3 FM
Branding	Plaisir 105,3
Programming
Format	adult contemporary
Ownership
Owner	Arsenal Media
Sister stations	CHOE-FM
History
First air date	April 13, 1975
Former frequencies	1290 AM
Technical information
Class	B
ERP	30 kilowatts
HAAT	180.2 meters (591 ft)
Links
Website	plaisir1053.com

CHRM-FM is a French-language Canadian radio station located in Matane, Quebec.

Owned and operated by Arsenal Media, who purchased it from Les Communications Matane Inc in 2016.^[1]

It broadcasts on 105.3 MHz using an omnidirectional antenna with an effective radiated power of 30,000 watts (class B). CHRM-FM also operates a relay, CHRM-FM-1 in Les Méchins which operates on 91.3 MHz using a directional antenna with an average effective radiated power of 23 watts and a peak effective radiated power of 49 watts (class LP).

The station has an adult contemporary format, and has occasionally had some talk programming and sports play-by-play.

Originally known as CHRM when the station was on the AM band on 1290 kHz, the station moved to FM in 2001.^[2] CHRM went on the air on April 13, 1975 and was the first local private radio service in Matane since CKBL (now CBGA-FM) was bought by Radio-Canada in 1972.

The relay in Les Méchins, which was added as part of the conversion to FM, was originally on 104.1 MHz;^[3] it was moved to 91.3 MHz in 2005.^[4]

• Official site
• CHRM-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
• CHRM-FM in the REC Canadian station database

48°49′54″N 67°21′50″W / 48.83167°N 67.36389°W / 48.83167; -67.36389