We revise measurements of the positions and oscillator strengths using spectral features in the CH + A − X system, and by using high-resolution, echelle spectra of 36 stars and assuming that its wavelength and oscillator strength as given in the literature for the (0, 0) transition, i.e. 4232.548 Å and 0.00545 respectively, are correct. The recommended oscillator strengths of the lines at 3957.689, 3745.308, 3579.024, and 3447.077 Å are found to be (in units of 10 −5 ) 342, 172, 75, and 40, respectively. The estimated column densities of the CH cation toward the observed targets are also presented.