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CHPD-FM
Aylmer, Ontario;
Broadcast area	Elgin County
Frequency	105.9 MHz (FM)
Branding	De Brigj
Programming
Language(s)	Plautdietsch
Format	News, Weather, Ethnic and Cultural Music
Ownership
Owner	Aylmer & Area Inter-Mennonite Community
History
First air date	September 2, 2003
Former frequencies	107.7 MHz (2003–2005)
Technical information
Class	A1
ERP	250 watts; Vertical Polarization Only
HAAT	41.8 meters (137 ft)
Links
Website	mcson.org/programs/de-brigj

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CHPD-FM (also called De Brigj) is a low-power Mennonite community radio station broadcasting at 105.9 FM in Aylmer, Ontario, Canada. The Aylmer and area Inter-Mennonite Community Council, was given approval in 2003, to operate a low-power German language FM radio station at 107.7 MHz to serve the local German-speaking Mennonite community. The station includes news, weather, ethnic and cultural music, and health care information programming. In 2005, CHPD moved to its current frequency at 105.9 FM.

The callsign meaning of CHPD is "Canada Horcht Plaut Dietsch". Plautdietsch (Mennonite Low German) is the language of the Russian Mennonites. According to manager Hein Rempel, CHPD-FM is Canada's first and only Low German-language radio station. Hein was born in Mexico and moved to Canada in 1965.

External links

De Brigj
CHPD-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
CHPD-FM in the REC Canadian station database

42°45′40″N 80°56′02″W / 42.76111°N 80.93389°W / 42.76111; -80.93389

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+{{short description|Mennonite community radio station in Aylmer, Ontario}}
 {{Infobox radio station
-| name      = CHPD-FM
+| name                = CHPD-FM
-| logo      = CHPD De Brigj105.9 logo.jpg
+| logo                = CHPD De Brigj105.9 logo.jpg
-| logo_size = 150px
+| logo_size           = 150px
-| city      = [[Aylmer, Ontario]]
+| city                = [[Aylmer, Ontario|Aylmer]], [[Ontario]]
-| area      =
+| area                = [[Elgin County]]
-| format    = News, Weather, Ethnic and Cultural Music
+| format              = [[All-news radio|News]], [[Weather]], [[World music|Ethnic]] and [[List of cultural and regional genres of music|Cultural Music]]
-| branding  =
+| branding            = De Brigj
+| frequency           = 105.9 [[Hertz|MHz]] ([[FM broadcasting|FM]])
-| slogan    =
+| airdate             = September 2, [[2003 in radio|2003]]
-| frequency = 105.9 [[MHz]]
-| erp       = 250 [[watt]]s<br>[[Polarization (antenna)|Vertical]] Polarization Only
+| erp                 = 250 [[watt]]s<br>[[Polarization (antenna)|Vertical]] Polarization Only
-| haat      = {{convert|41.8|meters}}
+| haat                = {{convert|41.8|meters}}
-| class     = A1
+| class               = A1
-| language  = [[Plautdietsch language|Plautdietsch]]
+| language            = [[Plautdietsch language|Plautdietsch]]
-| owner     = Aylmer & Area Inter-Mennonite Community
+| owner               = Aylmer & Area Inter-Mennonite Community
+| former_frequencies  = 107.7 [[Hertz|MHz]] (2003–2005)
-| webcast   =
+| webcast             =
-| website   = {{url|http://www.mcson.org/programs/de-brigj/}}
+| website             = {{url|http://www.mcson.org/programs/de-brigj/|mcson.org/programs/de-brigj}}
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+'''CHPD-FM''' (also called '''De Brigj''') is a low-power [[Mennonite]] [[community radio]] station broadcasting at 105.9 [[FM broadcasting|FM]] in [[Aylmer, Ontario|Aylmer]], [[Ontario]], Canada. The Aylmer and area Inter-Mennonite Community Council, was given approval in 2003, to operate a low-power [[German language]] FM radio station at 107.7&nbsp;MHz to serve the local German-speaking Mennonite community. The station includes [[all-news radio|news]], [[weather]], [[World music|ethnic]] and [[List of cultural and regional genres of music|cultural music]], and [[health care]] information programming. In 2005, CHPD moved to its current frequency at 105.9 FM.
-{{short description|Mennonite community radio station in Aylmer, Ontario}}
-'''CHPD-FM''' (also called '''De Brigj''') is a low-power [[Mennonite]] [[community radio]] station broadcasting at 105.9 [[FM radio|FM]] in [[Aylmer, Ontario]], Canada. The Aylmer and area Inter-Mennonite Community Council, was given approval in 2003, to operate a low-power [[German language]] FM radio station at 107.7&nbsp;MHz to serve the local German-speaking Mennonite community. The station includes news, weather, ethnic and cultural music, and health care information programming. In 2005, CHPD moved to its current frequency at 105.9 FM.
-The callsign meaning of CHPD is "Canada horcht [[Plautdietsch|Plaut Dietsch]]". Plautdietsch (Mennonite Low German) is the language of the [[Russian Mennonite]]s. According to manager Hein Rempel, CHPD-FM is Canada's first and only Low German-language radio station. Hein was born in Mexico and moved to Canada in 1965.
+The callsign meaning of '''CHPD''' is "'''C'''anada '''H'''orcht [[Plautdietsch|'''P'''laut '''D'''ietsch]]". Plautdietsch (Mennonite Low German) is the language of the [[Russian Mennonite]]s. According to manager Hein Rempel, CHPD-FM is Canada's first and only Low German-language radio station. Hein was born in Mexico and moved to Canada in 1965.
 ==External links==
-* [http://www.mcson.org/programs/de-brigj/ De Brigj Radio - Mennonite Community Services]
+* [http://www.mcson.org/programs/de-brigj/ De Brigj]
+* [https://broadcasting-history.ca/radio/radio-stations/ontario/ontario-south-western/CHPD-FM CHPD-FM] at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the [[Canadian Communications Foundation]]
-* {{History of Canadian Broadcasting}}
 * {{RecnetCanada|CHPD-FM}}
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 [[Category:Radio stations established in 2005]]
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+[[Category:Plautdietsch language]]
+[[Category:Russian Mennonite diaspora in Canada]]