The station airs a mix of locally produced programming and simulcasting of RNC's CJLA-FM in Lachute, Quebec.

CHPR was originally launched in 1976 as a daytimer on 1110 kHz AM radio (to protect WBT Charlotte, North Carolina and KFAB Omaha, Nebraska) to rebroadcast the programming of Cornwall's CFIX.

Due to the area's unique circumstances as a predominantly franco-ontarian community with limited local media service due to the region's proximity to the Montreal market, the station was also licensed at that time to launch a low power FM repeater to improve reception and provide a nighttime service.

Vaillancourt shutdown CFIX that year, and subsequently transferred CHPR's programming source to CJLA.

CHPR was also licensed to increase its signal to 3 kW, and to reduce its local programming to 15 hours per week.