What's New @ CHON-FM

Southern Tutchone - Phrases of the Day

In case you missed it, here are all our Southern Tutchone - Tàá’an Män (Lake Laberge) Dialect First Nation Phrases of the Day. Please note, all these translation have been generously provided by Nakhela Bunbury.
NNBY / CHON-FM re-branding

After 35 years of broadcasting to the Yukon, Northern BC and Western NWT, CHON-FM is getting a face lift
CHON-FM and KRFF Fairbanks - Broadcast Partnership

Aboriginal live radio broadcasting partnership starting in July 2018 between CHON-FM and KRFF-Fairbanks to promote, exchange and distribute indigenous language programs.
Engineering Updates

Bi-annual "sun-transit" broadcast signal interruptions in the CHON-FM satellite broadcast systems

Weather

Whitehorse COVID-19 Screening Drive-thru Closes
The drive-thru testing centre was opened on November 23, 2020 to help meet the increased demand for testing. Since its opening, 816 people were tested at the drive-thru. Due to the low testing rates, this additional location is no longer needed.
Yukoners Release 'As The Ice Melts' Videos
The two As the Ice Melts videos present stories and poetry on the theme of our changing environment by Yukon authors Ellen Bielawski and Joanna Lilley and Champagne and Aishihik First Nations storyteller Ron Chambers. Videos will be launched at a free online event at 6:30 pm on Thursday, January 28, 2021.
City of Whitehorse Relocating Transit Stop
The new location will be near the Ta'an Kwäch'än Council office, across from Better Bodies. The purpose of this move is to improve traffic visibility at the intersection of Industrial and Jasper.