CHSV-FM (106.7 FM, Lite 106.7) is a radio station licensed to Hudson and Saint-Lazare, Quebec. Owned by Evanov Communications, the station broadcasts a soft adult contemporary format.
History On January 20, 2012, Evanov announced that Dufferin applied with the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to establish a new Soft AC station in Hudson; the new station would broadcast at 106.7 MHz at 500 watts at HAAT. The frequency choice, however, would have conflicted with CKDG-FM's plans to relocate to 106.7, the frequency previously used by an Aboriginal Voices repeater in Montreal;Canadian Radio News at Facebook, January 20, 2012.Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2012-29, January 20, 2012. however, on February 6, 2012, CKDG notified the CRTC that they had withdrawn its application for the frequency change, though it was unknown whether or not Evanov's application for the new station had to do with its decision.Canadian Radio News at Facebook, February 6, 2012.Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2010-271-1, February 6, 2012.
On October 19, 2012, Evanov received approval for the new station from the CRTC.Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2012-576 English-language FM radio station in Hudson/St-Lazare, CRTC, October 19, 2012 The new station would receive the CHSV-FM callsign in February 2013. However, commencement of broadcasting was delayed when Evanov sought CRTC approval of technical changes, which would allow the station to broadcast instead at 1,420 watts (maximum ERP 2,650 watts), on a directional antenna pattern with an EHAAT of , from a new site 5.3 km (3¼ miles) southeast of the original location. The change of the parameters was due to its original site, on a tower owned by Bell Mobility, becoming unsuitable, both technically and economically. In addition, the station received interventions from CJVD-FM in Vaudreuil-Dorion, over competition issues; and CKIN-FM 106.3 Montreal, due to potential second-adjacent interference issues. The application, nevertheless, was approved on September 18, 2014,Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2014-483, September 18, 2014. with Evanov soon announcing that the station would commence broadcasting in the fall of 2014.Fagstein: "Two new radio stations to launch in Montreal region by end of 2014", September 18, 2014.
Testing of its signal began on November 4, 2014. Reception would generally be limited to the Hudson/Saint-Lazare area, due to co-channel interference in Montreal and areas south from WIZN in Vergennes, Vermont, and first-adjacent interference in Eastern Ontario and the Outaouais region from CKQB-FM (106.9) in Ottawa. However, it was found to be received way further than its main transmission area, in Saint-Jérôme in the Laurentians the signal is well heard in Stereo.Fagstein: "Hudson radio station The Jewel 106.7 begins testing", November 11, 2014. The station began regularly scheduled programming on March 9, 2015,Fagstein: "The Jewel 106.7 Hudson launches Monday … live from Hawkesbury", March 8, 2015. using the "Jewel" branding used by many other Evanov stations in the chain.Fagstein: "Hudson FM station ready to start “within weeks”", August 18, 2013.
On May 3, 2021, CHSV rebranded as Lite 106.7; the format is described as an "evolution" of the previous "Jewel" branding, but with a larger focus on music from the 1980s in order to improve its appeal to demographics favoured by advertisers.
On April 20, 2026, Torres Media announced its intent to acquire CHSV from Evanov pending CRTC approval.
References
External links
CHSV-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation