ro ads . ▁Its ▁purpose ▁is ▁to ▁support ▁" elect able " ▁conserv ative ▁political ▁candidates ▁for ▁political ▁office ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁effort ▁was ▁prompt ed ▁by ▁embar rass ing ▁fail ures ▁of ▁several ▁Te a ▁Party ▁and ▁independent ▁conserv ative ▁candidates ▁in ▁the ▁elections ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁The ▁project ▁has ▁been ▁strongly ▁critic ized ▁by ▁some ▁other ▁conserv ative ▁activ ists , ▁including ▁New t ▁G ing rich ▁who ▁described ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁" ter rible ▁idea ." ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁Category : Pol it ics ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : 2 0 1 3 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States <0x0A> </s> ▁CH Y C - AM ▁was ▁a ▁Canadian ▁radio ▁station , ▁which ▁broadcast ▁in ▁Montreal , ▁Quebec . ▁It ▁was ▁owned ▁and ▁operated ▁by ▁Northern ▁Electric ▁Co . ▁and ▁was ▁officially ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁call ▁letters ▁" CH Y C " ▁were ▁assigned ▁to ▁Northern ▁Electric ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 . ▁ ▁Sister ▁stations ▁Other ▁stations ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁through ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s . ▁▁ ▁C FC F ▁ ▁C K AC ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁List ening ▁in : ▁the ▁first ▁de cade ▁of ▁Canadian ▁broadcast ing , ▁ 1 9 2 2 - 1 9 3 2 ▁By ▁Mary ▁V ip ond ▁Edition : ▁illustrated ▁Pub lished ▁by ▁McG ill - Que en ' s ▁Press ▁- ▁M Q UP , ▁