| CHAW-FM | |
| Airdate: | April 1, 2016 |
| Frequency: | 103.1 MHz (FM) |
| City: | Little Current, Ontario |
| Area: | Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands |
| Format: | Country |
| Owner: | Manitoulin Broadcasting Corporation |
| Licensee: | Craig Timmermans |
| Sister Stations: | CFRM-FM |
| Erp: | 35,200 watts |
| Haat: | 178 meters |
| Branding: | Country 103 |
| Class: | B |
| Website: | country103fm.ca |
| Callsign Meaning: | C HAWeater |
CHAW-FM is a Canadian FM radio station that broadcasts at 103.1 MHz in Little Current, Ontario, serving Algoma, Manitoulin and a good portion of the 17 and 69 Highways including Tobermory and areas of the northern Bruce Peninsula. The station, owned by Manitoulin Broadcasting Corporation through licensee Craig Timmermans, broadcasts a country format branded as Country 103. Timmermans received approval to broadcast from the CRTC on April 1, 2015. The station broadcasts with an effective radiated power of 35,200 watts (non-directional antenna with an effective height of antenna above average terrain of 178 metres).[1]
On April 1, 2016 at 12:00 PM noon, CFRM-FM, which aired country, changed formats to top 40/80s, 90s and everything, while CHAW launched the country station at the same time. The first song to be played on Country 103 was "Runaway Highway" by local artist Mike Trudell.[2]
Both CHAW and CFRM broadcast from 1 Radio Road in Little Current. The stations are the first in Canada to be broadcasting 100% off grid from the office and supplemented by green energy from the tower site. [3]