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.

CHPD-FM
Broadcast areaElgin County
Frequency105.9 MHz (FM)
BrandingDe Brigj
Programming
Language(s)Plautdietsch
FormatNews, Weather, Ethnic and Cultural Music
Ownership
OwnerAylmer & Area Inter-Mennonite Community
History
First air date
September 2, 2003
Former frequencies
107.7 MHz (2003–2005)
Technical information
ClassA1
ERP250 watts
Vertical Polarization Only
HAAT41.8 meters (137 ft)
Links
Websitemcson.org/programs/de-brigj

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.

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