CHRC (defunct)
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| City | Quebec City, Quebec |
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| Broadcast area | Capitale-Nationale |
| Branding | Québec 800 |
| Slogan | La Radio AM des Sports |
| Frequency | 800 kHz (AM) |
| First air date | April 1, 1926 |
| Format | news/talk/sports (French) |
| Power | 50 kW |
| Class | B |
| Callsign meaning | C H Radio Capitale |
| Owner |
Quebec Remparts (9183-9084 Québec inc.) |
| Website | Québec 800 |
CHRC was a French language Canadian radio station located in Quebec City, Quebec. Known as Québec 800, the station had a news/talk/sports format. Founded in 1926, it was the oldest station in Quebec City at the time of its shutdown.
Owned and operated by the Quebec Remparts QMJHL franchise, it broadcast on 800 kHz with a power of 50,000 watts as a class B station from a site near the Chaudière River near Saint-Étienne-de-Lauzon in Lévis, using a very directional antenna (six towers) with the same directional pattern day and night to protect various other stations on the same frequency, including CJAD in Montreal (which is approximately 250 kilometres (160 mi) away). The station's studios were located at Colisée Pepsi in Quebec City.
It was previously part of the Radiomédia/Corus Québec network, which operated across Quebec.
On August 9, 2007, Corus announced a deal to sell the station to a group of local businessmen, namely Michel Cadrin, Jacques Tanguay and Patrick Roy, owners of the Remparts. The new owners plan on converting the station to a primarily sports-based format. This application was approved by the CRTC on June 26, 2008.
CHRC's alumni include former Premier of Quebec René Lévesque, who was a substitute announcer for CHRC during 1941 and 1942.
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