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Bell Media Radio

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{{Short description|Canadian radio broadcaster}}
{{redirect|CHUM Radio|the radio stations in Toronto that the broadcasting chain was named after|CHUM (AM)|and|CHUM-FM}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2023}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Bell Media Radio, G.P.
| logo = IHeartRadio logo.svg
| former_name = CHUM Radio (1945–2011)
| type = [[Subsidiary]]
| foundation = {{start date and age|1945}} (as CHUM Limited) {{start date and age|2011}} (Bell Media Radio) {{start date and age|2016}} (iHeartRadio Canada)
| trade_name = [[iHeartRadio]] Canada
| location_city = [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]]
| location_country = Canada
| location = [[250 Richmond Street West]]
| key_people = [[Randy Lennox]] (president of broadcasting)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bellmedia.ca/executive-directory/|title=Executive Directory – Bell Media}}</ref>
| industry = [[Radio broadcasting]]
| divisions = Orbyt Media (formerly CHUM Radio Network)
| owner =
| parent = [[Bell Media]]
| predecessor = [[CHUM Limited]]
| homepage = {{URL|bellmedia.ca}}
}}

'''Bell Media Radio, G.P.''' (formerly '''CHUM Radio'''), operating as '''iHeartRadio Canada''', is the [[radio broadcasting]] and music events [[subsidiary]] of Canadian media conglomerate [[Bell Media]], a division of [[BCE Inc.]]. The company owns stations across the country, including in most of Canada's largest radio markets. The company's programming is distributed to other stations across Canada via its syndication division, Orbyt Media, and it is also the local licensee of the [[Virgin Radio]] brand.

iHeartRadio Canada's originated in 1945 as CHUM Radio which was then acquired by CTVglobemedia in 2007 and expanded upon the acquisition of [[Astral Media]] in 2013. The company operated over 71 radio stations across the country until 2023. Today, it operates 55 stations after a series of sales and closures.

==History==
The company has its origins in [[CHUM Limited]], which was acquired by CTVglobemedia in 2006. Through subsequent acquisitions, it also subsumed the radio properties of [[Astral Media]] in 2013; many of these were former [[Slaight Communications|Standard Radio]] stations that were acquired by Astral in 2007.

In 2016, Bell Media reached a licensing agreement with U.S. radio conglomerate [[iHeartMedia]] to operate a localized version of its [[internet radio]] platform [[iHeartRadio]], and organize Canadian versions of its event franchises (such as the Jingle Ball). Since this agreement, Bell has primarily promoted its audio content, including radio stations and podcasts, under the public-facing brand iHeartRadio Canada.

In 2023, Bell Media laid off 6% of its workforce and closed nine of its radio stations and sold three as part of a restructuring plan and consolidated newsrooms across its platforms, resulting in its news/talk stations laying off most of their news staff and relying instead on the local and national newsrooms of [[CTV News]]. Stations closed included Winnipeg's [[CFRW]], Calgary's [[CKMX]], Edmonton's [[CFRN (AM)|CFRN]], Vancouver's [[CFTE]] and [[CKST]] and London's [[CJBK]] while Hamilton's [[CKOC]] and [[CHAM (AM)|CHAM]] and Windsor's [[CKWW]] were sold<ref>{{cite news |title=BCE laying off 1,300 people, closing foreign news bureaus and 9 radio stations across Canada |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/bce-layoffs-radio-1.6876075 |access-date=February 9, 2024 |work=CBC News |date=June 14, 2023}}</ref> to [[CINA Radio Group]] for $455,000.<ref>Connie Thiessen, [https://broadcastdialogue.com/neeti-p-ray-makes-bid-to-buy-bell-media-am-stations-in-hamilton-windsor/ "Neeti P. Ray makes bid to buy Bell Media AM stations in Hamilton, Windsor"]. ''Broadcast Dialogue'', November 20, 2023.</ref>

On February 8, 2024, parent company BCE announced a total of cuts across the company, including 4,800 layoffs—with approximately 10% of those jobs being at Bell Media specifically, and the sale of 45 of its 103 radio stations to [[Vista Radio]], [[Whiteoaks Communications Group]], [[Durham Radio]], [[My Broadcasting Corporation]], [[ZoomerMedia]], [[Arsenal Media]] and [[Maritime Broadcasting]], pending approval by the [[CRTC]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Bell Media planning cuts to CTV, BNN Bloomberg following BCE layoffs, sale of 45 radio stations |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/bce-cuts-1.7108658 |access-date=February 8, 2024 |work=CTV News |date=February 8, 2024}}</ref> Bell executive Robert Malcolmson told [[Canadian Press]] that the "significant divestiture" of Bell's radio assets occurred "because it's not a viable business anymore".<ref>{{cite news |title=‘Not a viable business anymore’: Bell Media selling 45 radio stations amid layoffs |url=https://toronto.citynews.ca/2024/02/08/not-a-viable-business-anymore-bell-media-selling-45-radio-stations-amid-layoffs/ |access-date=February 10, 2024 |work=CityNews |date=February 8, 2024}}</ref>

==Operations==
[[File:chumradio.png|thumb|Former CHUM Radio logo]]

Its head office is currently located at [[250 Richmond Street West]] in [[Toronto]], where the studios of its Toronto [[Flagship (broadcasting)|flagship]] stations [[CHUM-FM]], [[CKFM-FM]], [[CFRB]] and [[CHUM (AM)|CHUM-AM]] are located. CHUM-AM and CHUM-FM moved from their historic location, 1331 Yonge Street, after the property was sold to Aspen Ridge Homes for $21.5 million.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2008/07/29/chum_site_slated_for_luxury_condos.html|title=CHUM site slated for luxury condos|website=Toronto Star|access-date=May 28, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2009/06/12/the_chum_signs_new_home.html|title=The CHUM sign's new home|website=Toronto Star|access-date=May 28, 2019}}</ref> Former [[Standard Radio]] stations CFRB and CKFM were previously located at the intersection of Yonge Street and St. Clair Avenue West until 2013.<ref>{{cite news |title=CFRB to leave landmark St. Clair offices for Queen West |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/cfrb-to-leave-landmark-st-clair-offices-for-queen-west/article_dd6d3c1d-7ce5-5caf-8988-0e3ea619e035.html |access-date=February 8, 2024 |work=Toronto Star |date=July 30, 2013}}</ref>

[[File:CHUM radio neon signs Toronto.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|The CHUM neon sign in 2010, relocated to 250 Richmond Street West]]

CHUM Radio also previously operated CHUM Satellite Services, a multimedia division which provided programming and production services for corporate clients. This operation was acquired in 2009 by [[Stingray Group|Stingray Digital]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stingray360.com/en/about-us/latest-news/2/Stingray+Digital+acquires+CHUM+Satellite+Services+Limited+from+CTV+Limited|title=Stingray Digital acquires CHUM Satellite Services Limited from CTV Limited|author=Stingray Digital|author-link=Stingray Digital|date=August 5, 2009|access-date=August 6, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321031218/http://www.stingray360.com/en/about-us/latest-news/2/Stingray+Digital+acquires+CHUM+Satellite+Services+Limited+from+CTV+Limited|archive-date=March 21, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> which eventually renamed it ''Stingray360''.

On January 6, 2016, [[iHeartMedia]] announced that Bell Media would enter into a licensing deal to launch a Canadian version of its radio streaming service [[iHeartRadio]]. Bell will handle Canadian licensing, marketing, and distribution of the service, contribute its content to the venture, and also gain rights to produce iHeartRadio-branded events. The service launched in October 2016.<ref name="gandm-iheartca">{{cite news|title=iHeartRadio joins Canada's streaming market through partnership with Bell|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/iheartradio-joins-canadas-streaming-market-through-partnership-with-bell/article28028272/|access-date=January 7, 2016|work=The Globe and Mail}}</ref>

Since then, Bell has downplayed the branding "Bell Media Radio" in reference to its stations, and has referred to the collective platform, including the terrestrial stations, online outlets (which were all consolidated under iHeartRadio.ca) and [[podcasts]] from Bell Media properties that are distributed under the platform, under the name '''iHeartRadio Canada'''. The [[Much (TV channel)|MuchMusic]] Video Awards were also re-branded as the [[iHeartRadio MMVAs]].

==Programming==
Bell's stations broadcast under various [[Radio format|formats]], although hot adult contemporary and [[adult hits]] are particularly common. The stations typically air locally produced or voice-tracked programming for the majority of their schedules, although some national network programming also airs. In 2007 and part of 2008, the hot adult contemporary radio stations also aired the national evening program ''[[The Sound Lounge]]''.<ref name="BD">{{cite web |last=Thiessen |first=Connie |date=December 28, 2020 |title=Bell Media rebrands 10 stations under 'MOVE Radio' banner |url=https://broadcastdialogue.com/bell-media-rebrands-10-stations-under-move-radio-banner/ |access-date=March 14, 2021 |website=Broadcast Dialogue}}</ref>

As of 2021, the majority of Bell Media's music radio stations operate under standard, [[Radio network|networked]] formats with a mix of local and/or common national programming.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Nationalization Takes Hold In Two Nations: Looking At Today's Three Station Format Shuffle In Detroit/Windsor|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/201551/nationalization-takes-hold-in-two-nations-looking-at-todays-three-station-format-shuffle-in-detroit-windsor/|access-date=November 20, 2020|website=RadioInsight|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Bell Media Bounces 25 Stations Across Canada To New Variety Hits Brand|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/208315/bell-media-bounces-25-stations-across-canada-to-new-variety-hits-brand/|access-date=May 20, 2021|website=RadioInsight|language=en-US}}</ref> These brands include:

* '''''[[Bounce (radio network)|Bounce]]''''': [[Adult hits]] stations. 25 stations adopted the branding upon its launch on May 18, 2021, with the largest being Winnipeg's [[CFWM-FM]] and Hamilton's [[CKLH-FM]] (which dropped the format when it was sold in 2025); the majority of the stations that flipped included adult contemporary, hot adult contemporary, [[active rock]], adult hits, and [[classic hits]] stations, including all remaining [[Bob FM]] and [[EZ Rock]]-branded stations operated by the company.<ref name=":0" />
* '''''[[Move Radio|Move]]''''': [[Adult contemporary]] stations. 10 stations adopted the branding upon its launch on December 27, 2020. The format is currently used by [[CHQM-FM]], [[CJMJ-FM]], [[CIBX-FM]], and [[CIOO-FM]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=December 27, 2020|title=Bell Media Moves Ten Stations To New Branding|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/203466/bell-media-moves-ten-stations-to-new-branding/|access-date=December 27, 2020|website=RadioInsight}}</ref>
* '''''[[Pure Country (radio network)|Pure Country]]''''': [[Country music|Country]] stations. 13 stations adopted the branding upon its launch on May 28, 2019, including 12 existing stations and newly flipped [[CKLC-FM]] in [[Kingston, Ontario|Kingston]] (which dropped the branding in 2025 following it being sold). All stations carry a midday show hosted by Shannon Ella, and ''[[The Bobby Bones Show]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pure Country: Nationwide rebrand gives new name to Big Dog 92.7|url=https://regina.ctvnews.ca/pure-country-nationwide-rebrand-gives-new-name-to-big-dog-92-7-1.4440686|access-date=May 28, 2019|website=CTV News Regina}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=May 28, 2019|title=Bell Media Rebrands 13 Canadian Country Stations As Pure Country|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/177282/bell-media-rebrands-13-canadian-country-stations-as-pure-country/|access-date=May 28, 2019|website=RadioInsight}}</ref>
* '''''[[Virgin Radio]]''''': [[Contemporary hit radio|CHR/Top 40]] stations, using branding licensed from the [[Virgin Group]]. The brand was first introduced by Astral Media's [[CKFM-FM]] in 2008.

Bell's French-language radio stations in Quebec, inherited from Astral Media, have similarly operated using networked formats:

* '''''[[Énergie]]''''': [[Mainstream rock]] stations.
* '''''[[Rouge FM]]''''': [[Adult contemporary]] stations.
Bell inherited Astral's ''[[Boom FM]]'' ([[classic hits]]) and ''[[EZ Rock]]'' (adult contemporary) brands during the acquisition as well: presently, ''Boom FM'' is formerly used only by two Bell-owned stations, both in Quebec, and the majority of English-language stations using the brand are owned by Stingray Radio (who had acquired the flagship outlet in Toronto, [[CHBM-FM]], as part of divestments during the acquisition), the French stations were later sold to [[Arsenal Media]] as part of their restructuring. The last remaining EZ Rock-branded stations in Canada were phased out with the launch of the Bounce and Move brands.

Until 2024, Bell also operated three networked brands featuring [[Talk radio|talk]] and spoken word programming. Except for TSN Radio (which features a mix of local programming and other acquired sports talk programs and event broadcasts, often syndicated from [[ESPN Radio]] and [[Westwood One]]), the majority of this programming was automated with little local content:

* '''''[[BNN_Bloomberg#Radio|BNN Bloomberg Radio]]''''' (until 2024): Business news stations, which featured programming from [[Bloomberg Radio]] and audio simulcasts of programs from the [[BNN Bloomberg]] television channel.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Bell cancels all-sports radio format on channels in Vancouver, Winnipeg and Hamilton|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/bell-media-cuts-1.5907158|access-date=February 9, 2021|website=CBC News|language=en-CA}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Faguy|first=Steve|date=February 2, 2021|title=Larger wave of cuts coming at Bell Media this week; UPDATE: 210 positions eliminated in Toronto|url=https://cartt.ca/larger-wave-of-cuts-coming-at-bell-media-this-week/|work=Cartt.ca|accessdate=February 2, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Lorinc|first=Jacob|date=February 2, 2021|title=Bell Media cuts more than 200 jobs at stations including Newstalk 1010 and CJAD 800|url=https://www.thestar.com/business/2021/02/02/bell-media-cuts-jobs-reduces-on-air-broadcasting-at-staple-news-outlets.html|work=[[Toronto Star]]|accessdate=February 2, 2021}}</ref><ref name="cartt-reorg-end-2021">{{cite web|last=Faguy|first=Steve|date=February 9, 2021|title=Ongoing Bell Media cuts see three TSN radio stations pulled today; Oosterman memo says changes are "now complete" (UPDATED)|url=https://cartt.ca/bell-cuts-see-three-tsn-radio-stations-pulled-today/|accessdate=February 9, 2021}}</ref>
* '''''Funny''''' (until 2024): Carried stand-up comedy. Was initially a Canadian licensee of the U.S. radio network [[24/7 Comedy]].<ref name="cartt-reorg-end-2021" /><ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Humble And Fred Return To Radio Via Astral Media, CFRB|url=https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/114195/humble-and-fred-return-to-radio-via-astral-media-c|access-date=September 25, 2021|website=All Access|language=en}}</ref>
* '''''[[TSN Radio]]''''': [[Sports talk]] stations, co-branded with Bell's [[The Sports Network|TSN]] sports channel. Three of the TSN Radio stations were formerly part of a larger but short-lived national sports radio network known as [[The Team (radio network)|The Team]], which was launched by CHUM Limited in 2001 on virtually all of the company's AM radio stations across Canada, but was dissolved in 2002 due to poor ratings. The stations that did not remain AM [[sports radio]] stations are either [[oldies]] or [[news]]/[[talk radio|talk]] formats.<ref>[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/bruce-dowbiggin/tsn-radio-a-reality/article1878887/ "TSN Radio a reality"]. ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', January 21, 2011.</ref>

Following the sale or closure of numerous Bell stations in 2023 and 2024, the BNN Bloomberg and Funny radio brands were no longer in use. Aside from three TSN Radio stations, Bell's remaining news/talk stations carry local programming with some regionally or nationally-syndicated shows, and audio simulcasts of [[CTV News]] programs, under the '''iHeartRadio Talk Network'''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thiessen |first=Connie |date=2022-03-11 |title=Mark Brand to debut new show on iHeartRadio talk network |url=https://broadcastdialogue.com/mark-brand-to-debut-new-show-on-iheartradio-talk-network/ |access-date=2024-06-04 |website=Broadcast Dialogue |language=en-US}}</ref> branding.

Bell distributes ''[[The Breakfast Club (radio show)|The Breakfast Club]]'', ''[[The Bobby Bones Show]]'', ''[[KQMV|Brooke & Jeffrey]]'', ''[[On Air with Ryan Seacrest]]'', and the ''[[American Top 40]]'' in Canada via the syndication arm Orbyt Media.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 11, 2020 |title=The Breakfast Club Crosses The Border Into Toronto |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/185129/the-breakfast-club-crosses-the-border-into-toronto/ |access-date=March 13, 2020 |website=RadioInsight |language=en-US}}</ref> Bell began to introduce in-house evening programming for its news/talk stations in 2017 with ''The Evan Solomon Show'' (until Solomon's departure in 2023).<ref name="cfrb">{{cite news |date=August 30, 2017 |title=Bell Media Radio Launches New National Talk Radio Program THE EVAN SOLOMON SHOW Beginning September 5 |publisher=[[CTV News]] |url=http://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/bell-media-radio-launches-new-national-talk-radio-program-the-evan-solomon-show-beginning-september-5-1.3569539}}</ref> In 2020, Bell dropped ''[[Coast to Coast AM]]'' from its stations and replaced it with ''The Late Shift with [[Jason Agnew]]'',<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Thiessen |first=Connie |date=March 1, 2021 |title=Jim Richards helms new national iHeartRadio overnight show |url=http://broadcastdialogue.com/jim-richards-helms-new-national-iheartradio-overnight-show/ |access-date=August 13, 2022 |website=Broadcast Dialogue |language=en-US}}</ref> later replaced in 2021 by the new overnight show ''The Late Showgram with [[Jim Richards (broadcaster)|Jim Richards]]''; he would later move to an evening show, ''Newstalk Tonight'', in 2022.<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Dialogue |first=Broadcast |date=2022-11-03 |title=Revolving Door |url=https://broadcastdialogue.com/revolving-door-128/ |access-date=2024-06-04 |website=Broadcast Dialogue |language=en-US}}</ref> As of 2024, other Bell Media Radio-syndicated shows include ''The [[Vassy Kapelos]] Show'', ''The [[Richard Crouse]] Show'', ''The [[Jerry Agar]] Show'', and the ''[[CTV National News]]''.

In November 2024, Bell Media announced new programming in collaboration with Canadian musician [[Bryan Adams]] (in commemoration of the 40th anniversary of his album ''[[Reckless (Bryan Adams album)|Reckless]]''), including a "Bryan Adams Radio" channel on iHeartRadio, and a new syndicated radio show presented by Adams that will launch in January 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thiessen |first=Connie |date=2024-11-05 |title=iHeartRadio Canada launches Bryan Adams streaming channel |url=https://broadcastdialogue.com/iheartradio-canada-launches-bryan-adams-streaming-channel/ |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=Broadcast Dialogue |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Stations==
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible" border="1"
|-
! scope="col" | City
! scope="col" | Call Sign
! scope="col" | Frequency
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Branding
! scope="col" | Network
! scope="col" | Format
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Brandon, Manitoba|Brandon]], [[Manitoba]]
|[[CKX-FM]]
|FM 96.1
|Bounce 96.1
|[[Bounce (radio network)|Bounce]]
|[[adult hits]]
|-
|[[CKXA-FM]]
|FM 101.1
|Pure Country 101
|[[Pure Country (radio network)|Pure Country]]
|[[Country music|country]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Calgary]], [[Alberta]]
|[[CIBK-FM]]
|FM 98.5
|98.5 Virgin Radio
|[[Virgin Radio]]
|[[contemporary hit radio]]
|-
|[[CJAY-FM]]
|FM 92.1
|CJAY 92
|
|[[mainstream rock]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Edmonton]], [[Alberta]]
|[[CFBR-FM]]
|FM 100.3
|100.3 The Bear
|
|[[active rock]]
|-
|[[CFMG-FM]]
|FM 104.9
|104.9 Virgin Radio
|[[Virgin Radio]]
|[[contemporary hit radio]]
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Fredericton]], [[New Brunswick]]
|[[CKHJ]]
|AM 1260
|Pure Country 103.5
|[[Pure Country (radio network)|Pure Country]]
|[[Country music|country]]
|-
|[[CFXY-FM]]
|FM 105.3
|Bounce 105.3
|[[Bounce (radio network)|Bounce]]
|[[adult hits]]
|-
|[[CIBX-FM]]
|FM 106.9
|Move 106.9
|[[Move Radio]]
|[[hot adult contemporary|adult contemporary]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Gatineau]], [[Quebec]]
|[[CIMF-FM]]
|FM 94.9
|94,9 Rouge
|[[Rouge FM]]
|[[adult contemporary]]
|-
|[[CKTF-FM]]
|FM 104.1
|Énergie 104,1
|[[Énergie]]
|[[mainstream rock]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Halifax Regional Municipality|Halifax]], [[Nova Scotia]]
|[[CJCH-FM]]
|FM 101.3
|101.3 Virgin Radio
|[[Virgin Radio]]
|[[contemporary hit radio]]
|-
|[[CIOO-FM]]
|FM 100.1
|Move 100
|[[Move Radio]]
|[[hot adult contemporary|adult contemporary]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Kitchener, Ontario|Kitchener]], [[Ontario]]
|[[CKKW-FM]]
|FM 99.5
|Bounce 99.5
|[[Bounce (radio network)|Bounce]]
|[[adult hits]]
|-
|[[CFCA-FM]]
|FM 105.3
|105.3 Virgin Radio
|[[Virgin Radio]]
|[[contemporary hit radio]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[London, Ontario|London]], [[Ontario]]
|[[CIQM-FM]]
|FM 97.5
|97.5 Virgin Radio
|[[Virgin Radio]]
|[[contemporary hit radio]]
|-
|[[CJBX-FM]]
|FM 92.7
|Pure Country 93
|[[Pure Country (radio network)|Pure Country]]
|[[Country music|country]]
|-
|[[Magog, Quebec|Magog]], [[Quebec]]
|[[CIMO-FM]]
|FM 106.1
|Énergie 106,1
|[[Énergie]]
|[[mainstream rock]]
|-
|[[Midland, Ontario|Midland]], [[Ontario]]
|[[CICZ-FM]]
|FM 104.1
|Bounce 104.1
|[[Bounce (radio network)|Bounce]]
|[[adult hits]]
|-
|rowspan="6"|[[Montreal]], [[Quebec]]
|[[CKGM]]
|AM 690
|TSN 690
|[[TSN Radio]]
|[[sports radio|sports]]
|-
|[[CJAD]]
|AM 800
|CJAD 800 AM
|iHeart Radio Talk Network
|[[all-news radio|news]]/[[talk radio|talk]]
|-
|[[CHOM-FM]]
|FM 97.7
|CHOM 97.7
|
|[[mainstream rock]]
|-
|[[CJFM-FM]]
|FM 95.9
|95.9 Virgin Radio
|[[Virgin Radio]]
|[[contemporary hit radio]]
|-
|[[CKMF-FM]]
|FM 94.3
|Énergie 94,3
|[[Énergie]]
|[[mainstream rock]]
|-
|[[CITE-FM]]
|FM 107.3
|107,3 Rouge
|[[Rouge FM]]
|[[adult contemporary]]
|-
|[[Orillia]], [[Ontario]]
|[[CICX-FM]]
|FM 105.9
|Pure Country 106
|[[Pure Country (radio network)|Pure Country]]
|[[country music|country]]
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]]
|[[CFRA]]
|AM 580
|580 CFRA
|iHeart Radio Talk Network
|[[all-news radio|news]]/[[talk radio|talk]]
|-
|[[CFGO]]
|AM 1200
|TSN 1200
|[[TSN Radio]]
|[[sports radio|sports]]
|-
|[[CKKL-FM]]
|FM 93.9
|Pure Country 94
|[[Pure Country (radio network)|Pure Country]]
|[[country music|country]]
|-
|[[CJMJ-FM]]
|FM 100.3
|Move 100
|[[Move Radio]]
|[[adult contemporary]]
|-
|[[Pembroke, Ontario|Pembroke]], [[Ontario]]
|[[CHVR-FM]]
|FM 96.7
|Pure Country 96.7
|[[Pure Country (radio network)|Pure Country]]
|[[Country music|country]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Quebec City]], [[Quebec]]
|[[CHIK-FM]]
|FM 98.9
|Énergie 98,9
|[[Énergie]]
|[[mainstream rock]]
|-
|[[CITF-FM]]
|FM 107.5
|107,5 Rouge
|[[Rouge FM]]
|[[adult contemporary]]
|-
|[[Regina, Saskatchewan|Regina]], [[Saskatchewan]]
|[[CHBD-FM]]
|FM 92.7
|Pure Country 92.7
|[[Pure Country (radio network)|Pure Country]]
|[[Country music|country]]
|-
|[[Rouyn-Noranda]], [[Quebec]]
|[[CJMM-FM]]
|FM 99.1
|Énergie 99,1
|[[Énergie]]
|[[mainstream rock]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Saguenay, Quebec|Saguenay]], [[Quebec]]
|[[CFIX-FM]]
|FM 96.9
|96,9 Rouge
|[[Rouge FM]]
|[[adult contemporary]]
|-
|[[CJAB-FM]]
|FM 94.5
|Énergie 94,5
|[[Énergie]]
|[[mainstream rock]]
|-
|[[Sherbrooke]], [[Quebec]]
|[[CITE-FM-1]]
|FM 102.7
|102,7 Rouge
|[[Rouge FM]]
|[[adult contemporary]]
|-
|[[Greater Sudbury|Sudbury]], [[Ontario]]
|[[CICS-FM]]
|FM 91.7
|Pure Country 91.7
|[[Pure Country (radio network)|Pure Country]]
|[[country music|country]]
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Toronto]], [[Ontario]]
|[[CFRB]]
|AM 1010
|Newstalk 1010
|iHeart Radio Talk Network
|[[all-news radio|news]]/[[talk radio|talk]]
|-
|[[CHUM (AM)|CHUM]]
|AM 1050
|TSN 1050
|[[TSN Radio]]
|[[sports radio|sports]]
|-
|[[CHUM-FM]]
|FM 104.5
|CHUM 104.5
|
|[[hot adult contemporary]]
|-
|[[CKFM-FM]]
|FM 99.9
|99.9 Virgin Radio
|[[Virgin Radio]]
|[[contemporary hit radio]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Trois-Rivières]], [[Quebec]]
|[[CHEY-FM]]
|FM 94.7
|94,7 Rouge
|[[Rouge FM]]
|[[adult contemporary]]
|-
|[[CIGB-FM]]
|FM 102.3
|Énergie 102,3
|[[Énergie]]
|[[mainstream rock]]
|-
|[[Val-d'Or]], [[Quebec]]
|[[CJMV-FM]]
|FM 102.7
|Énergie 102,7
|[[Énergie]]
|[[mainstream rock]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]]
|[[CFBT-FM]]
|FM 94.5
|94.5 Virgin Radio
|[[Virgin Radio]]
|[[contemporary hit radio]]
|-
|[[CHQM-FM]]
|FM 103.5
|Move 103.5
|[[Move Radio]]
|[[adult contemporary]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria]], [[British Columbia]]
|[[CFAX]]
|AM 1070
|CFAX 1070
|iHeart Radio Talk Network
|[[all-news radio|news]]/[[talk radio|talk]]
|-
|[[CHBE-FM]]
|FM 107.3
|107.3 Virgin Radio
|[[Virgin Radio]]
|[[contemporary hit radio]]
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Windsor, Ontario|Windsor]], [[Ontario]]
|[[CKLW]]
|AM 800
|AM 800 CKLW
|iHeart Radio Talk Network
|[[all-news radio|news]]/[[talk radio|talk]]
|-
|[[CIDR-FM]]
|FM 93.9
|93.9 Virgin Radio
|[[Virgin Radio]]
|[[contemporary hit radio]]
|-
|[[CIMX-FM]]
|FM 88.7
|Pure Country 89
|[[Pure Country (radio network)|Pure Country]]
|[[Country music|country]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Winnipeg]], [[Manitoba]]
|[[CFWM-FM]]
|FM 99.9
|Bounce 99.9
|[[Bounce (radio network)|Bounce]]
|[[adult hits]]
|-
|[[CKMM-FM]]
|FM 103.1
|103.1 Virgin Radio
|[[Virgin Radio]]
|[[contemporary hit radio]]
|}
{{NoteFoot}}
===Former stations===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | City of licence
! scope="col" | Call sign
! scope="col" | Frequency
! scope="col" | Band
! scope="col" | Years owned
! scope="col" | Fate
|-
| [[Amqui|Amqui, QC]]
! scope="row" | [[CFVM-FM]]
| data-sort-value=099900|99.9 || FM || 2013–2025 || Sold to [[Arsenal Media]] in 2024, CRTC approved sale in 2025
|-
| [[Bathurst, New Brunswick|Bathurst, NB]]
! scope="row" | [[CKBC-FM]]
| data-sort-value=104900|104.9 || FM || 2013–2024 || Sold to [[Maritime Broadcasting System]] in 2024
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[Brockville|Brockville, ON]]
! scope="row" | [[CJPT-FM]]
| data-sort-value=103700|103.7 || FM || 1996–2025|| Sold to [[My Broadcasting Corporation]] in 2024, CRTC approved sale in 2025
|-
! scope="row" | [[CFJR-FM]]
| data-sort-value=104900|104.9 || FM || 1997–2025 || Sold to My Broadcasting Corporation in 2024, CRTC approved sale in 2025
|-
| rowspan=2 | [[Calgary|Calgary, AB]]
! scope="row" | [[CKMX]]
| data-sort-value=001060|1060 || AM || 2013–2023 || Defunct, ceased operations in 2023
|-
! scope="row" | CFVP
| data-sort-value=006030|6.03 || SW || 2013-2023 || Defunct shortwave relay of CKMX
|-
| [[Dawson Creek|Dawson Creek, BC]]
! scope="row" | [[CJDC (AM)|CJDC]]
| data-sort-value=000890|890 || AM || 2013–2025 || Sold to [[Vista Radio]] in 2024, CRTC approved sale in 2025
|-
| rowspan="2"|[[Drummondville|Drummondville, QC]]
! scope="row" | [[CHRD-FM]]
| data-sort-value=105300|105.3 || FM || 2013–2025 || Sold to Arsenal Media in 2024, CRTC approved sale in 2025
|-
! scope="row" | [[CJDM-FM]]
| data-sort-value=092100|92.1 || FM || 2013–2025 || Sold to Arsenal Media in 2024, CRTC approved sale in 2025
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Edmonton|Edmonton, AB]]
! scope="row" | [[CFRN (AM)|CFRN]]
| data-sort-value=001260|1260 || AM || 2013–2023 || Defunct, ceased operations in 2023
|-
! scope="row" | [[CHBN-FM]]
| data-sort-value=091700|91.7 || FM || 2005–2010 || Sold to [[Rogers Sports & Media]] in 2010
|-
| [[Fort Nelson, British Columbia|Fort Nelson, BC]]
! scope="row" | [[CKRX-FM]]
| data-sort-value=102300|102.3 || FM || 2013–2025 || Sold to Vista Radio in 2024, CRTC approved sale in 2025
|-
| rowspan=2 | [[Fort St. John, British Columbia|Fort St. John, BC]]
! scope="row" | [[CHRX-FM]]
| data-sort-value=098500|98.5|| FM || 2013–2025 || Sold to Vista Radio in 2024, CRTC approved sale in 2025
|-
! scope="row" | [[CKNL-FM]]
| data-sort-value=101500|101.5|| FM || 2013–2025 || Sold to Vista Radio in 2024, CRTC approved sale in 2025
|-
| [[Golden, British Columbia|Golden, BC]]
! scope="row" | [[CKGR-FM]]
| data-sort-value=106300|106.3|| FM || 2013–2025 || Sold to Vista Radio in 2024, CRTC approved sale in 2025
|-
| [[Grand Falls, New Brunswick|Grand Falls, NB]]
! scope="row" | [[CIKX-FM]]
| data-sort-value=093500|93.5|| FM || 2013–2024 || Sold to Maritime Broadcasting in 2024
|-
| rowspan="3"| [[Hamilton, Ontario|Hamilton, ON]]
! scope="row" | [[CHAM (AM)|CHAM]]
| data-sort-value=000820|820 || AM || 2013–2024 || Sold to [[CINA Radio Group]] in 2023, CRTC approved sale in 2024
|-
! scope="row" | [[CKOC]]
| data-sort-value=001150|1150 || AM || 2013–2024 || Sold to CINA Radio Group in 2023, CRTC approved sale in 2024
|-
! scope="row" | [[CKLH-FM]]
| data-sort-value=108000|102.9 || FM || 2007–2024 || Sold to [[Golden Horseshoe Broadcasting]] in 2024.
|-
|[[Kawartha Lakes, Ontario|Kawartha Lakes, ON]]
! scope="row" | [[CKLY-FM]]
| data-sort-value=091900|91.9 || FM || 2000–2025|| Sold to [[Durham Radio]] in 2024, CRTC approved sale in 2025.
|-
| rowspan=3 | [[Kelowna|Kelowna, BC]]
! scope="row" | [[CKFR]]
| data-sort-value=001150|1150|| AM || 2013–2025 || Sold to Vista Radio in 2024, CRTC approved sale in 2025
|-
! scope="row" | [[CHSU-FM]]
| data-sort-value=099900|99.9|| FM || 2013–2025 || Sold to Vista Radio in 2024, CRTC approved sale in 2025
|-
! scope="row" | [[CILK-FM]]
| data-sort-value=101500|101.5|| FM || 2013–2025 || Sold to Vista Radio in 2024, CRTC approved sale in 2025
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Kingston, Ontario|Kingston, ON]]
! scope="row" | [[CFLY-FM]]
| data-sort-value=098300|98.3|| FM || 1997–2025 || Sold to My Broadcasting Corporation in 2024, CRTC approved sale in 2025
|-
! scope="row" | [[CKLC-FM]]
| data-sort-value=098900|98.9|| FM || 1997–2025 || Sold to My Broadcasting Corporation in 2024, CRTC approved sale in 2025
|-
| [[Kitimat, British Columbia|Kitimat, BC]]
! scope="row" | [[CKTK-FM]]
| data-sort-value=097700|97.7|| FM || 2013–2025 || Sold to Vista Radio in 2024, CRTC approved sale in 2025
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[London, Ontario|London, ON]]
![[CKSL]]
|1410
|AM
|2013–2016
|Defunct, ceased operations in 2016
|-
! scope="row" | [[CJBK]]
| data-sort-value="001290" |1290 || AM || 2013–2023 || Defunct, ceased operations in 2023
|-
! scope="row" | [[CHST-FM]]
| data-sort-value=102300|102.3 || FM || 2000–2010 || Sold to Rogers Sports & Media in 2010
|-
| [[Nelson, British Columbia|Nelson, BC]]
! scope="row" | [[CKKC-FM]]
| data-sort-value=106900|106.9|| FM || 2013–2025 || Sold to Vista Radio in 2024, CRTC approved sale in 2025
|-
| [[Osoyoos|Osoyoos, BC]]
! scope="row" | [[CJOR (AM)|CJOR]]
| 1240|| AM || 2007–2025 || Sold to Vista Radio in 2024, CRTC approved sale in 2025
|-
| [[Owen Sound|Owen Sound, ON]]
! scope="row" | [[CJOS-FM]]
| 92.3|| FM || 2018–2024 || Sold to [[ZoomerMedia]] in 2024
|-
|rowspan="2" |[[Penticton|Penticton, BC]]
! scope="row" | [[CKOR]]
| 800|| AM || 2013–2025 || Sold to Vista Radio in 2024, CRTC approved sale in 2025
|-
! scope="row" | [[CJMG-FM]]
| 97.1|| FM || 2013–2025|| Sold to Vista Radio in 2024, CRTC approved sale in 2025
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Peterborough, Ontario|Peterborough, ON]]
! scope="row" | [[CKPT-FM]]
| 99.7|| FM || 1977–2025 || Sold to Durham Radio in 2024, CRTC approved sale in 2025.
|-
! scope="row" | [[CKQM-FM]]
| 105.1|| FM || 1977–2025 || Sold to Durham Radio in 2024, CRTC approved sale in 2025.
|-
|-
| [[Prince Rupert, British Columbia|Prince Rupert, BC]]
! scope="row" | [[CHTK-FM]]
| 99.1|| FM || 2013–2025 || Sold to Vista Radio in 2024, CRTC approved sale in 2025
|-
| [[Revelstoke, British Columbia|Revelstoke, BC]]
! scope="row" | [[CKCR-FM]]
| 106.1|| FM || 2013–2025 || Sold to Vista Radio in 2024, CRTC approved sale in 2025
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[Rimouski|Rimouski, QC]]
! scope="row" | [[CIKI-FM]]
| 98.7 || FM || 2013–2025 || Sold to Arsenal Media in 2024
|-
! scope="row" | [[CJOI-FM]]
| 102.9 || FM || 2013–2025|| Sold to Arsenal Media in 2024, CRTC approved sale in 2025
|-
| [[Saint-Hyacinthe|Saint-Hyacinthe, QC]]
! scope="row" | [[CFEI-FM]]
| 106.5 || FM || 2013–2025|| Sold to Arsenal Media in 2024, CRTC approved sale in 2025
|-
| [[Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu|Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC]]
! scope="row" | [[CFZZ-FM]]
| 104.1 || FM || 2013–2025 || Sold to Arsenal Media in 2024, CRTC approved sale in 2025
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[St. Catharines|St. Catharines, ON]]
! scope="row" | [[CKTB]]
| 610 || AM || 2013–2024 || Sold to Golden Horseshoe Broadcasting in 2024
|-
! scope="row" | [[CHRE-FM]]
| 105.7 || FM || 2013–2024 || Sold to Golden Horseshoe Broadcasting in 2024
|-
! scope="row" | [[CHTZ-FM]]
| 97.7 || FM || 2013–2024 || Sold to Golden Horseshoe Broadcasting in 2024
|-
| [[Salmon Arm|Salmon Arm, BC]]
! scope="row" | [[CKXR-FM]]
| 91.5|| FM || 2013–2025 || Sold to Vista Radio in 2024, CRTC approved sale in 2025
|-
| [[Summerland, British Columbia|Summerland, BC]]
! scope="row" | [[CHOR-FM]]
| 98.5|| FM || 2013–2025 || Sold to Vista Radio in 2024, CRTC approved sale in 2025
|-
|rowspan="2" | [[Terrace, British Columbia|Terrace, BC]]
! scope="row" | [[CFTK (AM)|CFTK]]
| 590|| AM || 2013–2025 || Sold to Vista Radio in 2024, CRTC approved sale in 2025
|-
! scope="row" | [[CJFW-FM]]
| 103.1|| FM || 2013–2025 || Sold to Vista Radio in 2024, CRTC approved sale in 2025
|-
| [[Toronto|Toronto, ON]]
! scope="row" | [[CFXJ-FM]]
| 93.5 || FM || 2010–2013 || Sold to [[Stingray Radio]] in 2013
|-
| [[Trail, British Columbia|Trail, BC]]
! scope="row" | [[CJAT-FM]]
| 95.7|| FM || 2013–2025|| Sold to Vista Radio in 2024, CRTC approved sale in 2025
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Truro, Nova Scotia|Truro, NS]]
! scope="row" | [[CKTO-FM]]
| 100.9 || FM || 2013–2024 || Sold to Maritime Broadcasting in 2024
|-
! scope="row" | [[CKTY-FM]]
| 99.5 || FM || 2013–2024 || Sold to Maritime Broadcasting in 2024
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Vancouver|Vancouver, BC]]
! scope="row" | [[CKST]]
| 1040 || AM || 1992–2023 || Defunct, ceased operations in 2023
|-
! scope="row" | [[CFTE]]
| 1410 || AM || 1973–2023 || Defunct, ceased operations in 2023
|-
| [[Vernon, British Columbia|Vernon, BC]]
! scope="row" | [[CICF-FM]]
| 105.7|| FM || 2013–2025|| Sold to Vista Radio in 2024, CRTC approved sale in 2025
|-
| [[Windsor, Ontario|Windsor, ON]]
! scope="row" | [[CKWW]]
| 580 || AM || 1985–2024 || Sold to CINA Radio Group in 2023, CRTC approved sale in 2024
|-
| [[Winnipeg|Winnipeg, MB]]
! scope="row" | [[CFRW]]
| 1290 || AM || 1974–2023 || Defunct, ceased operations in 2023
|-
| [[Woodstock, New Brunswick|Woodstock, NB]]
! scope="row" | [[CJCJ-FM]]
| 104.1 || FM || 2013–2024 || Sold to Maritime Broadcasting in 2024
|}

==See also==
*[[List of assets owned by Bell Media#Bell Media Radio|List of assets owned by Bell Media]]
*[[Virgin Radio]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.iheartradio.ca/home}}

{{Bell Media}}

[[Category:Bell Media]]
[[Category:Radio broadcasting companies of Canada]]

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CKPT-FM

2025-05-18T19:04:38Z

45.44.65.172: /* External links */Changed category

{{short description|Radio station in Peterborough, Ontario}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name = CKPT-FM
| logo = Logo pete997 bw 640.png
| logo_size =
| city = [[Peterborough, Ontario|Peterborough]], [[Ontario]]
| area = [[Peterborough County]]
| branding = Pete 99.7
| airdate = December 1, 1959 ([[AM broadcasting|AM]]) August 20, 2007 ([[FM broadcasting|FM]])
| frequency = 99.7 [[Hertz|MHz]] ([[FM broadcasting|FM]])
| format = [[Adult contemporary]]
| class = B<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2007/db2007-99.htm|title = ARCHIVED - CKPT Peterborough - Conversion to FM band|date = 23 March 2007}}</ref>
| power = 3,700 [[watt]]s<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2008/db2008-48.htm|title = ARCHIVED - FM station in Peterborough - Technical change|date = 27 February 2008}}</ref>
| haat = {{convert|81.4|meters}}
| owner = [[Durham Radio]]
| licensee =
| webcast = [https://www.pete997.fm/index.php/listen-live Listen Live]
| website = [https://www.pete997.fm/ pete997.fm]
| callsign_meaning = Peterborough
| former_frequencies = 1420 [[Hertz|kHz]] ([[AM broadcasting|AM]]) (1959–2008) 99.3 [[Hertz|MHz]] (2007–2008)
| sister_stations = [[CKXP-FM]]
| affiliations =
}}
'''CKPT-FM''' (99.7 [[FM broadcasting|FM]], "Pete 99.7") is a radio station in [[Peterborough, Ontario]]. Owned by [[Durham Radio]], it broadcasts an [[adult contemporary]] format. Its studios and offices are located on George Street North in Peterborough, while its [[transmitter]] is located on Greencrest Drive.<ref>[https://fccdata.org/?call=ckpt&ccode=2&city=&state=&country=CA&cansvc=B&party= FCCdata.org/CKPT-FM]</ref>
==History==
===1420 AM===
CKPT originally began broadcasting at 1420 [[AM broadcasting|AM]] on December 1, 1959.<ref>[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1960/B%203%20Radio%20Yearbook%201960.pdf Broadcasting Yearbook 1960 page B-85]</ref> The station was powered at 1,000 [[watt]]s by day and 500 watts at night. It was owned by the Peterborough Broadcasting Company. By the 1980s, the power increased to 10,000 watts day/5,000 watts night. CKPT aired an [[adult top 40]] format in the 80s and 90s.

In May 2001, CKPT changed from its soft [[oldies]] format in favour of a national [[sports radio]] network ''[[The Team (radio network)|The Team]]''. In August 2002, after just over a year on the air, then-owner [[CHUM Limited]] reversed the decision on "The Team" format and returned to music, playing [[adult standards]] and [[oldies]] as ''1420 Memories''.

Prior to the switch to FM in 2007, the station was known as ''1420 CKPT, Peterborough's Soft Favorites''.

===Switch to 99.3 FM===
In March 2007, CKPT was given approval by the [[Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission|CRTC]] to convert to 99.3 [[Hertz|MHz]].<ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2007/db2007-99.htm CRTC Decision 2007-99]</ref> The frequency was chosen by CHUM, Inc. Another station, CKKK-FM (now [[CJMB-FM]]), was willing to move from 99.5 to 90.5 in March 2007, so CKPT could move to 99.3 MHz. CKKK's move was approved on July 9, 2007. The frequency change to 90.5 took place on August 20, 2007.

Later in 2007, CKPT was one of the stations included in the takeover of CHUM Limited by CTVglobemedia (now [[Bell Media]])

On August 21, 2007, '''CKPT-FM''' signed on 99.3 with a [[hot adult contemporary]] format under the new name ''Energy 99.3''.<ref>[http://www.mykawartha.com/news/article/16093 New-Style CKPT hits the airwaves] Mykawartha.com August 22, 2007</ref> The change came just one day after CKKK moved from 99.5 to 90.5 FM. The new CKPT signal simulcast on its old frequency until May 5, 2008.<ref>[http://neilsanderson.com/?p=546 AM shutdown renews radio memories] Neil Sanderson on multimedia publishing</ref><ref>[http://www.fybush.com/NERW/2008/080512/nerw.html Northeast Radio Watch May 12, 2008]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080510042603/http://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1016474 CKPT switches off AM transmitter] The [[Peterborough Examiner]]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.scannerdesk.com/joomla/index.php/newsblogger/196-ckpt-switches-off-am-transmitter |title=CKPT Switches off AM Transmitter |access-date=2016-11-21 |archive-date=2016-11-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161122071954/http://www.scannerdesk.com/joomla/index.php/newsblogger/196-ckpt-switches-off-am-transmitter |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1054704&auth=SARAH+DEETH%2fExaminer+Staff+Writer CKPT towers come down]{{Dead link|date=October 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} The Peterborough Examiner June 3, 2008</ref><ref>[http://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1055971&auth=BY+SARAH+DEETH+EXAMINER+STAFF+WRITER Crashing to Earth - Golden era of CKPT AM radio officially ends as towers come down]{{Dead link|date=June 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} The Peterborough Examiner June 3, 2008</ref>

===Move to 99.7===
[[File:Energy-997.png|thumb|Logo as Energy 99.7, 2008-2020]]
On January 14, 2008, CKPT filed an application to relocate to 99.7 [[Hertz|MHz]],<ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2008/pb2008-3.htm CRTC public notice 2008-3]</ref> in order to resolve interference issues to [[CBLA-FM|CBCP-FM]] on 98.7 FM; this application was approved on February 27, 2008.<ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2008/db2008-48.htm CRTC Broadcasting Decision 2008-48 (February 27, 2008)]</ref>

On June 2, 2008, the remaining AM towers in the four [[tower array]] on Crowley Line were taken down. A week earlier, two of the towers were actually toppled, because of structural deterioration. The same day the old AM towers came down on June 2, 2008, CKPT moved to 99.7 with the same format and moniker.<ref>[http://www.fybush.com/NERW/2008/080609/nerw.html Northeast Radio Watch June 9, 2008]</ref>
[[File:CKPT Move997.png|thumb|right|Logo as Move 99.7, 2020-2025]]
On December 27, 2020, as part of a nationwide rebranding by Bell Media, CKPT rebranded as ''[[Move Radio|Move]] 99.7''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-12-27 |title=Bell Media Moves Ten Stations To New Branding |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/203466/bell-media-moves-ten-stations-to-new-branding/ |access-date=2025-05-06 |website=RadioInsight |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Sale to Durham Radio===
On February 8, 2024, Bell announced a restructuring that included the sale of 45 of its 103 radio stations to seven buyers, subject to approval by the CRTC, including CKPT, which is to be sold to [[Durham Radio]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hudes |first1=Sammy |title='Not a viable business anymore': Bell Media selling 45 radio stations amid layoffs |url=https://www.thestar.com/business/not-a-viable-business-anymore-bell-media-selling-45-radio-stations-amid-layoffs/article_59a7d1cd-4fb8-5494-9dd6-01b6d3b96364.html |access-date=8 February 2024 |work=[[Toronto Star]] |agency=[[The Canadian Press]] |date=8 February 2024}}</ref><ref>[https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2024/2024-148.htm#bm2 Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2024-148], ''CRTC'', July 2, 2024</ref> On January 30, 2025, the CRTC approved the sale to Durham.<ref>[https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2025/2025-32.htm Broadcasting Decision 2025-32] ''CRTC'', January 30, 2025</ref>

On May 5, 2025, the station dropped the ''Move'' branding and began [[Stunting (broadcasting)|stunting]] with a broad array of popular music, while also directing listeners to submit song requests via the [[landing page]] LetsShakeItUp.ca.''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-05 |title=Two Rebrands & One Stunt As Durham Radio Completes Ontario Acquisition |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/299937/two-rebrands-one-stunt-as-durham-radio-completes-ontario-acquisition/ |access-date=2025-05-06 |website=RadioInsight |language=en-US}}</ref>'' A week later, CKPT emerged from the stunt as ''Pete 99.7'', with a format focusing on hit music from the 1980s to the present.<ref>{{cite web |date=2025-05-12 |title=Pete FM Debuts In Peterborough ON |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/300291/pete-fm-debuts-in-peterborough-on/ |access-date=2025-05-12 |website=RadioInsight}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|https://www.pete997.fm/}}
* [https://broadcasting-history.ca/radio/radio-stations/ontario/ontario-eastern/CKPT-FM CKPT-FM] at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the [[Canadian Communications Foundation]]
* {{RecnetCanada|CKPT-FM}}

{{Peterborough Radio}}
{{Adult Contemporary Radio Stations in Ontario}}

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[[Category:Radio stations in Peterborough, Ontario|KPT]]
[[Category:Adult contemporary radio stations in Canada|KPT]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1959]]
[[Category:1959 establishments in Ontario]]

CHSU-FM

2025-05-12T22:42:02Z

45.44.65.172:

{{Short description|Radio station in Kelowna, British Columbia}}
{{Infobox radio station
| logo = SUN-FM-Logo Primary-Full-Colour.webp
| logo_size =
| name = CHSU-FM
| airdate = October [[1995 in radio|1995]]
| frequency = 99.9 [[Hertz|MHz]] ([[FM broadcasting|FM]])
| city = [[Kelowna]], [[British Columbia]]
| country = CA
| area = [[Okanagan|Okanagan Valley]]
| format = [[Contemporary hit radio|CHR/Top 40]]
| owner = [[Vista Radio]]
| erp = 11,000 [[watt]]s average 35,000 watts peak [[Polarization (antenna)|horizontal polarization]] only
| haat = {{convert|114.5|meters}}
| branding = 99.9 Sun FM
| class = B
| coordinates = {{Coord|49|46|5.16|N|119|30|3.60|W|display=inline}}
| sister_stations = [[CKFR]], [[CILK-FM]]
| webcast = [https://radioplayer.vistaradio.ca/chsu Listen Live]
| website = [https://www.mykelownalakecountrynow.com/ mykelownalakecountrynow.com]
| callsign_meaning = '''CH SU'''n (branding)
| affiliations =
}}
'''CHSU-FM''' is a Canadian [[Radio broadcasting|radio station]], broadcasting at 99.9 [[FM broadcasting|FM]] in [[Kelowna]], [[British Columbia]], Canada. The station currently broadcasts a [[contemporary hit radio|CHR/Top 40]] [[radio format|format]] branded as ''99.9 Sun FM''. The station is owned by [[Vista Radio]].

==History==
CHSU traces its origins to 1995, when the [[Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission]] (CRTC) granted Four Seasons Radio Ltd. a new FM licence for the Kelowna market offering [[country music]].<ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1995/DB95-131.HTM Decision CRTC 95-131]</ref> The station's initial call letters were '''CKBL''' and its branding was ''99.9 The Bullet''. It launched in October 1995, and was the sister station of CKIQ, a [[all-news radio|news]]/[[talk radio|talk]] station on the [[AM broadcasting|AM]] band that was also owned by Four Seasons. In 1996, Okanagan Skeena Radio Group Ltd. acquired a number of stations in the [[Okanagan]] market when it bought out Four Seasons' parent company.

One year later, in 1997, ''99.9 Sun FM'' replaced "The Bullet" by offering a hot [[Adult contemporary music|adult contemporary]] format. Its call letters were changed to '''CHSU-FM''' as well. Simultaneously, CKIQ changed its call letters to '''CKBL''', which meant the Kelowna market lost a news/talk station, leaving cross-town competitor CKOV (since early 2010, an [[FM broadcasting|FM]] station with the call letters [[CKQQ-FM|CKQQ]]) as the sole station offering that format. CKBL continued to offer country music on the rebranded ''1150 AM The Bullet''.

In 1999, [[Telemedia]] acquired Okanagan Skeena Radio Group Ltd. along with other radio assets across the country. In 2002, Standard Broadcasting acquired Telemedia's radio assets. Standard later sold some stations in other provinces to various companies, but it has retained its [[British Columbia]] stations and CHSU continues to operate with the same format and branding.

In October 2007, [[Astral Media]] acquired Standard Broadcasting's terrestrial radio and television assets, including CHSU. Astral was in turn acquired by [[Bell Media]].

On October 3, 2019, CHSU dropped its long-time "Sun" branding and relaunched as ''99.9 [[Virgin Radio]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kelownanow.com/watercooler/news/news/Kelowna/Sun_FM_no_more_Kelowna_s_99_9_FM_pulls_off_surprise_rebrand/|title=Sun FM no more: Kelowna’s 99.9 FM pulls off surprise rebrand|work=Kelowna Now|date=October 3, 2019|access-date=October 9, 2019}}</ref>

On February 8, 2024, Bell announced that it would sell 21 of its radio stations in British Columbia, including CHSU, to [[Vista Radio]], pending CRTC approval. The application was approved on February 13, 2025.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hudes |first1=Sammy |title='Not a viable business anymore': Bell Media selling 45 radio stations amid layoffs |url=https://www.thestar.com/business/not-a-viable-business-anymore-bell-media-selling-45-radio-stations-amid-layoffs/article_59a7d1cd-4fb8-5494-9dd6-01b6d3b96364.html |access-date=8 February 2024 |work=[[Toronto Star]] |agency=[[The Canadian Press]] |date=8 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2025-44 |url=https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2025/2025-44.htm |website=Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2025-44 |publisher=CRTC}}</ref> On April 14, 2025, as the Virgin Radio branding is licensed exclusively in Canada to Bell, Vista reinstated the "Sun FM" branding.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thiessen |first=Connie |date=2025-04-14 |title=Vista Radio launches simultaneous rebrand of 21 former Bell Media stations |url=https://broadcastdialogue.com/vista-radio-launches-simultaneous-rebrand-of-21-former-bell-media-stations/ |access-date=2025-04-14 |website=Broadcast Dialogue |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Rebroadcasters==
{{RadioRebroadcasters
| rec = true
| crtc = true
| callsign = CHSU-FM
| call1 = CHSU-FM-1
| freq1 = 98.1 FM
| watts1 = 18 (Horizontal [[Polarization (antenna)|polarization]] only)
| class1 = LP
| city1 = [[Big White Ski Resort]]
| crtc1 = [http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1999/DB99-35.HTM 99-35]
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.mykelownalakecountrynow.com/ 99.9 Sun FM]
* [https://broadcasting-history.ca/radio/radio-stations/british-columbia/british-columbia-south/CHSU-FM CHSU-FM] at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the [[Canadian Communications Foundation]]
* {{RecnetCanada|CHSU-FM}}

{{Okanagan Radio}}
{{Vista Broadcast Group}}

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CKFR

2025-05-12T22:41:22Z

45.44.65.172:

{{short description|Radio station in Kelowna, British Columbia}}
{{Infobox radio station
| logo = AM 1150 CKFR.jpg
| name = CKFR
| airdate = November 8, [[1971 in radio|1971]]
| frequency = 1150 [[Hertz|kHz]] ([[AM broadcasting|AM]])
| city = [[Kelowna]], [[British Columbia]]
| country = CA
| area = [[Okanagan|Okanagan Valley]]
| format = [[All-news radio|News]]/[[Talk radio|Talk]]/[[Sports radio|Sports]]
| affiliations = [[West Kelowna Warriors]]
| owner = [[Vista Radio]]
| licensee =
| branding = AM 1150 News, Talk, Sports
| power = 10,000 [[watt]]s
| class = B
| sister_stations = [[CHSU-FM]], [[CILK-FM]]
| webcast = [https://radioplayer.vistaradio.ca/ckfr Listen Live]
| website = [https://www.am1150.ca/ https://www.am1150.ca/]
}}

'''CKFR''' is a [[radio station]] in [[Kelowna]], [[British Columbia]], Canada. Broadcasting at 1150 [[AM broadcasting|AM]], the station airs [[all-news radio|news]]/[[talk radio|talk]] and [[sports radio|sports]] formats, and identifies on air as ''AM 1150 News, Talk, Sports''. It is owned by [[Vista Radio]].

Currently on-air is Phil Johnson, host of The AM 1150 Early Edition, alongside producer Jaden Large. Catch them weekdays from 6-9{{nbsp}}AM.

Throughout the day, Mike English, Tyler Marr, Calvin Hector read the news during the midday and afternoon newscasts.

Syndicated programming includes [[Vassy Kapelos]], Mike Smyth Show, The Nightshift with Shane Hewitt, and various [[iHeartRadio]] Canada programming.

Other than in mandated hourly pre-recorded station identifications and the title of the morning show, the callsign '''CKFR''' is not mentioned on air or in station branding and promos. The callsign was randomly assigned to replace the former '''CKBL''' callsign when the station switched from 1150 AM The Bullet's [[country music|country]] format to Oldies 1150's [[oldies]] format in 2004.

==History==
The station originated as '''CKIQ''', first signing on the air on November 8, [[1971 in radio|1971]]. It was owned and operated by veteran broadcasters Walter Gray, who would later serve as three-term mayor of Kelowna, and Bob Hall through their company Four Seasons Radio. Four Seasons also owned several stations in [[Golden, British Columbia|Golden]], [[Revelstoke, British Columbia|Revelstoke]] and [[Salmon Arm, British Columbia|Salmon Arm]]. The licence, for an [[AM broadcasting|AM]] station operating on 1150 kHz with a day and night power of 1,000 watts, was awarded July 22 of the same year and beat out a competing application from J.B. Cooper.

In the summer of 1972, the offices of CKIQ were destroyed by fire. By the next day, the station was back on the air, reportedly operating out of several motel rooms in the area. Warehouse space in the area was found for CKIQ to operate out of for six months while the fire-ravaged building was rebuilt on the original property. The following year, in December 1973, CKIQ's daytime power was increased to 10,000 watts while nighttime power remained at 1,000 power. Nighttime power is often lower because of changes in the planet's [[ionosphere]] that allow a station to be broadcast farther and more clearly at low power. However, in 1981, CKIQ's nighttime power increased from 1,000 to 10,000 watts as well.

In 1982, CKIQ's coverage area expanded with the granting by the [[Canadian Radio-television Telecommunications Commission]] for an [[FM broadcasting|FM]] rebroadcaster at Big White Ski Village on [[Big White Mountain|Big White]] mountain. It was known unofficially as '''CKIQ-FM''', though that was never advertised on air, when the rebroadcaster launched in 1983.

In 1995, Four Seasons Radio launched [[CHSU-FM|CKBL-FM]] after receiving approval for an FM licence in the Kelowna radio market. That station was branded as ''99.9 The Bullet'' and broadcast a [[country music|country]] format.

A company called Okanagan Skeena Radio Group acquired the remaining 73.2% of a personal holding company, West Global Broadcast Holding that it didn't already own from Walter Gray, Bob Hall, and other shareholders. West Global, in turned, owned the operating company for CKIQ and CKBL, Four Seasons Radio. Following this transaction, Okanagan Skeena Radio Group became the new sole owner of these radio stations, as well as stations in Golden, Revelstoke, Salmon Arm and its southern interior stations.

1997 saw major changes to the two sister stations in the Kelowna radio market. CKBL-FM became '''[[CHSU-FM]]''', changing its branding to ''99.9 Sun FM'' and its music format to [[hot adult contemporary]]. Simultaneously, CKIQ-AM's call letters became CKBL-AM and its format switched from its twenty-six-year-old [[all-news radio|news]]/[[talk radio|talk]] format to a [[country music|country]] format and the station was now branded as ''1150 AM The Bullet''. This all required, and received, approval of the [[Canadian Radio-television Telecommunications Commission]] (CRTC) and [[Industry Canada]] for the flipping of CKBL from the FM to the AM band and the various callsign changes.

Several things happened in 1999. CKBL-AM's CKBL-FM-1 rebroadcaster at Big White Ski Village (98.1 MHz with ERP of 18 watts) ceased to be a rebroadcaster for CKBL-AM. It was now a rebroadcaster for CHSU-FM. [[Telemedia]] purchased Okanagan Skeena Group. Finally, on October 28 of the same year, Okanagan Skeena Radio Group's application to convert CKBL to the FM band was denied by the CRTC.<ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1999/DB99-481.HTM Decision CRTC 99-481]</ref> The application was submitted by Okanagan Skeena before Telemedia's buyout Okanagan Skeena Radio Group was finalized.

In 2002, [[Standard Radio]] acquired Telemedia's radio and northern BC TV station assets. Telemedia's printed periodical business were largely acquired by [[Transcontinental Media]] at the same time. By buying Telemedia's radio and TV stations, Standard became the largest privately owned radio station owner and operator in Canada.

On August 1, 2003, CKBL switched from country music to an [[oldies]] format and its branding was also changed to ''Oldies 1150''. In May 2004, its call letters were changed as well to its current callsign of '''CKFR'''. ''KFR Kelowna'' was added to the Oldies 1150 logo and the station was given a slogan as well, calling itself "The Greatest Music on Earth". (As of November 1, 2007, [[CKBL-FM|CKBL]] are the call letters of an FM station in [[Saskatoon]], [[Saskatchewan]])

On August 29, 2007, CKFR-AM switched to its current format of [[all-news radio|news]]/[[talk radio|talk]] and [[sports radio|sports]], branding itself as ''AM 1150 News, Talk, Sports'' when cross-town competitor [[CKQQ-FM|CKOV]] switched to the FM dial and began offering a [[country music|country]] format as ''B-103'' on August 17. For two weeks, Kelowna was without a news/talk radio station.

In October 2007, [[Astral Media]] acquired Standard Broadcasting's terrestrial radio and television assets, including CKFR. Astral was subsequently acquired by [[Bell Media]]

On February 8, 2024, Bell Media announced a restructuring that included the sale of 45 of its 103 radio stations to seven buyers, subject to approval by the CRTC, including CKFR, which is to be sold to [[Vista Radio]]. The application was approved on February 13, 2025.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hudes |first1=Sammy |title='Not a viable business anymore': Bell Media selling 45 radio stations amid layoffs |url=https://www.thestar.com/business/not-a-viable-business-anymore-bell-media-selling-45-radio-stations-amid-layoffs/article_59a7d1cd-4fb8-5494-9dd6-01b6d3b96364.html |access-date=8 February 2024 |work=[[Toronto Star]] |agency=[[The Canadian Press]] |date=8 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2025-44 |url=https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2025/2025-44.htm |website=Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2025-44 |publisher=CRTC}}</ref> Vista took ownership of CKFR on April 14, 2025, with the company stating that there would be no major changes to CKFR's programming.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thiessen |first=Connie |date=2025-04-14 |title=Vista Radio launches simultaneous rebrand of 21 former Bell Media stations |url=https://broadcastdialogue.com/vista-radio-launches-simultaneous-rebrand-of-21-former-bell-media-stations/ |access-date=2025-04-14 |website=Broadcast Dialogue |language=en-US}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}
*[http://www.bcradiohistory.com/Names/CKIQPage.htm BC Radio History - CKIQ]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070921041507/http://www.standardradio.com/node/368339 AM 1150 News, Talk, Sports | Standard Radio] Information on the station.
* [https://broadcasting-history.ca/radio/radio-stations/british-columbia/british-columbia-south/ckfr-am/ CKFR] at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the [[Canadian Communications Foundation]]

==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.iheartradio.ca/am-1150|AM 1150 News, Talk, Sports}}
* [https://broadcasting-history.ca/radio/radio-stations/british-columbia/british-columbia-south/ckfr-am/ CKFR] at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the [[Canadian Communications Foundation]]
**[http://bcradiohistory.radiowest.ca/Biographies/BOBHALL.htm Bob Hall] at BC Radio History
* [http://bcradiohistory.radiowest.ca/Biographies/BOBHALL.htm] at BC Radio History

{{Okanagan Radio}}
{{Vista Broadcast Group}}
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CJDC (AM)

2025-05-12T22:00:31Z

45.44.65.172: /* External links */

{{short description|Radio station in Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Canada}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name = CJDC
| airdate = December 15, [[1947 in radio|1947]]
| logo = The-ranch-890am.png
| logo_size = 250px
| frequency = 890 [[Hertz|kHz]] ([[AM broadcasting|AM]])/92.7 [[Hertz|mHz]] ([[FM broadcasting|FM]])
| city = [[Dawson Creek]], [[British Columbia]]
| area = [[Peace River Regional District]]
| format = [[Country music|Country]]
| owner = [[Vista Radio]]
| licensee = | power = 10,000 [[watt]]s
| branding = The Ranch AM 890
| class = B
| sister_stations =
| webcast = [https://www.iheartradio.ca/purecountry/dawson-creek Listen Live]
| website = [https://www.mypeaceregionnow.com/shows/ My Peace Region Now]
| callsign_meaning = '''CJ D'''awson '''C'''reek (broadcast area)
| affiliations = [[Premiere Networks]]
}}
'''CJDC''' is a Canadian [[radio station]], broadcasting at 890 [[AM broadcasting|AM]] in [[Dawson Creek]], [[British Columbia]], with a repeater broadcasting at 92.7 FM in [[Tumbler Ridge]], [[British Columbia]]. The station, owned by [[Vista Radio]], airs a [[country music|country]] [[radio format|format]], and as of April 14, 2025, is branded as CJDC AM 890 The Ranch. CJDC broadcasts with a power of 10,000 watts day and night and uses a [[omnidirectional antenna|non-directional]] antenna daytime, and a two-tower [[directional antenna]] nighttime, to protect [[Clear-channel station|Class-A clear-channel]] stations [[KBBI]] [[Homer, Alaska|Homer]], [[Alaska]] and [[WLS (AM)|WLS]] [[Chicago, Illinois]]. Its broadcast area reaches [[Valleyview, Alberta|Valleyview]], [[Grande Prairie]], [[Chetwynd, British Columbia|Chetwynd]], Fort St. John, [[Cecil Lake]], Rose Prairie, and many other rural communities in the Peace Region. It is one of the only stations that comes in clearly for many people in the rural areas of the Peace Region.

==History==
The station was launched on December 15, 1947, by local broadcaster Radio Station CJDC (Dawson Creek, BC) Ltd. as an affiliate of the [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]'s [[Trans-Canada Network]], broadcasting on 1350 AM. In 1959, the company also launched [[CJDC-TV]], a [[CBC Television]] affiliate, and changed its corporate name to CJDC Ltd. At a later date, the corporate name was changed to Mega Communications.

The station adopted its current frequency of 890 AM in 1986,<ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1986/DB86-628.HTM Decision CRTC 86-628]</ref> and added a [[Broadcast relay station|translator]] on 92.7 [[FM broadcasting|FM]] at [[Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia|Tumbler Ridge]] in 1988 with the callsign '''CJDC-1-FM'''.<ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1988/DB88-854.HTM Decision CRTC 88-854]</ref>

The stations were sold to Okanagan Skeena Broadcasters in 1997, to [[Telemedia]] in 1999. Telemedia was later taken over by [[Standard Radio]] in 2002, and most of Standard's assets, including the CJDC stations, were in turn acquired by Astral in 2007, and were sold to [[Bell Media]] in 2013.

On May 28, 2019, as part of a country-wide format reorganization by Bell, CJDC rebranded as ''[[Pure Country (radio network)|Pure Country]] 890''.<ref>[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/177282/bell-media-rebrands-13-canadian-country-stations-as-pure-country/ Bell Media Rebrands 13 Canadian Country Stations As Pure Country]</ref>

On February 8, 2024, Bell announced a restructuring that included the sale of 45 of its 103 radio stations to seven buyers, subject to approval by the CRTC, including CJDC, which is to be sold to [[Vista Radio]]. The application was approved on February 13, 2025.<ref>{{cite web |title=Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2025-44 |url=https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2025/2025-44.htm |website=Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2025-44 |publisher=CRTC |access-date=13 February 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Hudes |first1=Sammy |title='Not a viable business anymore': Bell Media selling 45 radio stations amid layoffs |url=https://www.thestar.com/business/not-a-viable-business-anymore-bell-media-selling-45-radio-stations-amid-layoffs/article_59a7d1cd-4fb8-5494-9dd6-01b6d3b96364.html |access-date=8 February 2024 |work=[[Toronto Star]] |agency=[[The Canadian Press]] |date=8 February 2024}}</ref>

The sale took effect April 14, 2025, and Vista rebranded the station to ''890 The Ranch'' maintaining the country format.

==Former logos==
[[File:890 CJDC.svg|250px]]
[[File:CJDC.png|250px]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.mypeaceregionnow.com/shows/ 890 the Ranch]
* [https://broadcasting-history.ca/radio/radio-stations/british-columbia/british-columbia-north/cjdc-am/ CJDC (AM)] at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the [[Canadian Communications Foundation]]
* {{RecnetCanada|CJDC}}

{{Vista Broadcast Group}}
{{Northern Interior Radio}}

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CJMJ-FM

2025-04-21T19:51:32Z

45.44.65.172: /* top */

{{short description|Adult contemporary radio station in Ottawa}}
{{use mdy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{More citations needed|date=January 2017}}
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = CJMJ-FM
| logo = CJMJ Move100.png
| logo_upright = .8
| city = [[Ottawa, Ontario]]
| country = CA
| area = {{ubl|[[National Capital Region (Canada)|National Capital Region]]|[[Eastern Ontario]]|[[Western Quebec]]}}
| frequency = 100.3 [[MHz]] {{HD Radio}}
| branding = [[Move Radio|Move]] 100
| format = [[Adult contemporary]]
| subchannels = {{ubl|HD2: [[CFRA]] simulcast|HD3: [[CFGO]] simulcast}}
| affiliations = [[Premiere Networks]]
| owner = [[Bell Media]]
| sister_stations = {{hlist|[[CFGO]]|[[CFRA]]|[[CKKL-FM]]|[[CJOH-DT]]|[[CHRO-TV]]}}
| airdate = {{start date and age|1991|8|12|p=y|br=yes}}
| callsign_meaning = "Majic" (former branding)
| licensing_authority = [[CRTC]]
| class = C1
| erp = {{val|100000|u=watts|fmt=commas}}
| haat = {{convert|291|m|ft|sp=us}}
| webcast = {{ubl|{{IHeartRadio|7483}}|{{TuneIn|Move-1003-s31218/}}}}
| website = {{URL|https://www.moveradio.ca/ottawa.html}}
}}
'''CJMJ-FM''' (100.3 [[FM broadcasting|FM]]) is a commercial radio station in [[Ottawa, Ontario]], Canada. The station uses its on-air brand name ''[[Move Radio|Move]] 100'', and airs an [[adult contemporary]] format. CJMJ is owned by [[Bell Media]], along with three other Ottawa radio stations and two TV stations.

CJMJ's studios and offices are located in the Bell Media Building on George Street in [[Downtown Ottawa]]'s [[ByWard Market]], while its [[transmitter]] is located on the [[Ryan Tower]] in [[Camp Fortune, Quebec]], within [[Gatineau Park]].<ref>{{cite web |title=FCCdata.org - powered by REC |url=https://fccdata.org/?lang=en&canfm=CJMJ-FM |website=fccdata.org |access-date=January 24, 2021}}</ref>

CJMJ broadcasts in the [[HD Radio]] format. Its HD2 subchannel carries the [[news/talk]] programming of [[sister station]] [[CFRA]], while co-owned [[sports radio]] station [[CFGO]] is heard on an HD3 subchannel.

==History==
On November 9, 1989, [[Rawlco Communications]], owner of [[CFGO]], was granted a license for a new FM station. Rawlco proposed to use the frequency 92.1 MHz, but that conflicted with [[CBO-FM]], located on 91.5 MHz.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Government of Canada |first1=Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) |title=ARCHIVED - Licence application - Rawlco Communications Ltd., Robert E. Redmond, Standard Radio Inc., Robert Keith Whyte |url=https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1989/db89-833.htm |website=crtc.gc.ca |access-date=January 24, 2021 |date=November 9, 1989}}</ref> On April 5, 1991, Rawlco's application to use the 100.3 MHz frequency was granted.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Government of Canada |first1=Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) |title=ARCHIVED - Licence application - Rawlco Communications Ltd. |url=https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1991/db91-189.htm |website=crtc.gc.ca |access-date=January 24, 2021 |date=April 5, 1991}}</ref> The station's [[effective radiated power]] (ERP) would be 80,000 watts.

On August 12, 1991, at 6:25{{nbsp}}pm, the station [[signed on]] for the first time, with the official launch the following morning at 6 am.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1992 |page=A-413 |url=https://americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1992/1992-BC-YB.pdf |magazine=[[Broadcasting & Cable|Broadcasting/Cablecasting]] |access-date=January 24, 2021}}</ref><ref>"[https://americanradiohistory.com/Archive-M-Street/M-Street-Journal/M-Street-1991-08.pdf Format Changes & Updates]", ''The M-Street Journal''. Vol. 8, No. 32. August 12, 1991. p. 1. Retrieved January 29, 2024.</ref> The first song on "Majic" was "[[Do You Believe in Magic (song)|Do You Believe in Magic]]" by [[The Lovin' Spoonful]]. On March 11, 1992, the station increased its power to 100,000 watts, with a transmitter on the [[Ryan Tower]] in [[Camp Fortune]].

CJMJ was acquired by [[CHUM Limited]] in 1999.<ref>{{cite book |title=Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2000 |page=D-531 |url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/2000/D-Radio-All-Other-BC-YB-2000-2.pdf |access-date=January 24, 2021}}</ref> CHUM Ltd. was, in turn, acquired by [[CTVglobemedia]] in 2007, and [[Bell Media]] in 2011.

Despite the ownership changes, CJMJ's [[soft adult contemporary]] format helped it become one of the top stations in Ottawa for most of the 1990s.

In the early 2000s, CJMJ, like most [[adult contemporary|AC]] stations, moved to a more upbeat direction. Around 2005, CJMJ was overtaken in the ratings by [[contemporary hit radio]] outlet [[CIHT-FM]]. CJMJ usually is ranked in the Top 5 Anglophone ratings for the Ottawa/Gatineau market according to [[BBM Canada|BBM]].

As of 2010, due to increased competition from [[adult contemporary]] station [[CJWL-FM]] (which leans towards soft adult contemporary content), CJMJ ended its longtime [[oldies]] show airing on Sunday mornings and added more upbeat [[hot adult contemporary]] songs to the [[playlist]]. All 1960s music and most 1970s titles have been dropped as of mid-2013. [[Mediabase]] and [[Nielsen BDS]] report the station on the Canadian AC panel.

[[Image:CJMJ Majic100.3 logo.png|thumb|Former "Majic" logo (2012–2020)]]

On December 27, 2020, as part of a mass format reorganization by Bell Media, CJMJ rebranded as ''[[Move Radio|Move]] 100'', ending almost 30 years of the "Majic" branding. While the station would run jockless for the first week of the format, on-air staff would return on January 4, 2021.<ref>{{cite news |title=iHeartRadio Canada Launches New National Brand MOVE Radio |url=https://www.bellmedia.ca/the-lede/press/iheartradio-canada-launches-new-national-brand-move-radio/ |access-date=24 January 2021 |work=Bell Media |date=December 28, 2020}}</ref>

<gallery>
File:'05-'07 Dodge Caravan Majic 100 (Byward Auto Classic).jpg|2005-07 Dodge Caravan from Majic 100
File:'06-'09 Pontiac Montana SV6 Short Wheelbase From Majic 100 (Byward Auto Classic).jpg|2006-09 Pontiac Montana SV6 SWB from Majic 100
</gallery>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{official website|https://www.moveradio.ca/ottawa.html|Move 100}}
* [https://broadcasting-history.ca/radio/radio-stations/ontario/ontario-ottawa-valley/CJMJ-FM CJMJ-FM] at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the [[Canadian Communications Foundation]]
* {{RecnetCanada|CJMJ-FM}}

{{Bell Media}}
{{Ottawa Radio}}
{{Adult Contemporary Radio Stations in Ontario}}

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Bob FM

2025-04-20T23:06:11Z

45.44.65.172: /* Bob FM stations in Canada */ added former Bob station

{{short description|Radio format}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{more citations needed|date=November 2009}}

'''BOB FM''' is the on-air [[brand]] of a number of [[FM broadcasting|FM]] [[radio station]]s in the [[United States]] and formerly in [[Canada]]. The BOB FM format mostly concentrates on [[album rock]], [[alternative rock]] and [[pop music|pop]] hits from the 1980s and 1990s, especially those popular during the early days of [[MTV]] when [[music video]]s made up most of MTV's schedule. However, BOB FM also features a smattering of [[oldies]] from the 1970s or earlier and [[classic hits]] from the 1990s or later.

Once or twice an hour, an unexpected song will get played, sometimes a [[dance music|dance hit]] or [[novelty song]]. BOB FM stations are quite similar to those using the moniker [[Jack FM]]. On many BOB FM and JACK FM stations, [[disc jockey]]s are not used or are only heard in morning [[drive time]]. Instead of a live DJ, a prerecorded voice will make sarcastic or ironic quips between songs.

BOB FM stations in Canada were all owned by [[Bell Media]]. Those in the United States are owned by a variety of companies. Bob FM stations are officially classified as '''variety hits''' or '''[[adult hits]]''' by radio research companies.

== Origins ==
It was originally named for the "'''B'''est '''o'''f the '''B'''est", and subsequently associated with an everyday character named "Bob." It proved very successful in its first implementation on [[Winnipeg]], [[Manitoba]]'s [[CFWM]]. It inspired [[Rogers Communications]] to license the JACK FM format at many of its stations, [[Corus Entertainment]]'s subsequent [[CKNG-FM|Joe FM]] and [[CJDV-FM|Dave FM]] brands, and comparable moves at other stations. Currently a syndicated version of the format is offered by Envision Radio Networks. As with Jack FM, Bob FM stations have [[playlist]]s of over 1000 songs as opposed to most other commercial stations which play about 500 songs or less.

The format was largely conceived and created by Howard Kroeger, a former programming executive at CHUM Group Radio, after attending a friend's 40th birthday party in 2000. He took the "Bob" moniker from a [[country music]] station (then WBOB, today [[KFXN-FM]]) that had broadcast in the [[Minneapolis-St. Paul]] market of [[Minnesota]] to the south several years earlier.

== Slogans ==
Many BOB FM stations use the catch phrase "We Play Anything!" or "We Play Everything!" Most stations market themselves with the slogan "Turn your knob to BOB!" This was parodied in a ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'' skit in which [[TV's Frank]] creates his own radio station and exhorts viewers to "Turn your crank to Frank", satirizing commercials for [[KFXN-FM|BOB 100 FM]] that were playing in the Minneapolis area at the time.{{citation needed|date=November 2013}}

Many Bob-FM stations are imaged by Digital Sound & Video, Inc, located in Daytona Beach, Florida and voiced by Sean Caldwell.

== Country music ==
At least two non variety-hits Bob FM outlets exist, [[WRBT]] in [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania]] and [[KLCI]] in [[Minneapolis-St. Paul]], both of which run a [[country music]] format. Kroeger created a similar format and brand for country stations, using [[Hank FM]] (named for Country and Western legend [[Hank Williams]]) and DUKE FM (named for actor [[John Wayne]]).

HANK FM and DUKE FM can currently be heard in over twenty U.S. markets. The majority of these HANK FM and DUKE FM branded stations use the positioning statement of "Playing the Legends of Country" and are also distributed by Envision Radio Networks.

== Stations calling themselves "BOB FM" ==
CHUM Limited's [[CKLY-FM|CKLY]] in [[Kawartha Lakes]], [[Ontario]], adopted the format on August 21, 2005, while [[WBPE (FM)|WLFF]] in [[Lafayette, Indiana]], jettisoned its country format to introduce Bob to its listeners on December 6, 2007.

The newest Bob FM station in the United States is [[WCVS-FM]] in [[Springfield, Illinois]], replacing its [[classic rock]] format.

The newest Bob FM station in Canada was [[CKX-FM]] in [[Brandon, Manitoba]], replacing its [[mainstream rock]] format.

The first international (non-American or Canadian) Bob FM launched in early 2016 in George Town, [[Grand Cayman]] in The [[Cayman Islands]]. 94.9 BOB FM, Grand Cayman [[ZFSP-FM|ZFBB-FM]] of Hurley's Media Ltd.

On March 18, 2021, the remaining Bob FM stations in Canada were re-branded as [[Bounce Radio]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bell Media Bounces 25 Stations Across Canada To New Variety Hits Brand|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/208315/bell-media-bounces-25-stations-across-canada-to-new-variety-hits-brand/|access-date=2021-05-20|website=RadioInsight|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Bob FM stations in Canada==
{|class="wikitable sortable" width="100%"
|-
!Location!! Call sign!! Frequency !! Notes/websites
|-
|[[Brandon, Manitoba|Brandon]], [[Manitoba]] || [[CKX-FM|CKX]] || 96.1 FM || Re-branded as ''Bounce 96.1''
|-
|[[Brockville]], [[Ontario]] || [[CJPT-FM|CJPT]] || 103.7 FM || Re-branded as ''Bounce 103.7''
|-
|[[Kawartha Lakes, Ontario|Kawartha Lakes]], [[Ontario]] || [[CKLY-FM|CKLY]] || 91.9 FM || Re-branded as ''Bounce 91.9''
|-
|[[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]] || [[CKKL-FM|CKKL]] || 93.9 FM || Re-branded as ''New Country 94''
|-
|[[Winnipeg]], [[Manitoba]] || [[CFWM-FM|CFWM]] || 99.9 FM || Re-branded as ''Bounce 99.9''
|}

==Bob FM stations in the United States==
{|class="wikitable sortable" width="100%"
|-
!Location!! Call sign!! Frequency
!Since!! Format
!website
|-
|[[Anchorage, Alaska]] || [[KBBO-FM]] || 92.1 FM
| || [[Variety hits]]
|https://921bob.com
|-
|[[Asbury, Missouri]] || [[KWXD]] || 103.5 FM
|June 1, 2023 || [[Variety hits]]
|
|-
|[[Augusta, Georgia]] || [[WDRR]] || 93.9 FM
|April 2010 || [[Classic hits]]
|https://ilovebobfm.com
|-
|[[Austin, Texas]] || [[KBPA]] || 103.5 FM
|September 2004 ||[[Adult hits]]
|http://www.1035bobfm.com
|-
|[[Biloxi, Mississippi]] || [[WANG]] || 1490 AM
|October 10, 2021||[[Adult hits]]
|http://bob1063fm.com
|-
|[[Biloxi, Mississippi]] || [[WTNI]] || 1640 AM
|October 10, 2021||[[Adult hits]]
|
|-
|[[Bloomington-Normal, Illinois]] || [[WBBE]] || 97.9 FM
|2005||[[Adult hits]]
|https://nowbn.com/bob979/
|-
|[[Bluffton, South Carolina]] || [[WUBB]] || 106.9 FM
|February 21, 2011|| [[country music|Country]]
|https://bob1069.com
|-
|[[Boise, Idaho]] || [[KSRV-FM]] || 96.1 FM
|March 30, 2007||[[Adult hits]]
|https://961bobfm.com
|-
|[[Cambria, California]] || [[KCJZ]] || 105.3 FM
|June 2014||[[Variety hits]]
|https://bobfm1053.com
|-
|[[Carmel-by-the-Sea, California]] || [[KKHK]] || 95.5 FM
|December 3, 2010||[[Alternative Music|Alternative]]
|https://www.955bobfm.com
|-
|[[Chico, California]] || [[KBQB]] || 92.7 FM
|2006||[[Adult Hits]]
|https://927bobfm.com
|-
|[[Edwards, California]] || [[KGBB]] || 103.9 FM
|2006||[[Adult Hits]]
|https://www.bobfm1039.com
|-
|[[Emporia, Kansas]] || [[KANS]] || 96.1 FM
|July 1, 2023||[[Adult Hits]]
|
|-
|[[Erie, Pennsylvania]] || [[WXBB]] || 94.7 FM
|January 5, 2007||[[Adult Hits]]
|https://947bobfm.iheart.com
|-
|[[Estero, Florida]]|| [[WJGO]] || 102.9 FM
|March 16, 2007||[[Adult hits]]
|https://www.1029bobfm.com
|-
|[[Eugene, Oregon]] || [[KEUG]] || 105.5 FM
|2004||[[Adult Hits]]
|https://www.1055bobfm.com
|-
|[[Fargo, North Dakota]] || [[KBVB]] || 95.1 FM
|March 12, 2007|| [[country music|Country]]
|https://www.bob95fm.com
|-
|[[Faribault, Minnesota]] || [[KBGY]] || 107.5 FM
|2015 || [[Classic country]]
|
|-
|[[Forest Lake, Minnesota]] || [[WLKX-FM]] || 95.9 FM
|February 13, 2022 || [[Classic country]]
|
|-
|[[Hampton Roads, Virginia|Hampton Roads]]-[[Norfolk, Virginia]] || [[WNOB]] || 93.7 FM
|September 23, 2006 ||[[Adult hits]]
|http://www.937bobfm.com/
|-
|[[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania]] || [[WRBT]] || 94.9 FM
| || [[country music|Country]]
|https://bob949.iheart.com/
|-
|[[Healdsburg, California]] || [[KNOB (FM)|KNOB]] || 96.7 FM
|October 4, 2018 ||[[Variety hits]]
|https://www.967bob.fm/
|-
|[[Holliday, Texas]]
|[[KWFB (FM)|KWFB]]
|100.9 FM
|January 1, 2024
|[[Adult hits]]
|
|-
|[[Kansas City, Missouri]] || [[KCKC]] || 102.1 FM
|December 26, 2024 ||[[Adult hits]]
|https://1021bobfm.com/
|-
|[[Lafayette, Indiana]] || [[WBPE (FM)|WBPE]] || 95.3 FM
|December 6, 2007 ||[[Adult hits]]
|http://www.wbpefm.com/
|-
|[[Minneapolis, Minnesota]] || [[KLCI]] || 106.1 FM
| || [[Classic country]]
|http://www.mybobcountry.com/
|-
|[[Myrtle Beach, South Carolina]] || [[WYNA]] || 104.9 FM
| ||[[Variety hits]]
|http://1049bobfm.iheart.com/
|-
|[[Panama City Beach, Florida]] || [[WASJ]] || 105.1 FM
|May 2008 ||[[Adult hits]]
|
|-
|[[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]] || [[WRRK]] || 96.9 FM
|November 1, 2005 ||[[Variety hits]]
|https://www.bobfm969.com/
|-
|[[Redding, California]] || [[KESR]] || 107.1 FM
|March 12, 2010 ||[[Adult hits]]
|http://www.1071bobfm.com/
|-
|[[Russellville, Arkansas]] || [[KCAB (AM)|KCAB]] || 980 AM
| ||[[Adult hits]]
|
|-
|[[Salt Lake City, Utah]] || [[KYMV]] || 100.7 FM
| || [[Variety hits]]
|https://bobfmutah.com/
|-
|[[Spokane, Washington]] || [[KBBD]] || 103.9 FM
| ||[[Adult hits]]
|http://www.1039bobfm.com/
|-
|[[St. Cloud, Minnesota]] || [[WQPM]] || 1300 AM
|February 13, 2022 ||[[Classic country]]
|
|-
|[[St. Cloud, Minnesota]] || [[KDDG]] || 105.5 FM
| ||[[Classic country]]
|
|-
|[[Sterling, Colorado]] || [[KSRX]] || 97.5 FM
| ||[[Variety hits]]
|http://www.bobplaysanything.com/
|-
|[[Traverse City, Michigan]] || [[WZTC]] || 104.5 FM
| ||[[Adult hits]]
|http://www.1045bobfm.com/
|-
|[[Twin Falls, Idaho]] || [[KIKX]] || 104.7 FM
|September 7, 2009 ||[[Adult hits]]
|http://1047bobfm.com/
|-
|[[Washington, North Carolina|Washington]]-[[Greenville, North Carolina]] || [[WERO]] || 93.3 FM
|1999 || [[Contemporary hit radio]]
|http://www.bob933.com/
|-
|[[Wichita, Kansas]] || [[KBOB-FM]] || 97.1 FM
|February 14, 2008 ||[[Adult hits]]
|
|-
|[[Winfield, Kansas]] || [[KSOK-FM]] || 95.9 FM
|January 2022 || [[Variety hits]]
|
|}

The first BOB FM outside of The U.S. or Canada launched in early 2016, broadcasting from George Town, [[Grand Cayman]] in the [[Cayman Islands]]. '94.9 BOB FM Grand Cayman' - ZFBB FM ( http://www.BobFm.Ky ) .

==See also==
* [[BOB fm (Hertfordshire)]] - an independent station based in the [[United Kingdom]]
* [[Froggy (brand)]]
* [[KISS-FM (brand)]]
* [[Jack FM]]
* [[ESPN Radio]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.bobformat.com Official website]
* [http://www.goenvisionnetworks.com/service/bob-fm/ Bob FM] at Envision Networks

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CKKL-FM

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{{short description|Radio station in Ottawa}}
{{Coord|45|25|39.1|N|75|41|28.2|W|type:landmark|display=title|name=CKKL's broadcast location}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name = CKKL-FM
| city = [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]]
| area = [[National Capital Region (Canada)|National Capital Region]]
| logo = CKKL-FM.png
| logo_size = 200px
| branding = [[Pure Country (radio network)|Pure Country]] 94
| frequency = 93.9 [[Hertz|MHz]] ([[FM broadcasting|FM]])
| airdate = May 3, [[1947 in radio|1947]]
| format = [[Country music|Country]]
| language = [[English language|English]]
| erp = 95,000 [[watt]]s
| haat = {{convert|321.6|meters}}
| class = C1
| callsign_meaning = '''CK K'''oo'''L''' (former branding)
| former_callsigns = '''CFRA-FM''' (1947–1961) '''CFMO''' (1961–1992)
| owner = [[Bell Media]]
| licensee = [[Bell Media Radio|Bell Media Ottawa Radio Partnership]]
| affiliations = [[Premiere Networks]]
| sister_stations = [[CFGO]], [[CFRA]], [[CJMJ-FM]], [[CJOH-DT]], CHRO
| website = [http://www.iheartradio.ca/purecountry/ottawa iheartradio.ca/purecountry/ottawa]
}}
{{Citations needed|date=August 2024}}
'''CKKL-FM''' (93.9 [[Hertz|MHz]]) is a [[Commercial broadcasting|commercial]] [[radio station]] in [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]], Canada. Owned by [[Bell Media]], it broadcasts a [[country music|country]] [[radio format|format]] branded as "[[Pure Country (radio network)|Pure Country]] 94". CKKL's [[radio studio]]s and offices are located in the Bell Media Building on George Street in [[Downtown Ottawa]]'s [[ByWard Market]].

CKKL-FM has an [[effective radiated power]] (ERP) of 95,000 [[watt]]s. The [[transmitter]] is in [[Camp Fortune, Quebec|Camp Fortune]], [[Quebec]], within [[Gatineau Park]].

==History==
===CFRA-FM===
Frank Ryan originally launched the station on May 3, 1947 as '''CFRA-FM'''. At first it largely [[simulcast]] the programming of its [[sister station]] [[CFRA]] 560 [[AM broadcasting|AM]] (now on 580 [[Hertz|kHz]]). In 1959, CFRA-FM began airing some separate programming.

In 1961, Ryan sought approval to increase power from 860 watts to 146,000 watts via a new tower site at [[Camp Fortune]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hHsyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=h-UFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5911,1749095&dq=camp-fortune%20fm&hl=en|title=Ottawa Citizen - Google News Archive Search}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AUAyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qOUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4785,1862975&dq=camp-fortune%20fm&hl=en|title=Ottawa Citizen - Google News Archive Search}}</ref> The [[Ryan Tower]] (named after Frank Ryan) would become the area's main radio and television transmission site.

===CFMO-FM===
In 1961, the simulcast with CFRA ended. The FM station began a format of [[beautiful music]] with some [[classical music]] at night. The station adopted the [[call sign]] '''CFMO-FM''' to give it a separate identity from CFRA. The call letters stood for '''FM O'''ttawa. Both CFRA and CFMO were subsequently acquired by [[CHUM Limited]] in 1968.

The station manager at the time was veteran broadcaster Gord Atkinson, well known to Ottawa listeners. The music director was Ray Eckford. Announcers included: John Cavill and Bryan Williams (mornings) as well as Jim Bristow and Dick Richards (whose real name was Richard "Dick" Gasparini, originally with CKWW and CKCY-FM) in the evenings. Core artists heard on CFMO-FM were orchestras conducted by [[Percy Faith]], [[Henry Mancini]] and [[Mantovani]], as well as vocalists such as [[Frank Sinatra]], [[Barbra Streisand]] and [[The Carpenters]].

===Kool-FM===
As the 1990s began, CFMO began playing more soft vocal music and fewer instrumentals. CHUM, Ltd. dropped the longtime [[easy listening]] format on August 28, 1992. The new call letters '''CKKL-FM''' were acquired and the brand name ''Kool FM'' was used for the station's new [[Hot AC]] format. The first song was ''[[Time, Love and Tenderness (song)|Time, Love & Tenderness]]'' by [[Michael Bolton]]. (The CFMO call sign and format were picked up by CHEZ-FM Inc., and adopted on what is now [[CKBY-FM|CKBY]].)

During the [[hot AC]] days, they aired mostly [[contemporary hit radio|contemporary hits]] during the evening hours (in large part due to CRTC regulations banning FM stations for having more than 50% of hit material on their playlists to protect AM stations and [[French language|French-language]] stations), as well as the [[dance music]] show "Pirate Radio" with [[Chris Sheppard (DJ)|Chris Sheppard]] on Saturday nights. During the 1990s, CKKL competed against [[Top 40]] stations [[CKTF-FM]] (which airs in [[French language|French]]) and AM station [[CFGO|Energy 1200]] (which aired in English). Station liners during this time promoted "Hit Music on FM", directly targeting Energy 1200 listeners. After "Energy" flipped to [[alternative rock]] in 1997, CKKL was considered the default English-language hit music station in Ottawa. By February [[2003 in radio|2003]], when [[CIHT-FM]] (now a [[contemporary hit radio|CHR]] station) launched with its [[rhythmic contemporary]] format, CKKL completely shifted to CHR.

===Bob FM===
[[File:Dodge RT Grand Caravan From 93.9 Bob FM (Byward Auto Classic).jpg|thumb|left|A Bob FM [[Dodge Grand Caravan]]]]

On May 31, [[2003 in radio|2003]], at 9:39 AM, CKKL-FM dropped its [[contemporary hit radio|CHR/Top 40]] format, and began stunting with the audio from the movie ''[[What About Bob?]].'' After the movie aired, snippets of music played, with "[[Bob FM]]" launching at noon that day, adopting the [[adult hits]] format. The first song on "Bob" was "[[I Want A New Drug]]" by [[Huey Lewis and The News]].

Bob FM's morning show, ''Cub & Company'', was hosted by Cub Carson and Melanie Adams, and until February 2013, Sandy Sharkey. The show was formerly hosted by "Stuntman" Stu Schwartz, who is now at [[CJMJ-FM]].

In 2007, CTVglobemedia bought CKKL-FM along with the other CHUM Limited properties. In [[2011 in radio|2011]], [[Bell Canada]] acquired CTVglobemedia, renaming the company as [[Bell Media]].

On February 1, 2013, Bell Media announced that longtime Bob FM announcers Steve Gregory and Sandy Sharkey were leaving the station as a result of cuts.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ottawacitizen.com/news/Bell+Media+cuts+staff+Majic/7902363/story.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130204024502/http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Bell+Media+cuts+staff+Majic/7902363/story.html |archive-date=2013-02-04 |title=Bell Media cuts staff at CTV, BOB-FM, Majic 100}}</ref>

[[Image:Bobfm939logo.png|thumb|Former logo as Bob FM]]

===Pure Country 94===
On November 10, 2014, Bell Media announced that the "Bob FM" format would be discontinued, citing changing "market conditions" and the need to "pursue a new opportunity". All of the station's on-air talent, including Cub Carson, were laid off, and the station began airing blocks of music punctuated by promos announcing an impending relaunch. Its website referred Bob FM listeners to the online stream of sister station [[CJPT-FM]].<ref name="ri-bobbyebye">{{cite web|title=Country Rising From Bob's Ashes In Ottawa|url=http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/90844/bob-goes-bye-bye-in-ottawa/|website=Radio Insight|access-date=12 November 2014}}</ref><ref name="ottcit-nomorebob">{{cite news|title=Ottawa's BOB-FM goes silent after decade of music and conversation|url=https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/ottawa-bob-fm-goes-silent-after-decade-of-music-conversation|access-date=11 November 2014|work=Ottawa Citizen|date=11 November 2014}}</ref>

On November 12, 2014 at 11:45 a.m., after again playing "I Want a New Drug" (a near-bookend to the launch of "Bob"), followed by "[[Like a Virgin (song)|Like a Virgin]]" by [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]], CKKL went into a 15-minute [[stunting (broadcasting)|stunt]] of a ticking clock. At Noon, CKKL flipped to [[country music|country]] as "New Country 94", launching with a marathon of 10,000 songs played without commercial interruption starting with "[[Cruise (song)|Cruise]]" by [[Florida Georgia Line]].<ref name="ri-bobbyebye"/><ref name="ottawacitizen-country94">{{cite news|title=Bell Media shakes up radio scene|url=https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/bell-media-shakes-up-radio-scene-bob-fm-goes-country-winogron-axed-at-cfra|access-date=13 November 2014|work=Ottawa Citizen|date=13 November 2014}}</ref> After the 10,000 song marathon, the station began airing advertisements again, preceding song number 10,001 and over.

On May 28, 2019, the station was renamed "[[Pure Country (radio network)|Pure Country]] 94" as part of a nationwide rebranding of all Bell Media country stations. The station's morning hosts Sophie Moroz and Jeff Hopper began to host the ''iHeartRadio Pure Country Countdown'' for the network as well.<ref name="thiessen">{{Cite web |last=Thiessen |first=Connie |date=2019-05-28 |title=Bell Media rolls out national Pure Country rebrand |url=https://broadcastdialogue.com/bell-media-rolls-out-national-pure-country-rebrand/ |access-date=2023-12-27 |website=Broadcast Dialogue |language=en-US}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.iheartradio.ca/purecountry/ottawa|Pure Country 94}}
*[https://broadcasting-history.ca/radio/radio-stations/ontario/ontario-ottawa-valley/CKKL-FM CKKL-FM] at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the [[Canadian Communications Foundation]]
*{{RecnetCanada|CKKL-FM}}

{{Ottawa Radio}}
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CHBE-FM

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{{short description|Radio station in Victoria, British Columbia}}
{{use dmy dates |date=February 2024}}
{{Infobox radio station
| logo = File:107_3_Virgin_Radio_logo.svg
| name = CHBE-FM
| logo_size = 150px
| airdate = May 26, [[2000 in radio|2000]]
| frequency = 107.3 [[Hertz|MHz]] {{HD Radio}}
| city = [[Victoria, British Columbia]]
| area = [[Greater Victoria]]
| format = [[Contemporary hit radio|Top 40/CHR]]
| subchannels = HD2: [[CFAX]] HD3: [[Pure Country (radio network)|Pure Country]] HD4: Same as HD3
| owner = [[Bell Media]]
| licensee = [[Bell Media Radio|Bell Media Regional Radio Partnership]]
| erp = 20,000 [[watt]]s [[Polarization (antenna)|horizontal polarization]] only
| haat = {{convert|142|meters}}
| branding = 107.3 [[Virgin Radio]]
| class = B
| webcast = [http://www.iheartradio.ca/virginradio/victoria Listen Live]
| website = [http://www.iheartradio.ca/virginradio/victoria iheartradio.ca/virginradio/victoria]
| sister_stations = [[CFAX]], [[CIVI-DT]]
| affiliations = [[Premiere Networks]]
}}

'''CHBE-FM''' (107.3 [[Hertz|MHz]]) is a [[Commercial broadcasting|commercial]] [[radio station]] in [[Victoria, British Columbia]]. The station is owned by [[Bell Media]] and broadcasts a [[Contemporary hit radio|Top 40/CHR]] [[radio format|format]]. The [[radio studio]]s and offices are on Broad Street in Victoria.

CHBE has an [[effective radiated power]] (ERP) of 20,000 [[watt]]s [[Polarization (antenna)|horizontal polarization]] only. The [[transmitter]] is on Claudette Court in Victoria.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fccdata.org/?lang=en&canfm=CHBE-FM |website=FCCdata.cor |title=CHBE-FM |access-date=27 February 2024}}</ref> CHBE broadcasts using [[HD Radio]] technology. The HD-2 [[digital subchannel]] carries the [[talk radio|talk]] format on co-owned [[CFAX]]. The HD3 subchannel rebroadcasts the comedy format heard on [[CKST]].

== History ==
===CFEX (2000–2004)===
The station received approval in October 1999.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1999/DB99-480.HTM |title=Decision CRTC 99-480 |website=Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission |access-date=27 February 2024}}</ref> It originally launched in May 26, 2000 as '''CFEX''', a [[modern rock]] station branded as ''Extreme 107.3''. It was owned by Seacoast Communications, which also owned [[CFAX]] in the city. On August 16, [[2002 in radio|2002]], at 1:07 p.m., it changed to [[adult hits]] as ''B107.3''.

===Kool FM (2004–2019)===
CFAX and CHBE were acquired by CHUM Limited in November [[2004 in radio|2004]]. On the 19th of that month, CHBE began playing all [[Christmas music]]. At Midnight on December 26, CHBE changed to [[hot AC]] as ''107.3 Kool FM'', bringing back the format since [[CHTT-FM]] flipped to [[adult hits]] in January that year. Kool's first song was [[The Black Eyed Peas]]' ''[[Let's Get It Started]]''.

CHUM Ltd., in turn, was purchased on June 22, [[2007 in radio|2007]] by CTVglobemedia, which now owns CFAX, CHBE and [[CIVI-DT|CIVI-TV]] in Victoria. Months later, CTVglobemedia would acquire [[CFBT-FM]] in [[Vancouver]], with CHBE shifting to [[Contemporary hit radio|Top 40/CHR]]. The shift to [[top 40]] proved unsuccessful, and around August 2010, songs from the [[1980s in music|1980s]] and [[1990s in music|1990s]] were phased back in the playlist, bringing the station back to hot AC.

The station placed 3rd in the Spring 2012 [[Numeris|BBM]] Ratings for Victoria.<ref>[http://bbm.ca/_documents/radio_market_ratings/spring_2012_top-line_radio_report.pdf]{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

In its final rating survey as "Kool", the radio station placed 6th for the fall 2018 [[Numeris]] Diary Survey for Victoria.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://assets.numeris.ca/Downloads/2018_Fall_Radio_DI_TopLineReports.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181222131730/http://assets.numeris.ca/Downloads/2018_Fall_Radio_DI_TopLineReports.pdf |archive-date=2018-12-22 |title=Top-line Radio Statistics |publisher=[[Numeris]] |date=Fall 2018 |page=38 }}</ref>

===Virgin Radio (2019–present)===
[[File:CHBE_107.3VirginRadio_logo.png|thumb|left|150px|First "Virgin" logo (2019)]]
On February 8, 2019, the station re-branded as ''107.3 [[Virgin Radio]]''. The last song played on "Kool" was "[[Thank U, Next (song)|Thank U, Next]]" by [[Ariana Grande]], while the first song on "Virgin" was "[[High Hopes (Panic! at the Disco song)|High Hopes]]" by [[Panic! At the Disco]].
{{clear}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.iheartradio.ca/virginradio/victoria 107.3 Virgin Radio]
* [https://broadcasting-history.ca/radio/radio-stations/british-columbia/british-columbia-vancouver-island/CHBE-FM CHBE-FM] at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the [[Canadian Communications Foundation]]
* {{RecnetCanada|CHBE-FM}}

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CFWM-FM

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{{short description|Radio station in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada}}
{{Infobox radio station
| logo = Logo-bounce-winnipeg.svg
| name = CFWM-FM
| airdate = [[1928 in radio|1928]] ([[AM broadcasting|AM]]) [[1996 in radio|1996]] ([[FM broadcasting|FM]])
| frequency = 99.9 [[Hertz|MHz]] ([[FM broadcasting|FM]])
| erp = 100,000 [[watt]]s
| haat = {{convert|111.5|meters}}
| class = C1
| area = [[Winnipeg Metropolitan Region]]
| city = [[Winnipeg]], [[Manitoba]]
| format = [[Adult hits]]
| branding = Bounce 99.9
| callsign_meaning = '''C'''anada '''F''' '''W'''innipeg '''M'''anitoba
| former_callsigns = '''CJRW''' (1928–1935) '''CJRC''' (1935–1943) '''CKRC''' (1943–1996)
| former_frequencies = 600 [[Hertz|kHz]] ([[AM broadcasting|AM]]) (1928–1931) 665 kHz (1931–1933) 880 kHz (1933) 685 kHz (1933–1935) 630 kHz (1935–1996)
| owner = [[Bell Media]]
| licensee = [[Bell Media Radio|Bell Media Regional Radio Partnership]]
| sister_stations = [[CKMM-FM]], [[CKY-DT]]
| webcast = [https://www.iheartradio.ca/bounce/winnipeg Listen Live]
| website = [https://www.iheartradio.ca/bounce/winnipeg iheartradio.ca/bounce/winnipeg]
}}

'''CFWM-FM''' (99.9 [[Hertz|MHz]]) is a [[commercial radio|commercial]] [[radio station]] in [[Winnipeg]], [[Manitoba]]. It is owned by [[Bell Media]] and airs an [[adult hits]] [[radio format|format]] branded as ''[[Bounce (radio network)|Bounce]] 99.9''. The [[radio studio|studio]]s and offices are at 1445 Pembina Highway, Winnipeg, with [[sister station]] [[CKMM-FM]]. The [[transmitter]] is on Road 54 Northeast, off McGillivray Boulevard, near [[Rural Municipality of Macdonald|Oak Bluff]].

==History==
===AM Radio===
The station signed on in 1928 as '''CJRW''', at 600 [[AM broadcasting|AM]]. As with most early AM radio stations, it changed frequencies several times (see [[NARBA]]). It permanently settled at 630 in 1935 and adopted the [[call sign]] '''CKRC''' in 1943. The station was affiliated with the [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]'s [[Dominion Network]] from 1944 until the network dissolved in 1962.

In 1993, CKRC was purchased by two of its employees, Sales Executive Terry O'Rourke and General Manager Bill Gorrie. They owned and ran the station for 3 years.

===Switch to FM===
O'Rourke and Gorrie got permission from the [[Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission]] (CRTC) to move CKRC to the FM band in 1996. The new FM station adopted the current call letters, '''CFWM-FM'''. (The CKRC call letters now belong to an [[CKRC-FM|FM station]] in [[Weyburn]], [[Saskatchewan]].) They branded the new station as ''Magic 99.9'', airing a soft [[Adult contemporary music|adult contemporary]] format.

In 1997, O'Rourke and Gorrie sold CFWM-FM to Standard Radio. Standard Radio later acquired [[CKMM-FM]] and [[CFQX-FM]] from [[Craig Wireless|Craig Media]]. (CKMM is now owned by [[Bell Media]], while CFQX is now owned by the [[Jim Pattison Group]].) CFWM had to be sold, as the [[Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission]] (CRTC) would not let one company own more than two AM or FM stations in the same [[media market|radio market]]. CFWM was sold to [[CHUM Limited]] in 2001 in exchange for [[CHOM-FM]] in [[Montreal]].

===Bob FM, Bounce Radio (2002–present)===
[[File:999bobfmwinnipeg2011.png|thumb|left|120px|Former "Bob FM" logo used from March 2002 to May 2021.]]
On March 4, 2002, CFWM became the first radio station in [[Canada]] to adopt an [[adult hits]] format and gave birth to the "[[Bob FM]]" brand (which has been credited as one of the inspirations behind the more famous "[[Jack FM]]" branding).

In 2007, CFWM, along with the other CHUM Limited stations, were sold to CTVglobemedia (now [[Bell Media]]). Longtime Winnipeg morning show hosts Beau & Tom (since 1989) moved from [[CHIQ-FM]] to CFWM. On August 31, 2009, Frazier, who previously hosted the morning show on CHIQ with Beau & Tom from 1995 to 2000, rejoined Beau & Tom on CFWM.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadcasting-history.ca/listing_and_histories/radio/cfwf-fm|title=Radio Station History - CHIQ-FM|author=Canadian Communications Foundation|access-date= 2009-09-09}}</ref>

On January 4, 2011, Beau, Tom, and Frazier moved back to CHIQ after its flip to [[classic hits]], being replaced by Jay Richardson and Andrea Collin (who had served as CHIQ's morning hosts under its previous ''Curve'' format)..<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.chrisd.ca/blog/33260/fab-943-winnipeg-radio-super-hits-60s-70s-music/ |title=FAB 94.3 Brings Oldies Back to Winnipeg Radio |access-date=2010-12-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101229063916/http://www.chrisd.ca/blog/33260/fab-943-winnipeg-radio-super-hits-60s-70s-music/ |archive-date=2010-12-29 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On May 18, 2021, the station rebranded under Bell's national adult hits brand ''Bounce Radio'', with no change in format.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bell Media Bounces 25 Stations Across Canada To New Variety Hits Brand|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/208315/bell-media-bounces-25-stations-across-canada-to-new-variety-hits-brand/|access-date=2021-05-23|website=RadioInsight|language=en-US}}</ref>

===Past personalities===
Bob Washington, a personality on the station during the CKRC era, was well known outside of Winnipeg as the "voice" of [[K-tel]], a Winnipeg-based direct response advertising company.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/30/business/media/philip-kives-k-tel-pitchman-who-perfected-as-seen-on-tv-infomercials-dies-at-87.html|title=Philip Kives, Pitchman Who Perfected 'As Seen on TV' Infomercials, Dies at 87|last=Fox|first=Margalit|date=2016-04-29|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-08-25|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

Bill Walker, who later became one of Canada's most recognizable television hosts of the 1950s and 60s, was morning man of CKRC from 1951 to 1955.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadcasting-history.ca/personalities/walker-bill|title=Canadian Communications Foundation {{!}} Fondation des Communications Canadiennes|website=www.broadcasting-history.ca|access-date=2017-02-25}}</ref>

Other notable personalities from the CKRC era include Doc Steen, Boyd Kozak, Jim Paulson, Scott Walker (Bill's son), Bernie Pascal, Billy Gorrie, [[Bryan Fustukian]] (as Vik Armen) and Buster Bodean.

[[Hal Sigurdson]] hosted a [[Canadian Football League]] radio show on CKRC during the late-1950s and early-1960s.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sigurdson Sports Editor|date=January 11, 1964|newspaper=[[Calgary Sun|The Albertan]]|location=Calgary, Alberta|page=2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96211519/sigurdson-1964/}}{{free access}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
*[https://www.iheartradio.ca/bounce/winnipeg Bounce 99.9]
*[https://broadcasting-history.ca/radio/radio-stations/manitoba/cfwm-fm/ CFWM-FM] at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the [[Canadian Communications Foundation]]
*{{RecnetCanada|CFWM-FM}}

{{Winnipeg FM}}
{{CTVglobemedia}}

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CJOS-FM

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{{Infobox radio station
| name = CJOS-FM
| logo = Zoomer923.jpg
| city = [[Owen Sound]], [[Ontario]]
| area = [[Owen Sound]]
| branding = Zoomer 92.3
| frequency = 92.3 [[Hertz|MHz]]
| airdate = July 26, [[2010 in radio|2010]]
| format = [[Oldies]]
| erp = 9,400 [[watt]]s
| haat = {{convert|214|meters}}
| class = B
| callsign_meaning = '''CJ O'''wen '''S'''ound (broadcast area)
| owner = [[ZoomerMedia]]
| webcast =
| website = [https://zoomerfm.ca/ zoomerfm.ca]
}}

'''CJOS-FM''' (92.3 [[FM broadcasting|FM]], "Zoomer 92.3") is a radio station in [[Owen Sound]], Ontario. Owned by [[ZoomerMedia]], the station carries an [[oldies]] format.

==History==
On May 9, 2008, [[Larche Communications]] received approval from the [[Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission|CRTC]] to operate a new FM radio station at 92.3 MHz in Owen Sound.<ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2008/db2008-100.htm Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2008-100]</ref> The CJOS call sign formerly belonged to a [[CJOS-FM (Saskatchewan)|religious station]] in [[Caronport, Saskatchewan|Caronport]], [[Saskatchewan]], which ceased broadcasting in 2006.<ref>[https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2006/db2006-192.htm Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2006-192], Revocation of licence, ''CRTC'', May 17, 2006</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=CJOS-FM, Caronport |url=https://broadcasting-history.ca/radio/radio-stations/saskatchewan/cjos-fm/ |access-date=February 16, 2024 |website=Broadcasting History |publisher=The History fo Canadian Broadcasting}}</ref>

On June 9, 2010, CJOS received CRTC approval to decrease their [[effective radiated power]] from 20,000 watts to 9,400 watts.<ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2010/2010-356.htm Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2010-356]</ref> The station officially signed on the air with a mix of [[rock music]] and [[classic hits]] as ''92.3 The Dock'' on July 26, 2010.<ref>[https://www.digitalhome.ca/threads/the-dock-goes-on-air-in-owen-sound-july-26th.127130/ The "Dock" goes on air in Owen Sound July 26th - digitalhome.ca]</ref>

On August 9, 2017, [[Bell Media]] announced that it would acquire CJOS from [[Larche Communications]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bellmedia.ca/pr/press/bell-media-to-acquire-four-ontario-radio-stations-from-larche-communications-inc/|title=Bell Media to Acquire Four Ontario Radio Stations from Larche Communications Inc. – Bell Media|website=www.bellmedia.ca|language=en|access-date=2017-08-10}}</ref> Bell Media received approval from the CRTC on February 14, 2018.<ref>[https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2018/2018-57.htm Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2018-57], CICZ-FM Midland, CICX-FM Orillia, CJOS-FM Owen Sound and CICS-FM Sudbury – Acquisition of assets, ''CRTC'', February 14, 2018</ref>

[[File:Bounce923logo.jpg|thumb|Logo as "Bounce 92.3" used from 2021–2025|190x190px]]

As part of a mass format reorganization by Bell Media, on May 18, 2021, CJOS dropped its ''92.3 The Dock'' branding, shifted to [[adult hits]], and adopted the ''[[Bounce Radio|Bounce]]'' branding.<ref>[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/208315/bell-media-bounces-25-stations-across-canada-to-new-variety-hits-brand/ Bell Media Bounces 25 Stations Across Canada to New Variety Hits Brand]</ref>

On February 8, 2024, Bell announced that it would sell CJOS to [[ZoomerMedia]], as part of a reorganization of its radio division.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hudes |first1=Sammy |title='Not a viable business anymore': Bell Media selling 45 radio stations amid layoffs |url=https://www.thestar.com/business/not-a-viable-business-anymore-bell-media-selling-45-radio-stations-amid-layoffs/article_59a7d1cd-4fb8-5494-9dd6-01b6d3b96364.html |access-date=8 February 2024 |work=[[Toronto Star]] |agency=[[The Canadian Press]] |date=8 February 2024}}</ref> The CRTC approved the sale on December 12, 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2024/2024-330.htm|title=Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2024-330}}</ref>

On April 2, 2025, ZoomerMedia flipped CJOS to [[oldies]] as "Zoomer 92.3", with a new lineup maintaining some of the station's existing personalities (including morning hosts Ted Easton and Diana Meder) and adding new specialty programming.<ref>[https://www.zoomerradio.ca/news/2025/04/02/zoomer-radio-cjos-fm-92-3-has-launched-in-owen-sound/ ZOOMER RADIO CJOS-FM 92.3 HAS LAUNCHED IN OWEN SOUND!], April 2, 2025</ref><ref>[https://www.owensoundsuntimes.com/news/local-news/plenty-of-musical-variety-at-new-owen-sound-radio-station Plenty of musical variety at new Owen Sound radio station], ''[[The Sun Times (Owen Sound)|The Sun Times]]'', April 1, 2025</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://zoomerfm.ca/ zoomerfm.ca]
*[https://broadcasting-history.ca/radio/radio-stations/ontario/ontario-central/cjos-fm/ CJOS-FM] at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the [[Canadian Communications Foundation]]
*{{RecnetCanada|CJOS-FM}}

{{Midwestern Ontario Radio}}
{{ZoomerMedia}}

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CHAM (AM)

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{{short description|Radio station in Hamilton, Ontario}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name = CHAM
| logo = Big-am-logo-e1741983031617.png
| logo_size =
| city = [[Hamilton, Ontario]]
| area = [[Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area]]
| branding = Big AM 820<ref>{{cite video |people= |date=August 25, 2024 |title=820 AM CHAM (Big AM 820) - Radio Station IDs - August 25, 2024 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwMObvwkqY8 |access-date=August 26, 2024 |publisher=YouTube}}</ref>
| frequency = 820 [[Hertz|kHz]]
| airdate = {{Start date and age|1959|11|p=y|br=yes}}
| format = [[Multicultural]] ([[South Asian music|Punjabi music]])
| power = 50,000 [[watt]]s day 10,000 watts night
| class = B
| callsign_meaning = '''C HAM'''ilton
| affiliations =
| owner = Neeti Prakash Ray (CINA Media Group)
| licensee =
| sister_stations = [[CKOC]], [[CINA (AM)|CINA]], [[CKFG-FM]]
| coordinates = {{coord|43.116111|-79.776944|type:landmark_region:CA}}
| webcast = [https://streamdb6web.securenetsystems.net/v5/index.cfm?stationCallSign=CHAM CHAM webcast]
| website = [https://bigam820.com bigam820.com]
| former_callsigns = CHIQ (1959–1967) CHAM (1967–1976) CJJD (1976–1982)
| former_frequencies = 1280 [[Hertz|kHz]] (1959–1985)
}}

'''CHAM''' (820 [[Hertz|kHz]]) is an [[AM radio|AM]] [[radio station]] in [[Hamilton, Ontario]]. It is owned by Neeti Prakash Ray and is part of the CINA Media Group. The station is branded Big AM 820 CINA Radio Punjabi and plays contemporary South Asian music.

CHAM's 6-tower array is located near [[Binbrook, Ontario|Binbrook]].

==History==
CHAM began operations in November 1959 as a 5,000-watt station on 1280 kHz with the '''CHIQ''' [[call sign]]. Initially the station broadcast a [[classical music]] format but rock and roll was featured later in the 1960s, with Canadian radio personality [[David Marsden]] among the station's DJ roster. In 1965, the power was increased to 10,000 watts day/5,000 watts night (the station went full-time 10 kW in 1968). The station was purchased from CHIQ, Ltd. in 1967 by [[Rogers Communications|(Ted) Rogers Broadcasting Ltd.]], which received approval from the CRTC to change the call letters to '''CHAM'''. Under Rogers' ownership and management by Dancy Broadcasting, Ltd., CHAM launched a "[[Middle of the road (music)|Middle of the road]]" music format on November 1, 1967.

By 1970, CHAM switched to [[Top 40]] format, directly competing with [[CKOC (AM)|CKOC]] (a future sister station of CHAM's in the 2000s) and including in its playlist many records that didn't receive exposure elsewhere in the market. Some of the personalities who worked at CHAM during this time period included Paul Godfrey, Dick Joseph (who worked there twice - the second time under their next call letters), Gil Harris, Rockin' Ron Baptist, Ravin' Dave Mitchell, Don Collins, Bob Wood (later program/operations manager of WBEN-AM-FM in [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]]), Ike Isaac, Ken Packham, Skip Dewling, Wayne Dion, J.J.Clarke, Don West, Len Robinson, Dave Fisher Ted Michaels, and newscaster Glen Darling. CHAM published a weekly Top 30 poster approximately between 1971 and 1974. In an unusual move, CHAM's broadcasting facilities were located inside a shopping mall called Terminal Towers, from which passers by could peer into the station's glass walls and watch the announcers work.
===CJJD===
In 1976, CHAM was sold to [[Keith Dancy]] and the station adopted a "[[adult contemporary|gold and great]]" format under the '''CJJD''' call sign. Soon afterward, the station's facilities were moved out of Terminal Towers (and the public eye) and up a few blocks to [[Lloyd D. Jackson Square]]. For one year in 1978, the station held the radio broadcast rights to the [[Hamilton Tiger-Cats]] football team; between the team's creation in 1950 and 2014, it was the only year in which the Tiger-Cats were not heard on longtime broadcaster [[CHML]] (Tiger-Cats broadcasts, along with all other sports broadcasts in Hamilton, were acquired by [[CKOC (AM)|TSN Radio 1150]] in 2015).
===Back to CHAM===
In 1981, Moffat Communications, Ltd. acquired CJJD and immediately upgraded the station's facilities, expanded its news staff, and included some talk programming in the lineup. Moffat changed the station call sign back to '''CHAM''' in 1982, and in July 1983, changed format to [[country music|country]], broadcasting in [[AM stereo]]. On August 18, 1985, CHAM moved to 820 kHz, increasing power to 50,000 watts daytime and 10,000 watts at night.<ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1985/DB85-13.HTM Decision CRTC 85-13]</ref>

As a pioneering [[country music|country]] station, ''820 CHAM'' would earn its greatest fame and following, having had a good run for 2+ decades under various management and ownership, including [[Golden West Broadcasting]] (who acquired the station in 1993), Affinity Radio Group (1997), and [[Telemedia]] (2000). CHAM was honoured as [[Canadian Country Music Association]] Station of the Year in 1989, the same year the [[Country Music Association]] bestowed Medium Market Station honours.

In 2002, [[Standard Broadcasting]] acquired CHAM and its sister stations ([[CKOC (AM)|CKOC]] and [[CKLH]]), and on January 31, 2005, at 8:20a.m., with contemporary country listeners having gravitated to the FM dial, adjusted CHAM's format to become "The Legend", with the station concentrating on [[classic country]] music, with limited currents.

===Talk radio===
In October 2007, [[Astral Media]] acquired Standard Broadcasting's terrestrial radio and television assets, including CHAM. On August 29, 2008, the station began [[stunting (broadcasting)|stunting]] with all-[[Christmas music]], teasing listeners that on September 2, 2008, there would be "10,000 reasons to tune in at 8:20a.m." On September 2, CHAM's new format was revealed — a [[all-news radio|news]]/[[talk radio|talk]] radio format as ''Talk 820''. CHAM's talk schedule would include local talk shows hosted by Mike Nabuurs, Becky Coles, Jason Farr, Jodi Gaskell, Dave Shuttleworth, and [[Mike Bullard (television)|Mike Bullard]], along with syndicated shows including [[Dennis Miller]]. The new CHAM format included live sports coverage, including [[Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL)|Hamilton Bulldogs]] hockey, [[Toronto Blue Jays]] baseball, and [[National Football League]] broadcasts from [[Westwood One (1976–2011)|Westwood One]].

The "Talk" format of CHAM did not provide the total numbers that Astral was looking for, with the station lagging behind longtime Hamilton [[talk radio|talk]] stalwart [[CHML]]. Seeing an opportunity to fill a country void in the Hamilton market left by [[CING-FM]]'s changeover to [[classic hits]] in 2009, and taking advantage of a staff restructuring at the Astral Hamilton station cluster, CHAM reverted to an all-[[country music|country]] format (and the "820 CHAM" branding) on July 22, 2010 at Noon. The playlist concentrated on a range of music from 1990 to the present day, with larger focus on [[Canadian content|Canadian artists]]. The station would keep many of the sports commitments it adopted during its talk format, many of which it had already held prior to the talk format's debut.<ref name ="CHAM Layoff">
{{Cite news
| last1 = Nolan
| first1 = Daniel
| title = CHAM reverts to country, dozen jobs lost
| work = [[The Hamilton Spectator | The Spectator]]
| publisher = [[Torstar]]
| location = [[Hamilton, Ontario]]
| date = July 23, 2010
| page = A15
| url = https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-hamilton-spectator-cham-reverts-to-c/157076092/
| access-date = October 13, 2024
| via = Newspapers.com
}}</ref>

===Flip to comedy===
By August [[2011 in radio|2011]], CHAM gained [[country music|country]] competition when [[CHKX-FM]] flipped formats from [[smooth jazz]] to country. CHKX and its clearer-sounding FM signal would eventually surpass CHAM in the ratings,<ref name=HamSpec08202012>[http://www.thespec.com/news/local/article/783952--no-kidding-hamilton-radio-station-cham-goes-all-comedy "No kidding: Hamilton radio station CHAM goes all comedy,"] from ''The Hamilton Spectator'', 8/20/2012</ref> leading to speculation that CHAM would drop country a second time. On August 20, 2012, Astral Media would confirm that CHAM would change to an all-[[comedy]] format;<ref name=HamSpec08202012/> at 8:20 a.m. the next day (August 21, 2012), after playing "[[Here Comes Goodbye]]" by [[Rascal Flatts]] and "[[Sideways (Dierks Bentley song)|Sideways]]" by [[Dierks Bentley]], the station became ''Funny 820'', Astral's second full-time [[comedy]] station (after [[London, Ontario|London's]] [[CKSL]]). The content on "Funny" relies heavily on vintage and archived [[stand-up comedy|stand-up]] and [[improvisational comedy]] bits provided by [[24/7 Comedy Radio]], a [[United States|US]]-based service to which Astral owns exclusive Canadian broadcast rights.<ref>[http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/70063/hamilton-ontario-gets-funny/ "Hamilton, Ontario Gets Funny,"] from RadioInsight, 8/20/2012</ref> Local content is currently limited to voiceovers and traffic and entertainment updates provided by Mike Nabuurs, the "Funny 820 Ambassador of Funny" and the only on-air talent carried over from "820 CHAM", although spotlights on local comedy talent have not been ruled out in the future.<ref name=HamSpec08202012/>

In early 2013, the station added Astral's new late night [[Humble & Fred]] show.<ref name=mediabase>"Humble And Fred Return To Radio Via Astral Media, CFRB". ''[[Mediabase]]'', January 14, 2013.</ref> Most recently, for the 2013-2014 hockey season, the station is airing [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] games in addition to their usual comedic fare.

24/7 Comedy ceased terrestrial distribution in August 2014. The station continued to broadcast of blocks of [[stand-up comedy]] bits and comedic [[talk show]]s since the closure, and was one of only two remaining stations in Canada to carry the format. It remained the second-least-listened-to station in the market, with, in the latest report from [[Numeris]] in fall 2018, 15,400 listeners (a 0.7% market share), ahead of only [[CKOC (AM)|TSN Radio 1150]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thepublicrecord.ca/2016/06/numeris-rations-for-hamilton-radio-show-tsn-1150-tanking-other-stations-down-too/|title=Numeris Ratings for Hamilton Radio Show TSN 1150 Tanking, Other Stations Down Too|date=7 June 2016}}</ref>

On June 14, 2023, as part of a mass corporate restructuring at Bell Media, the company shut down six of their AM radio stations nationwide, and announced their intention to sell three others, including CHAM and sibling station CKOC.<ref>[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/253090/bell-media-shuts-6-ams-to-sell-3-others-as-part-of-companywide-cuts/ Bell Media Shuts 6 AMs, to Sell 3 Others, as Part of Companywide Cuts]</ref>

===Sale to CINA Radio Group===
On November 16, 2023, the [[Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission]] announced that CHAM has been purchased from Bell Media by Neeti P. Ray, founder and CEO of the CINA Radio Group, which owns and operates numerous Canadian radio stations including [[CKFG-FM]] in Toronto, [[CINA (AM)|CINA]] in Mississauga, [[CKIN-FM]] in Montreal and [[CINA-FM]] in Windsor. The acquisition is part of a larger deal that includes the purchase of Bell's other Hamilton radio station [[CKOC]] and Windsor station [[CKWW]] for $455,000.<ref>Connie Thiessen, [https://broadcastdialogue.com/neeti-p-ray-makes-bid-to-buy-bell-media-am-stations-in-hamilton-windsor/ "Neeti P. Ray makes bid to buy Bell Media AM stations in Hamilton, Windsor"]. ''Broadcast Dialogue'', November 20, 2023.</ref> The application was approved on June 26, 2024.<ref>[https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2024/2024-139.htm Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2024-139], CKWW Windsor, CHAM Hamilton and CKOC Hamilton – Change in ownership and effective control, ''CRTC'', June 26, 2024</ref>

In late August 2024, the station began [[Stunting (Broadcasting)|stunting]] and rebranded itself as Big AM 820 CINA Radio Punjabi, playing contemporary South Asian music.

==Logos==
{| border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="1" style="border:1px solid #aaa"
|- align=center
!height="150px" bgcolor="#F9F9F9" | [[File:820 CHAM.png|120px]]
!height="150px" bgcolor="#F9F9F9" | [[File:Talk820.jpg|120px]]
!height="150px" bgcolor="#F9F9F9" | [[File:CHAM AM.png|120px]]
!height="150px" bgcolor="#F9F9F9" |
[[File:Funny 820 AM.png|120px]]
|-
!width="150px" colspan="1" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" | 2005-2008
!width="150px" colspan="1" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" | 2008–2010
!width="150px" colspan="1" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" | 2010–2012
!width="150px" colspan="1" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" | 2012–2024
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61566505721256 Big AM 820 (CHAM) on Facebook]
* [https://broadcasting-history.ca/radio/radio-stations/ontario/ontario-hamilton-niagara/CHAM-AM CHAM-AM] at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the [[Canadian Communications Foundation]]
* {{RecnetCanada|CHAM}}

{{Hamilton Radio}}

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CJFW-FM

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{{short description|Radio station in Terrace, British Columbia}}
{{Infobox radio station
| logo = 103.1-The-River-CJFW.webp
| name = CJFW-FM
| airdate = [[1983 in radio|1983]]
| frequency = 103.1 [[Hertz|MHz]] ([[FM broadcasting|FM]])
| city = [[Terrace, British Columbia|Terrace]], [[British Columbia]]
| area = [[Terrace, British Columbia|Terrace]]
| format = [[Country music|Country]]
| affiliations = [[Premiere Networks]] [[Vancouver Canucks]]
| owner = [[Vista Radio]]
| licensee =
| erp = 3,160 [[watt]]s peak 1,550 watts average
| haat = {{Convert|451|m|ft}}
| coordinates = {{Coord|54|31|4.08|N|128|28|22.80|W|display=inline}}
| branding = 103.1 The River
| sister_stations = [[CFTK (AM)|CFTK]]
| class = B
| webcast = [https://radioplayer.vistaradio.ca/cjfw Listen Live]
| website = [https://www.myterracenow.com/ The River]
}}

'''CJFW-FM''' is a Canadian [[radio station]], airing at 103.1 [[FM broadcasting|FM]] in [[Terrace, British Columbia|Terrace]], [[British Columbia]]. It is owned by [[Vista Radio]], broadcasting a [[country music|country]] [[radio format|format]] to communities throughout northwestern B.C.

== History ==
The station began broadcasting in 1983 under Skeena Broadcasters. Around 1987, the corporate name changed to Okanagan Skeena Group Limited. In 1999, [[Telemedia]] Radio Inc. purchased Okanagan Skeena Group Ltd. In 2002, [[Standard Radio]] Inc. purchased the Western and Ontario operations of Telemedia. Some stations were then sold to other companies but Standard Radio retained the Okanagan Skeena group. On September 27, 2007, Astral Media Radio received [[Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission|CRTC]] approval to acquire the assets of the radio and television undertakings owned by Standard Radio Ltd., subject to certain conditions. The purchase included CJFW-FM.

On May 28, 2019, as part of a country-wide format reorganization by [[Bell Media]], CJFW rebranded as ''[[Pure Country (radio network)|Pure Country]]''.<ref>[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/177282/bell-media-rebrands-13-canadian-country-stations-as-pure-country/ Bell Media Rebrands 13 Canadian Country Stations As Pure Country]</ref>

On February 8, 2024, Bell announced a restructuring that included the sale of 45 of its 103 radio stations to seven buyers, subject to approval by the CRTC, including CJFW, to be sold to [[Vista Radio]]. The application was approved on February 13, 2025.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hudes |first1=Sammy |title='Not a viable business anymore': Bell Media selling 45 radio stations amid layoffs |url=https://www.thestar.com/business/not-a-viable-business-anymore-bell-media-selling-45-radio-stations-amid-layoffs/article_59a7d1cd-4fb8-5494-9dd6-01b6d3b96364.html |access-date=8 February 2024 |work=[[Toronto Star]] |agency=[[The Canadian Press]] |date=8 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2025-44 |url=https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2025/2025-44.htm |website=Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2025-44 |publisher=CRTC}}</ref> On April 14, 2025, Vista rebranded CJFW as ''103.1 The River'' with no change in format.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thiessen |first=Connie |date=2025-04-14 |title=Vista Radio launches simultaneous rebrand of 21 former Bell Media stations |url=https://broadcastdialogue.com/vista-radio-launches-simultaneous-rebrand-of-21-former-bell-media-stations/ |access-date=2025-04-14 |website=Broadcast Dialogue |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Rebroadcasters==
CJFW-FM has the following rebroadcasters:
{{RadioRebroadcasters
|crtc = yes
|callsign = CJFW-FM
|call1 = CJFW-FM-1
|freq1 = 92.9 FM
|city1 = [[Kitimat, British Columbia|Kitimat]]
|watts1 = 170
|class1 = A1
|crtc1 =
|call2 = CJFW-FM-2
|freq2 = 101.9 FM
|city2 = [[Prince Rupert, British Columbia|Prince Rupert]]
|watts2 = 1,750
|class2 = B
|crtc2 =
|call3 = CJFW-FM-3
|freq3 = 92.9 FM
|city3 = [[Sandspit, British Columbia|Sandspit]]
|watts3 = 13
|class3 = LP
|crtc3 =
|call4 = CJFW-FM-4
|freq4 = 92.9 FM
|city4 = [[Masset, British Columbia|Masset]]
|watts4 = 50
|class4 = LP
|crtc4 =
|call5 = CJFW-FM-5
|freq5 = 92.9 FM
|city5 = [[Burns Lake, British Columbia|Burns Lake]]
|watts5 = 50
|class5 = LP
|crtc5 = [http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1986/DB86-714.HTM Decision CRTC 86-714]
|call6 = CJFW-FM-6
|freq6 = 92.9 FM
|city6 = [[Smithers, British Columbia|Smithers]]
|watts6 = 50
|class6 = LP
|crtc6 = [http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1986/DB86-716.HTM Decision CRTC 86-716]
|call7 = CJFW-FM-7
|freq7 = 105.5 FM
|city7 = [[Houston, British Columbia|Houston]]
|watts7 = 3,470
|class7 = B
|crtc7 = [http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1986/DB86-715.HTM Decision CRTC 86-715]
|call8 = CJFW-FM-8
|freq8 = 101.9 FM
|city8 = [[Hazelton, British Columbia|Hazelton]]
|watts8 = 50
|class8 = LP
|crtc8 = [http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1989/DB89-887.HTM Decision CRTC 89-887]
|call9 = VF2352
|freq9 = 103.3 FM
|city9 = [[Granisle, British Columbia|Granisle]]
|watts9 = 32
|class9 = LP
|crtc9 = [http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1999/DB99-36.HTM Decision CRTC 99-36]
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.myterracenow.com/]
* [https://broadcasting-history.ca/radio/radio-stations/british-columbia/british-columbia-north/CJFW-FM CJFW-FM] at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the [[Canadian Communications Foundation]]
*{{RecnetCanada|CJFW-FM}}

{{Vista Broadcast Group}}
{{Northern Interior Radio}}

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{{BritishColumbia-radio-station-stub}}

CKNL-FM

2025-04-16T06:17:55Z

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{{short description|Radio station in Fort St. John, British Columbia}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name = CKNL-FM
| airdate = June 20, [[1962 in radio|1962]]
| logo = 1015GoatFM-Logo.webp
| logo_size =
| frequency = 101.5 [[Hertz|MHz]] ([[FM broadcasting|FM]])
| city = [[Fort St. John, British Columbia]]
| area = [[Peace River Regional District]]
| format = [[Active rock]]
| owner = [[Vista Radio]]
| licensee =
| sister_stations = [[CHRX-FM]]
| erp = 40,000 [[watt]]s
| class = B
| branding = 101.5 The Goat
| website = https://www.mypeaceregionnow.com/
| webcast = [https://radioplayer.vistaradio.ca/cknl]
| callsign_meaning = '''CK N'''orth'''L'''and
}}
'''CKNL-FM''' is a Canadian [[radio station]] that broadcasts a [[Rock music|rock]] format at 101.5 [[FM broadcasting|FM]] in [[Fort St. John, British Columbia]]. The station is branded as ''101.5 The GOAT'' and is owned by [[Vista Radio]].

== History ==
The station originally began broadcasting June 20, 1962 at 970 [[AM broadcasting|AM]], and later moved to 560 AM and finally to the FM dial at 101.5 FM in 2003.<ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2003/db2003-16.htm Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2003-16]</ref> When the FM transition was approved, the station was to continue the [[country music|country]] format of the former 560 '''CKNL'''. However, likely in response to the recent licensing of [[CKFU-FM]] in the same market at that time, when the station flipped to FM the format was switched to a [[rock music|rock]] station as ''101.5 The Bear''.

As part of a mass format reorganization by [[Bell Media]], on May 18, 2021, CKNL flipped to [[adult hits]] under the ''Bounce'' branding.<ref>[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/208315/bell-media-bounces-25-stations-across-canada-to-new-variety-hits-brand/ Bell Media Bounces 25 Stations Across Canada to New Variety Hits Brand]</ref>

On February 8, 2024, Bell announced a restructuring that included the sale of 45 of its 103 radio stations to seven buyers, subject to approval by the CRTC, including CKNL, which is to be sold to [[Vista Radio]]. The application was approved on February 13, 2025.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hudes |first1=Sammy |title='Not a viable business anymore': Bell Media selling 45 radio stations amid layoffs |url=https://www.thestar.com/business/not-a-viable-business-anymore-bell-media-selling-45-radio-stations-amid-layoffs/article_59a7d1cd-4fb8-5494-9dd6-01b6d3b96364.html |access-date=8 February 2024 |work=[[Toronto Star]] |agency=[[The Canadian Press]] |date=8 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2025-44 |url=https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2025/2025-44.htm |website=Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2025-44 |publisher=CRTC |access-date=13 February 2025}}</ref>

On April 14, 2025, CKNL flipped back to active rock under Vista Radio's ''The Goat'' branding.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thiessen |first=Connie |date=2025-04-14 |title=Vista Radio launches simultaneous rebrand of 21 former Bell Media stations |url=https://broadcastdialogue.com/vista-radio-launches-simultaneous-rebrand-of-21-former-bell-media-stations/ |access-date=2025-04-14 |website=Broadcast Dialogue |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Former logos==
[[File:1015 Bear FM.png|200px]]
[[File:Bounce1015logo.png|150px]]

==Rebroadcasters==
*'''CKHH-FM''' 106.1 FM - [[Hudson's Hope, British Columbia|Hudson's Hope]]<ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1991/DB91-10.HTM Decision CRTC 91-10]</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.mypeaceregionnow.com 101.5 The GOAT]
*[https://broadcasting-history.ca/radio/radio-stations/british-columbia/british-columbia-north/CKNL-FM CKNL-FM] at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the [[Canadian Communications Foundation]]
*{{RecnetCanada|CKNL-FM}}
*{{RecnetCanada|CKHH-FM}}
{{Vista Broadcast Group}}
{{Northern Interior Radio}}

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[[Category:1962 establishments in British Columbia]]

{{BritishColumbia-radio-station-stub}}

CHRX-FM

2025-04-16T06:16:31Z

45.44.65.172: /* top */added logo

{{short description|Radio station in Fort St. John, British Columbia}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name = CHRX-FM
| logo = 98.5-GO-FortStJohn-CHRX-colour-withoutslogan.webp
| logo_size =
| frequency = 98.5 [[Hertz|MHz]] ([[FM broadcasting|FM]])
| city = [[Fort St. John, British Columbia|Fort St. John]], [[British Columbia]]
| area = [[Peace River Regional District]]
| format = [[Adult contemporary]]
| owner = [[Vista Radio]]
| licensee =
| sister_stations = [[CKNL-FM]]
| airdate = [[1997 in radio|1997]]
| erp = 50,000 [[watt]]s
| haat = {{convert|166.5|meters}}
| branding = 98.5 GO FM
| class = C1
| website = [https://www.mypeaceregionnow.com]
| webcast = [https://radioplayer.vistaradio.ca/chrx Listen live]
| affiliations =
}}
'''CHRX-FM''' is a Canadian [[radio station]] that broadcasts an [[adult contemporary]] [[radio format|format]] at 98.5 [[Hertz|MHz]] in [[Fort St. John, British Columbia|Fort St. John]], [[British Columbia]] with a rebroadcaster at 95.1 [[FM broadcasting|FM]] in [[Dawson Creek]] with the callsign '''CHRX-FM-1'''.<ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2000/DB2000-33.htm Decision CRTC 2000-33]</ref> 98.5's signal carries up to [[Wonowon, British Columbia|Wonowon]], [[Rose Prairie]] and Dawson Creek. 95.1's signal carries up to just outside of [[Grande Prairie]], south to [[Chetwynd, British Columbia|Chetwynd]], and up to [[Taylor, British Columbia|Taylor]]. The station is branded as ''98.5 GO FM'' and is owned by [[Vista Radio]].

The station began broadcasting in [[1997 in radio|1997]].

On February 8, 2024, [[Bell Media]] announced a restructuring that included the sale of 45 of its 103 radio stations to seven buyers, subject to approval by the CRTC, including CHRX, which is to be sold to [[Vista Radio]]. The application was approved on February 13, 2025.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hudes |first1=Sammy |title='Not a viable business anymore': Bell Media selling 45 radio stations amid layoffs |url=https://www.thestar.com/business/not-a-viable-business-anymore-bell-media-selling-45-radio-stations-amid-layoffs/article_59a7d1cd-4fb8-5494-9dd6-01b6d3b96364.html |access-date=8 February 2024 |work=[[Toronto Star]] |agency=[[The Canadian Press]] |date=8 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2025-44 |url=https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2025/2025-44.htm |website=Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2025-44 |publisher=CRTC |access-date=13 February 2025}}</ref>

The sale took effect April 14, 2025. Vista rebranded the station as 98.5 GO FM maintaining the adult comtemporry format.

==Former logo==
[[File:CHRX Sunfm98.5-95.1 logo.png|thumb|right|Former "Sun FM" logo until 2021|250px]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*https://www.mypeaceregionnow.com 98.5 GO FM]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081205185246/http://www.astralmedia.com/en/radio/default.idigit Astral Media's Radio site]
* [https://broadcasting-history.ca/radio/radio-stations/british-columbia/british-columbia-north/CHRX-FM CHRX-FM] at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the [[Canadian Communications Foundation]]
*{{RecnetCanada|CHRX-FM}}
{{Vista Broadcast Group}}
{{Northern Interior Radio}}

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[[Category:1997 establishments in British Columbia]]

{{BritishColumbia-radio-station-stub}}

CJMG-FM

2025-04-16T06:12:27Z

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{{short description|Radio station in Penticton, British Columbia}}
{{Infobox radio station
| logo = 97.1-GO-Penticton-CJMG-withoutslogan.webp
| logo_size =
| name = CJMG-FM
| frequency = 97.1 [[Hertz|MHz]]
| city = [[Penticton|Penticton, British Columbia]]
| area = [[Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen|Okanagan-Similkameen]]
| format = [[Adult contemporary]]
| owner = [[Vista Radio]]
| licensee =
| airdate = June 1, [[1965 in radio|1965]]
| erp = 1,800 [[watt]]s [[Polarization (antenna)|horizontal polarization]] only
| haat = {{convert|230|meters}}
| branding = 97.1 GO FM
| class = B
| repeaters = 99.9 '''CJMG-FM-2''' ([[Oliver, British Columbia|Oliver]])<ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1993/DB93-647.HTM Decision CRTC 93-647]</ref>
| sister_stations = [[CKOR]]
| webcast = [https://radioplayer.vistaradio.ca/cjmg Listen Live]
| website = [https://www.mypentictonnow.com/]
| former_callsigns = '''CKOK-FM''' (1965–1977) '''CKOR-FM''' (1977–1986)
| affiliations =
}}

'''CJMG-FM''' (97.1 [[Hertz|MHz]]) is a Canadian [[radio station]] located in [[Penticton|Penticton, British Columbia]]. The station, owned by [[Vista Radio]] and operating with 1,800 watts of power, is branded as ''97.1 GO FM'' and has an [[adult contemporary]] [[radio format|format]].

Prior to December 27, 2020, CJMG was branded as ''97.1 Sun FM'' with a [[contemporary hit radio|CHR/Top 40]] format.

On February 8, 2024, [[Bell Media]] announced a restructuring that included the sale of 45 of its 103 radio stations to seven buyers, subject to approval by the CRTC, including CJMG, which was sold to [[Vista Radio]]. The application was approved on February 13, 2025.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hudes |first1=Sammy |title='Not a viable business anymore': Bell Media selling 45 radio stations amid layoffs |url=https://www.thestar.com/business/not-a-viable-business-anymore-bell-media-selling-45-radio-stations-amid-layoffs/article_59a7d1cd-4fb8-5494-9dd6-01b6d3b96364.html |access-date=8 February 2024 |work=[[Toronto Star]] |agency=[[The Canadian Press]] |date=8 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2025-44 |url=https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2025/2025-44.htm |website=Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2025-44 |publisher=CRTC}}</ref>

The sale took effect April 14, 2025. Vista rebranded the station as 97.1 GO FM maintaining the adult comtemporry format.

==Former logos==
[[Image:CJMG-FM.png]]
[[Image:CJMG Move971.png|200px]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.mypentictonnow.com 97.1 GO FM]
* [https://broadcasting-history.ca/radio/radio-stations/british-columbia/british-columbia-south/CJMG-FM CJMG-FM] at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the [[Canadian Communications Foundation]]
* {{RecnetCanada|CJMG-FM}}

{{Okanagan Radio}}
{{Vista Broadcast Group}}

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CILK-FM

2025-04-16T06:10:37Z

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{{short description|Radio station in Kelowna, British Columbia}}
{{Infobox radio station
| logo = 101.5-GO-Kelowna-CILK-colour-withoutslogan.png
| logo_size =
| name = CILK-FM
| airdate = {{Start date|1985|6|21}}
| frequency = 101.5 [[Hertz|MHz]]
| city = [[Kelowna]], [[British Columbia]] | country = CA
| area = [[Okanagan|Okanagan Valley]]
| format = [[Adult contemporary]]
| owner = [[Vista Radio]]
| licensee =
| callsign_meaning = Sounds like "silk" (former branding)
| erp = 11,000 [[watt]]s average 33,300 watts peak [[Polarization (antenna)|horizontal polarization]] only
| haat = {{convert|114|metres}}
| branding = 101.5 GO FM
| class = C
| sister_stations = [[CKFR]], [[CHSU-FM]]
| webcast = [https://radioplayer.vistaradio.ca/cilk Listen Live]
| website = {{URL|https://www.mykelownalakecountrynow.com/}}
}}

'''CILK-FM''' is a Canadian [[radio station]] located in [[Kelowna]], [[British Columbia]]. Broadcasting at 101.5 [[FM broadcasting|FM]], the station airs an [[adult contemporary]] [[radio format|format]] branded as ''101.5 GO FM''. The station is owned by [[Vista Radio]].

==History==
The station traces its origins to December 21, 1984 when the [[Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission]] awarded a new FM license for the Kelowna market to Silk FM Broadcasting, a company two-thirds controlled by veteran radio broadcaster Nick Frost.<ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1984/DB84-1050.htm Decision CRTC 84-1050]</ref>

CILK signed on for the first time at 101.5 MHz with a [[soft adult contemporary]] format at 10 a.m. on June 21, 1985, with an average effective radiated power of 11,000 watts. The transmitter had a northward-directed pattern from the 3,200 foot level of Okanagan Mountain, 7 kilometres south of Kelowna city centre.

On May 7, 1993, Silk FM Broadcasting applied to amend its broadcasting licence by relocating the transmitter site on Okanagan Mountain approximately three kilometres to the south and by decreasing the effective radiated power from 11,000 to 10,300 watts. The applicant indicated these changes would improve service to the Central Okanagan area. On July 19 of the same year, the CRTC approved the application.

In 1995, Frost hired a single employee, David E. Fowler, whose mandate was to start up an internet service provider: Silk Internet. The workplace, and all the associated equipment, was set up in the lobby of the radio station. A systems administrator, Stephen Hawtree, was hired soon afterwards to assist with the technical operations. By the end of the first week of operation there were five brand new Internet subscribers and within two years it became Kelowna's largest internet providers. Within five years the subscriber list was up to about 6,000. In 2000, the Silk Internet was sold to Pacific Coast Net, which itself was subsequently sold to Uniserve Communications. That same year, Silk FM Broadcasting launched an online news and local information web portal Castanet.net.
[[Image:CILK 1015-SILK-FM.svg|150px|thumb|left|CILK's former logo, used until December 2010.]]
In 2004, the station adopted an [[adult hits]] format. On October 5, the CRTC announced that Silk FM Broadcasting had applied to add rebroadcast transmitters in the nearby Okanagan cities of Vernon and Penticton, in addition to its owned and operated rebroadcast transmitters at Big White Mountain and Magna Bay. On February 28, 2005, the CRTC denied the application to add the transmitters into Vernon and Penticton on the grounds that it would result in a significant increase to the coverage of CILK into the adjacent radio markets.

On May 3, 2006, several years after Frost bought out minority shareholders of Silk FM Broadcasting and became sole owner of the company, he announced the sale of CILK-FM and its two broadcast transmitters to [[Standard Radio]] for a total purchase price of $9.25 million CAD. The sale was approved unconditionally by the CRTC in December 2006.

In the summer of 2007, CILK modified its format to [[adult contemporary]], playing contemporary and modern hits. In October 2007, [[Astral Media]] acquired Standard's terrestrial radio and television assets, including CILK. By January [[2011 in radio|2011]], the station became ''101.5 [[EZ Rock]]'', keeping the [[adult contemporary|AC]] format. By March 2011, the station was added at the Canadian [[hot AC]] panel per [[Mediabase]] status, joining sister [[contemporary hit radio|CHR/Top 40]] station [[CHSU-FM]], but later moved to the Canadian AC panel the following week.
[[File:1015_cilk_fm_ezrock.png|thumb|Logo as "[[EZ Rock]]", 2011-2020]]
On December 27, 2020, as part of a mass format reorganization by [[Bell Media]], CILK rebranded as ''[[Move Radio|Move]] 101.5''. While the station would run jockless for the first week of the format, on-air staff would return on January 4, 2021.<ref>[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/203466/bell-media-moves-ten-stations-to-new-branding/ Bell Media Moves Ten Stations to New Branding]</ref>
[[File:CILK Move1015.png|200px|thumb|left|Logo as "[[Move Radio]]", 2020-2025]]

On February 8, 2024, Bell announced a restructuring that included the sale of 45 of its 103 radio stations to seven buyers, subject to approval by the CRTC, including CILK, which is to be sold to [[Vista Radio]]. The application was approved on February 13, 2025.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hudes |first1=Sammy |title='Not a viable business anymore': Bell Media selling 45 radio stations amid layoffs |url=https://www.thestar.com/business/not-a-viable-business-anymore-bell-media-selling-45-radio-stations-amid-layoffs/article_59a7d1cd-4fb8-5494-9dd6-01b6d3b96364.html |access-date=8 February 2024 |work=[[Toronto Star]] |agency=[[The Canadian Press]] |date=8 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2025-44 |url=https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2025/2025-44.htm |website=Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2025-44 |publisher=CRTC}}</ref> On April 15, 2025, Vista rebranded the station under its new ''Go FM'' branding.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thiessen |first=Connie |date=2025-04-14 |title=Vista Radio launches simultaneous rebrand of 21 former Bell Media stations |url=https://broadcastdialogue.com/vista-radio-launches-simultaneous-rebrand-of-21-former-bell-media-stations/ |access-date=2025-04-14 |website=Broadcast Dialogue |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Rebroadcasters==
{{RadioRebroadcasters
| rec = true
| crtc = true
| callsign = CILK-FM
| city1 = [[Big White Mountain]]
| call1 = VF2329
| freq1 = 103.9 FM
| watts1 = 30
| class1 = LP
| crtc1 = [http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1998/DB98-525.HTM 98-525]
| city2 = [[Celista, British Columbia|Celista]]
| call2 = CILC-FM
| freq2 = 94.7 FM
| watts2 = 50
| class2 = LP
| crtc2 = [http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2001/DB2001-266.htm 2001-266]
}}

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
* [https://www.mykelownalakecountrynow.com/ 101.5 GO FM]
* [https://broadcasting-history.ca/radio/radio-stations/british-columbia/british-columbia-south/CILK-FM CILK-FM] at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the [[Canadian Communications Foundation]]
* {{RecnetCanada|CILK-FM}}

{{Okanagan Radio}}
{{Vista Broadcast Group}}

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[[Category:1985 establishments in British Columbia]]

Maritime Broadcasting System

2025-04-15T23:47:49Z

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{{Short description|Canadian radio station group}}
{{Infobox company
| logo = Maritime Broadcasting System (logo).png
| type = Private
| foundation = [[1969 in radio|1969]] as Eastern Broadcasting Limited
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'''Maritime Broadcasting System Limited''', branded as '''MBS Radio''', is a private [[Canada|Canadian]] broadcasting company owning 26 radio stations serving several communities in [[Nova Scotia]], [[Prince Edward Island]], and [[New Brunswick]].

== History ==
MBS Radio was established in 1969 as '''Eastern Broadcasting Limited''' in [[Campbellton, New Brunswick]] and is currently owned by Rob Pace. The company's head office is now located in [[Halifax, Nova Scotia]] on Lovett Lake Court in the [[Bayers Lake]] area. Prior to moving to its new location at Lovett Lake Court, they were located on Sackville Street in Downtown Halifax.

On October 28, 2011, Maritime Broadcasting System Ltd. applied to the [[CRTC]] to operate a new [[country music|country]] FM radio station at [[Miramichi, New Brunswick]]. MBS planned on operating the station at 102.5 MHz, but the CRTC denied the request.<ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2011/2011-675.htm#3 Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2011-675]</ref>

Unionized staff at three MBS stations in Saint John, [[CFBC]], [[CIOK-FM]], [[CJYC-FM]], went on strike in June 2012; the strike lasted close to two years. Employees signed a deal in May 2014 and returned to work.

On February 8, 2024, MBS announced that it would acquire five stations in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia from [[Bell Media]], including [[CIKX-FM]], [[CJCJ-FM]], [[CKBC-FM]], [[CKTO-FM]], and [[CKTY-FM]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thiessen |first=Connie |date=2024-02-08 |title=Bell to reduce workforce by 4,800, divest 45 radio stations |url=https://broadcastdialogue.com/bell-to-reduce-workforce-by-4800-divest-45-radio-stations/ |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=Broadcast Dialogue |language=en-US}}</ref> The sale was approved by the CRTC on December 20, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) |date=2024-12-20 |title=CKTO-FM and CKTY-FM Truro, CKBC-FM Bathurst, CJCJ-FM Woodstock, and CIKX-FM Grand Falls and its transmitter CIKX-FM-1 Plaster Rock - Change in ownership and effective control |url=https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2024/2024-344.htm |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=crtc.gc.ca}}</ref>

==Stations==
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible" border="1"
! scope="col" |City of licence
! scope="col" |Call sign
! scope="col" |Frequency
! scope="col" class="unsortable" |On-air branding
! scope="col" |Format
|-
|[[Amherst, Nova Scotia|Amherst]], [[Nova Scotia]]
|[[CKDH-FM]]
|101.7 FM
|101.7 CKDH
|[[Country music|Country]]
|-
|[[Bathurst, New Brunswick|Bathurst]], [[New Brunswick]]
|[[CKBC-FM]]
|104.9 FM
|104.9 The Wave
|[[Classic hits]]
|-
|[[Campbellton, New Brunswick|Campbellton]], [[New Brunswick]]
|[[CKNB-FM]]
|100.7 FM
|Hits 100 FM
|[[Adult contemporary]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Charlottetown|Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island]]
|[[CFCY-FM]]
|95.1 FM
|95.1 CFCY
|[[Country music|Country]]
|-
|[[CHLQ-FM]]
|93.1 FM
|Max 93.1
|[[Classic rock]]
|-
|[[Grand Falls, New Brunswick]]
|[[CIKX-FM]]
|93.5 FM
|93.5 The Wave
|[[Classic hits]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Halifax, Nova Scotia|Halifax]], [[Nova Scotia]]
|[[CHFX-FM]]
|101.9 FM
|FX101.9
|[[Country music|Country]]
|-
|[[CHNS-FM]]
|89.9 FM
|89.9 The Wave
|[[Classic hits]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Kentville, Nova Scotia|Kentville]], [[Nova Scotia]]
|[[CKEN-FM]]
|97.7 FM
|AVR
|[[Country music|Country]]
|-
|[[CKWM-FM]]
|94.9 FM
|Magic 94.9
|[[Adult contemporary]]
|-
|[[Miramichi, New Brunswick|Miramichi]], [[New Brunswick]]
|[[CFAN-FM]]
|99.3 FM
|99.3 The River
|[[Country music|Country]]
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Moncton]], [[New Brunswick]]
|[[CFQM-FM]]
|103.9 FM
|103.9 Max FM
|[[Classic hits]]
|-
|[[CHOY-FM]]
|99.9 FM
|Choix FM 99,9
|[[Country music|Country]] ([[French language|French]])
|-
|[[CKCW-FM]]
|94.5 FM
|K94.5
|[[Adult contemporary]]
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Saint John, New Brunswick|Saint John]], [[New Brunswick]]
|[[CFBC]]
|930 AM
|93 CFBC
|[[Country music|Country]]
|-
|[[CIOK-FM]]
|100.5 FM
|K100
|[[Adult contemporary]]
|-
|[[CJYC-FM]]
|98.9 FM
|Kool 98
|[[Classic hits]]
|-
|[[Summerside, Prince Edward Island]]
|[[CJRW-FM]]
|102.1 FM
|102 Spud FM
|[[Adult contemporary]]
|-
|[[Sussex, New Brunswick|Sussex]], [[New Brunswick]]
|[[CJCW-FM]]
|92.9 FM
|CJCW 92.9 FM
|[[Adult contemporary]]
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Sydney, Nova Scotia]]
|[[CHER-FM]]
|98.3 FM
|Max 98.3
|[[Classic rock]]
|-
|[[CJCB (AM)|CJCB]]
|1270 AM
|1270 CJCB
|[[Country music|Country]]
|-
|[[CKPE-FM]]
|94.9 FM
|94.9 The Wave
|[[Classic hits]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Truro, Nova Scotia|Truro]], [[Nova Scotia]]
|[[CKTO-FM]]
|100.9 FM
|100.9 The Wave
|[[Classic hits]]
|-
|[[CKTY-FM]]
|99.5 FM
|Cat Country 99.5
|[[Country music|Country]]
|-
|[[Windsor, Nova Scotia|Windsor]], [[Nova Scotia]]
|[[CFAB (AM)|CFAB]]
|1450 AM
|AVR
|[[Country music|Country]]
|-
|[[Woodstock, New Brunswick|Woodstock]], [[New Brunswick]]
|[[CJCJ-FM]]
|104.1 FM
|104.1 The Wave
|[[Classic hits]]
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.mbsradio.com/ MBS Radio]
*[https://broadcasting-history.ca/radio/radio-groups/maritime-broadcasting-system-ltd/ History of Maritime Broadcasting System Ltd.] - [[Canadian Communications Foundation]]

{{-}}

[[Category:Radio broadcasting companies of Canada]]
[[Category:Companies based in Halifax, Nova Scotia]]
[[Category:Mass media companies established in 1969]]
[[Category:1969 establishments in Nova Scotia]]

{{Canada-media-company-stub}}

CHNS-FM

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{{short description|Radio station in Halifax, Nova Scotia}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name = CHNS-FM
| logo = Wave-halifax.jpg
| logo_size = 250px
| city = [[Halifax, Nova Scotia|Halifax]], [[Nova Scotia]]
| area = [[Halifax Regional Municipality]]
| branding = 89.9 The Wave
| frequency = 89.9 [[Hertz|MHz]] ([[FM broadcasting|FM]])
| airdate = May 12, [[1926 in radio|1926]]
| format = [[Classic hits]]
| erp = 100,000 [[watt]]s [[horizontal polarization]] only
| haat = {{convert|224|meters}}
| class = C1
| callsign_meaning = '''C'''anada '''H'''alifax '''N'''ova '''S'''cotia (broadcast area)
| former_frequencies = 930 [[Hertz|kHz]] ([[AM broadcasting|AM]]) (1926–1930, 1934-1941) 910 kHz (1930–1934) 960 kHz (1941–2006) 6.135/6.13 [[Hertz|MHz]] (1955?-2001)
| owner = [[Maritime Broadcasting System]]
| sister_stations = [[CHFX-FM]]
| webcast = [http://mbsradio.leanplayer.com/CHNSFM Listen Live]
| website = [http://www.899thewave.fm/ 899thewave.fm]
}}

'''CHNS-FM''' (89.9 [[Hertz|MHz]]) is a [[Commercial radio|commercial]] [[FM broadcasting|FM]] [[radio station]], in [[Halifax, Nova Scotia|Halifax]], [[Nova Scotia]], [[Canada]]. The station airs a [[classic hits]] [[radio format]] branded as ''89.9 The Wave''. CHNS is owned and operated by the [[Maritime Broadcasting System]] which also owns sister station [[CHFX-FM]].

CHNS-FM's studios and offices are located on Lovett Lake Court in Halifax. The [[transmitter]] is located on Washmill Lake Drive in [[Clayton Park, Nova Scotia|Clayton Park]].

==History==
CHNS was Nova Scotia's first radio station, [[sign-on|signing on]] the air on May 12, 1926, originally on 930 AM. In 1930, it switched to 910 but switched back to 930 four years later. In 1941, it switched to 960.

It was the host of [[Canadian National Railway radio]] "phantom station" CNRH until that network was disbanded. CHNS was an [[network affiliate|affiliate]] of the [[Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission]] from 1933 to 1936 when the network became the [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. It acted as a CBC outlet until 1945 when [[CBHA-FM|CBH]] was launched as a CBC-owned station. CHNS then became an affiliate of the CBC's [[Dominion Network]] until 1960.

From the 1940s to the 1980s, CHNS employed personalities who would go on to become some of Canada's top broadcasters, including [[Knowlton Nash]], [[Mike Duffy]], [[Stan Carew]] and [[Ian Hanomansing]]. CHNS had an intense [[Top 40]] ratings war with rival station [[CJCH-FM|CJCH]] during the 1970s.

During the 1980s and early 1990s, the station played an [[adult contemporary]] format. In February 1992, it flipped to [[oldies]], branding itself ''Oldies 96 CHNS''. It was among a handful of AM stations broadcasting in [[C-QUAM]] [[AM stereo|stereo]].

The station received [[Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission|CRTC]] approval to move to FM in April 2006.<ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2006/db2006-138.htm Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2006-138]</ref> It moved to its current frequency at 89.9 FM in July of that year, adopting a [[classic rock]] format as ''89.9 HAL FM''. CHNS was given permission to simulcast the FM programming for 90 days on the AM signal. On October 19, 2006, the AM signal was [[dark (broadcasting)|shut down]], putting an end to 80 years of broadcasting on the AM dial.
The old transmitter house was demolished in 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uer.ca/locations/show.asp?locid=27001|title = Display Location: CHNS Radio Transmitter House - Urban Exploration Resource}}</ref>

On August 30, 2013, at 8 a.m., CHNS-FM flipped to [[classic hits]], branded as ''89.9 The Wave''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/84844/another-change-on-the-way-in-halifax/|title = Hal-FM Halifax Rides the Wave to Classic Hits}}</ref> The move came 4 days after [[CKUL-FM]] flipped to [[Adult Album Alternative]]. (CKUL-FM is now an [[adult contemporary music]] station.)

Every weekend, CHNS plays vintage ''[[American Top 40]]'' countdown shows hosted by [[Casey Kasem]], one from the 1980s every Saturday morning, and one from the 1970s every Sunday morning. Sister stations [[CKPE-FM]] in [[Sydney, Nova Scotia|Sydney]], [[CKTO-FM]] in [[Truro, Nova Scotia]], [[CFQM-FM]] in [[Moncton]], [[CIKX-FM]] in [[Grand Falls, New Brunswick]], [[CJCJ-FM]] in [[Woodstock, New Brunswick]], [[CKBC-FM]] in [[Bathurst, New Brunswick]] and [[CJYC-FM]] in [[Saint John, New Brunswick|Saint John]] also do this.

===Shortwave relay===
CHNS programming was also heard on [[shortwave radio]]. It first [[simulcast]] on 6.110 MHz beginning in 1931 on experimental [[shortwave relay station]] '''VE9HX'''. The station was listened to around the world when it carried live coverage of the [[Moose River Gold Mines, Nova Scotia#1936 disaster|Moose River mine disaster]] in 1936. Five-minute long hourly updates by CHNS reporter J. Frank Willis were relayed over CHNX for five days and were listened to worldwide and simulcast over 650 radio stations in [[North America]]. The broadcasts were carried across Canada over the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation as well as stations across the [[United States]] and the [[BBC]].<ref name="Benedict2000">{{cite book|last1=Benedict|first1=Michael Les|last2=Frayne|first2=Trent|author-link2=Trent Frayne|title=In the face of disaster: true stories of Canadian heroes from the archives of Maclean's|year=2000|publisher=Viking|location=New York, N.Y|isbn=0-670-88883-4|pages=[https://archive.org/details/infaceofdisaster0000bene/page/117 117–127]|chapter=The Cave-in That Shook the Country|chapter-url-access=registration|chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/infaceofdisaster0000bene/page/117}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=The Canadian Communications Foundation |title=Moose River Mine Disaster |url=http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/in-depth/moose-river-mine-disaster |website=History of Canadian Broadcasting |accessdate=3 October 2018}}</ref> It was the first live 24-hour radio coverage of a breaking news story in Canada.<ref name=agns>{{cite web|title=Disaster at Moose River Gold Mine|url=http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/edu/ViewLoitDa.do;jsessionid=6BAB72DF2F767124A455EBDCEC2060E6?method=preview&lang=EN&id=26165|publisher=[[Art Gallery of Nova Scotia]]|accessdate=22 October 2015}}</ref>

In 1937, the shortwave station was assigned the call letters '''CHNX'''. By the mid-1990s, due to problems with the aging shortwave transmitter, power had been reduced from 500 watts to 40 to 70 watts. The station went off the air in 2000 due to transmitter failure, but returned following repairs. It went off the air permanently in 2001 as station owner Maritime Broadcasting was unwilling to invest in a new transmitter.<ref>[http://k6eid.tripod.com/CHNX.htm The Classic Short Wave Broadcast QSL Home Page - CHNX - Halifax, Nova Scotia]</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadcasting-history.ca/listing_and_histories/radio/chnx-sw|title = CHNX-SW | History of Canadian Broadcasting}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.899thewave.fm/ 89.9 The Wave]
*[https://broadcasting-history.ca/radio/radio-stations/nova-scotia/CHNS-FM CHNS-FM] at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the [[Canadian Communications Foundation]]
*{{RecnetCanada|CHNS-FM}}

{{Halifax radio}}

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[[Category:Radio stations in Halifax, Nova Scotia|HNS]]
[[Category:Classic hits radio stations in Canada|HNS]]
[[Category:Maritime Broadcasting System radio stations|HNS]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1926]]
[[Category:1926 establishments in Nova Scotia]]
[[Category:Dominion Network|HNS]]
[[Category:CNR Radio]]
[[Category:Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission]]

CKTO-FM

2025-04-15T21:56:15Z

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{{Short description|Radio station in Truro, Nova Scotia}}
{{Infobox radio station
| logo = Wave-truro.jpg
| name = CKTO-FM
| airdate = March [[1965 in radio|1965]] as '''CKCL-FM'''
| frequency = 100.9 [[Hertz|MHz]] ([[FM broadcasting|FM]])
| city = [[Truro, Nova Scotia|Truro]], [[Nova Scotia]]
| area = [[North Shore (Nova Scotia)]]
| format = [[Classic hits]]
| owner = [[Maritime Broadcasting System]]
| licensee =
| sister_stations = [[CKTY-FM]]
| erp = 50 [[watt|kW]]s [[Polarization (antenna)|horizontal polarization]] only
| haat = {{convert|240|meters}}
| class = C1
| branding = 100.9 The Wave
| webcast = [https://thewavetruro.com Listen Live]
| website = [https://thewavetruro.com thewavetruro.com]
| callsign_meaning = '''CK T'''rur'''O''' (broadcast area)
}}
'''CKTO-FM''' is a Canadian [[radio station]], broadcasting at 100.9 [[FM broadcasting|FM]] in [[Truro, Nova Scotia|Truro]], [[Nova Scotia]]. The station airs a [[classic hits]] format and is branded as ''100.9 The Wave''. The station has been on the air since 1965.

The station is owned by the [[Maritime Broadcasting System]], which also owns sister station [[CKTY-FM]].

==History==
The station first began broadcasting in March 1965 originally as '''CKCL-FM''' before adopting its current call letters. The station's original call letters were later used on a [[Chilliwack, British Columbia|Chilliwack]], [[British Columbia]] radio station serving the [[Greater Vancouver]] area. The station was a [[CBC Radio One|CBC Radio]] affiliate until February 4, 1982. The station was owned and operated by Radio Atlantic Ltd before it was purchased by Telemedia in 1999 and by Astral Media in 2002 and then [[Bell Media]] in 2013. CKTO was originally known as ''Mix 100.9 FM'' (or ''100.9 The Mix'') with a hybrid [[adult contemporary]]/[[hot adult contemporary]] format before it adopted the ''[[EZ Rock]]'' branding in 2001 and became known as ''EZ Rock 100.9 FM'' with an adult contemporary format. In 2002, the station rebranded to "Big Dog 100.9" with a rock-leaning Hot AC format. It was one of several Hot AC stations in Canada that leaned towards rock music. In 2018, the station shifted to full-time rock while keeping the "Big Dog" branding.

As part of a mass format reorganization by Bell Media, on May 18, 2021, CKTO flipped to [[adult hits]], and adopted the ''[[Bounce Radio|Bounce]]'' branding.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/208315/bell-media-bounces-25-stations-across-canada-to-new-variety-hits-brand/|title=Bell Media Bounces 25 Stations Across Canada To New Variety Hits Brand - RadioInsight|date=18 May 2021|accessdate=19 February 2024}}</ref>

On February 8, 2024, Bell announced a restructuring that included the sale of 45 of its 103 radio stations to seven buyers, subject to approval by the CRTC, including CKTO, which is to be sold to the [[Maritime Broadcasting System]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hudes |first1=Sammy |title='Not a viable business anymore': Bell Media selling 45 radio stations amid layoffs |url=https://www.thestar.com/business/not-a-viable-business-anymore-bell-media-selling-45-radio-stations-amid-layoffs/article_59a7d1cd-4fb8-5494-9dd6-01b6d3b96364.html |access-date=8 February 2024 |work=[[Toronto Star]] |agency=[[The Canadian Press]] |date=8 February 2024}}</ref> The CRTC approved the sale on December 20, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) |date=2024-12-20 |title=CKTO-FM and CKTY-FM Truro, CKBC-FM Bathurst, CJCJ-FM Woodstock, and CIKX-FM Grand Falls and its transmitter CIKX-FM-1 Plaster Rock - Change in ownership and effective control |url=https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2024/2024-344.htm |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=crtc.gc.ca}}</ref>

On April 8, 2025, CKTO rebranded as 100.9 The Wave, airing a classic hits format.

Every weekend, CKTO plays vintage ''[[American Top 40]]'' countdown shows hosted by [[Casey Kasem]], one from the 1980s every Saturday morning, and one from the 1970s every Sunday morning. Sister stations [[CKPE-FM]] in [[Sydney, Nova Scotia|Sydney]], [[CHNS-FM]] in [[Halifax, Nova Scotia]], [[CFQM-FM]] in [[Moncton]], [[CIKX-FM]] in [[Grand Falls, New Brunswick]], [[CJCJ-FM]] in [[Woodstock, New Brunswick]], [[CKBC-FM]] in [[Bathurst, New Brunswick]] and [[CJYC-FM]] in [[Saint John, New Brunswick|Saint John]] also do this.

==Former logos==
[[Image:ezrock ckto.png|200px]]
[[Image:CTKO-FM 100 dot 9 Big Dog logo.svg|150px]]
[[Image:Bounce1009logo.png|210px]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.iheartradio.ca/big-dog-100-9/ Big Dog 100.9]
* [https://broadcasting-history.ca/radio/radio-stations/nova-scotia/CKTO-FM CKTO-FM] at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the [[Canadian Communications Foundation]]
* {{RecnetCanada|CKTO-FM}}

{{Western and Northern Nova Scotia radio}}

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[[Category:1965 establishments in Nova Scotia]]

CKBC-FM

2025-04-15T21:54:39Z

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{{short description|Radio station in Bathurst, New Brunswick}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name = CKBC-FM
| logo = Wave-bathurst.jpg
| logo_size =
| city = [[Bathurst, New Brunswick|Bathurst]], [[New Brunswick]]
| area = [[Bathurst, New Brunswick|Bathurst]]
| branding = 104.9 The Wave
| airdate = April 18, [[1955 in radio|1955]]
| frequency = 104.9 [[Hertz|MHz]] ([[FM broadcasting|FM]])
| format = [[Classic hits]]
| erp = 33,500 [[watt]]s<ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2015/2015-54.htm Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2015-54], CKBC-FM Bathurst - Technical change, ''CRTC'', February 19, 2015</ref>
| haat = {{convert|46.2|meters}}
| class = B
| owner = [[Maritime Broadcasting System]]
| licensee =
| webcast = [https://ckbc.mbsradio.com/ Listen Live]
| website = [https://thewavebathurst.com/ thewavebathurst.com]
| former_frequencies = 1400 [[Hertz|kHz]] ([[AM broadcasting|AM]]) (1955–1966) 1360 kHz (1966–2003)
}}

'''CKBC-FM''' is a Canadian [[radio station]] broadcasting in [[Bathurst, New Brunswick|Bathurst]], [[New Brunswick]] at 104.9 [[Hertz|MHz]] with an [[effective radiated power]] of 33,500 watts. The station has been broadcasting since April 18, 1955.

The station is currently owned by the [[Maritime Broadcasting System]].

==History==
In 1954, Bathurst Broadcasting Co. Ltd. received approval to operate an English and French-language AM station with a power of 250 watts. CKBC was originally broadcast on 1400 [[Hertz|kHz]], and by 1966, had moved to 1360 kHz. The station increased power from 250 to 10,000 watts. Over the years, CKBC went through a number of ownerships. In 2002, CKBC and Telemedia Radio Atlantic's other radio stations were purchased by Astral Media.
On November 14, 2003, CKBC was given approval to switch to the FM band.<ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2003/db2003-572.htm Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2003-572], CKBC Bathurst - Conversion to FM, ''CRTC'', November 13, 2003</ref>

On June 27, 2013, the CRTC approved an application by Astral Media Inc. to sell its pay and specialty television channels, conventional television stations and radio stations to BCE Inc., including CKBC-FM.<ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2013/r130627.htm CRTC approves BCE’s bid to acquire Astral’s television and radio services] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150305154914/http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2013/r130627.htm |date=2015-03-05 }}, ''CRTC'', June 27, 2013</ref>

As part of a mass format reorganization by Bell Media, on May 18, 2021, CKBC flipped to [[adult hits]], and adopted the ''[[Bounce Radio|Bounce]]'' branding.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/208315/bell-media-bounces-25-stations-across-canada-to-new-variety-hits-brand/|title=Bell Media Bounces 25 Stations Across Canada To New Variety Hits Brand - RadioInsight|date=18 May 2021|accessdate=19 February 2024}}</ref>

On February 8, 2024, Bell announced a restructuring that included the sale of 45 of its 103 radio stations to seven buyers, subject to approval by the CRTC, including CKBC, which is to be sold to [[Maritime Broadcasting System]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hudes |first1=Sammy |title='Not a viable business anymore': Bell Media selling 45 radio stations amid layoffs |url=https://www.thestar.com/business/not-a-viable-business-anymore-bell-media-selling-45-radio-stations-amid-layoffs/article_59a7d1cd-4fb8-5494-9dd6-01b6d3b96364.html |access-date=8 February 2024 |work=[[Toronto Star]] |agency=[[The Canadian Press]] |date=8 February 2024}}</ref> The CRTC approved the sale on December 20, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) |date=2024-12-20 |title=CKTO-FM and CKTY-FM Truro, CKBC-FM Bathurst, CJCJ-FM Woodstock, and CIKX-FM Grand Falls and its transmitter CIKX-FM-1 Plaster Rock - Change in ownership and effective control |url=https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2024/2024-344.htm |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=crtc.gc.ca}}</ref>

On April 8, 2025, the station rebranded to "104.9 The Wave".

Every weekend, CKBC plays vintage ''[[American Top 40]]'' countdown shows hosted by [[Casey Kasem]], one from the 1980s every Saturday morning, and one from the 1970s every Sunday morning. Sister stations [[CHNS-FM]] in [[Halifax, Nova Scotia]], [[CKPE-FM]] in [[Sydney, Nova Scotia|Sydney]], [[CKTO-FM]] in [[Truro, Nova Scotia]], [[CFQM-FM]] in [[Moncton]], [[CIKX-FM]] in [[Grand Falls, New Brunswick]], [[CJCJ-FM]] in [[Woodstock, New Brunswick]], and [[CJYC-FM]] in [[Saint John, New Brunswick|Saint John]] also do this.

==Former logo==
[[File:MAX 1049 FM.png|150px]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.iheartradio.ca/bounce/bathurst/ Bounce 104.9]
* [https://broadcasting-history.ca/radio/radio-stations/new-brunswick/CKBC-FM CKBC-FM] at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the [[Canadian Communications Foundation]]
* {{RecnetCanada|CKBC-FM}}

{{Northern NB Radio}}

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[[Category:1955 establishments in New Brunswick]]

CJCJ-FM

2025-04-15T21:52:55Z

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{{short description|Radio station in Woodstock, New Brunswick}}
{{Infobox radio station
| logo = Wave-woodstock.jpg
| name = CJCJ-FM
| city = [[Woodstock, New Brunswick|Woodstock]], [[New Brunswick]]
| area = [[Woodstock Parish, New Brunswick|Woodstock Parish]]
| branding = 104.1 The Wave
| airdate = July 1, [[1959 in radio|1959]]
| frequency = 104.1 [[Hertz|MHz]] ([[FM broadcasting|FM]])
| format = [[Classic hits]]
| owner = [[Maritime Broadcasting System]]
| licensee =
| webcast = [https://cjcj.mbsradio.com/ Listen Live]
| website = [https://thewavewoodstock.com/ thewavewoodstock.com]
| callsign_meaning = '''CJ CJ''' (former branding)
| former_frequencies = 920 [[Hertz|kHz]] ([[AM broadcasting|AM]]) (1959–2001)
}}

'''CJCJ-FM''' is a Canadian [[radio station]] broadcasting from [[Woodstock, New Brunswick|Woodstock]], [[New Brunswick]] at 104.1 [[FM broadcasting|FM]]. The station is currently owned and operated by the [[Maritime Broadcasting System]]. The station broadcasts a [[classic hits]] format branded as ''104.1 The Wave''.

==History==
'''CJCJ''' originally began broadcasting on 920 kHz in July 1959, and moved to FM in the early 2000s.<ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2001/DB2001-161.htm Decision CRTC 2001-161]</ref> Originally owned by Carleton-Victoria Broadcasting Limited, it was acquired in 1991 by Radio One Ltd.<ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1991/DB91-635.HTM Decision CRTC 91-635]</ref> In 1999, Radio One was acquired by [[Telemedia]], and in 2002, Telemedia was purchased by [[Standard Broadcasting]]. CJCJ was one of the stations that Standard in turn sold to [[Astral Media]] in 2007, and then to [[Bell Media]] in 2013.

In 1989, Carleton-Victoria Broadcasting Co. Ltd. received approval from the [[Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission]] (CRTC) to operate two low-power AM transmitters at [[Plaster Rock, New Brunswick|Plaster Rock]] on 990 kHz (40 watts), and [[Perth, New Brunswick|Perth]]/[[Andover, New Brunswick|Andover]] on 1140 kHz with 40 watts.<ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1989/DB89-422.HTM Decision CRTC 89-422]</ref> These transmitters would rebroadcast the programs of CJCJ 920 Woodstock.

In 1998, Carleton-Victoria Broadcasting Co. Ltd. received approval from the CRTC to add an FM rebroadcaster at [[Grand Falls, New Brunswick|Grand Falls]] to operate on the frequency of 93.5 MHz.<ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1998/DB98-220.HTM Decision CRTC 98-220]</ref> On June 7, 2000, Telemedia Radio Atlantic Ltd. received CRTC approval to add a transmitter for [[CIKX-FM]] [[Grand Falls, New Brunswick|Grand Falls]] at Plaster Rock, using the facilities of the CJCJ Woodstock rebroadcasting transmitter, '''CJCJ-2''' Plaster Rock. As a result of the change, the CJCJ rebroadcasters '''CJCJ-1''' Perth/Andover and CJCJ-2 Plaster Rock were deleted.<ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2000/DB2000-186.htm Decision CRTC 2000-186]</ref>

In May 2009, CJCJ changed its format to [[hot adult contemporary]] as ''CJ104''.

In November 2020, the station flipped to [[country music|country]] as ''[[Pure Country (radio network)|Pure Country]] 104''.

On February 8, 2024, Bell announced a restructuring that included the sale of 45 of its 103 radio stations to seven buyers, subject to approval by the CRTC, including CJCJ, which is to be sold to the [[Maritime Broadcasting System]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hudes |first1=Sammy |title='Not a viable business anymore': Bell Media selling 45 radio stations amid layoffs |url=https://www.thestar.com/business/not-a-viable-business-anymore-bell-media-selling-45-radio-stations-amid-layoffs/article_59a7d1cd-4fb8-5494-9dd6-01b6d3b96364.html |access-date=8 February 2024 |work=[[Toronto Star]] |agency=[[The Canadian Press]] |date=8 February 2024}}</ref> The CRTC approved the sale on December 20, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) |date=2024-12-20 |title=CKTO-FM and CKTY-FM Truro, CKBC-FM Bathurst, CJCJ-FM Woodstock, and CIKX-FM Grand Falls and its transmitter CIKX-FM-1 Plaster Rock - Change in ownership and effective control |url=https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2024/2024-344.htm |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=crtc.gc.ca}}</ref> On April 8, 2025, the station flipped to [[classic hits]], branded as "104.1 The Wave."

Every weekend, CJCJ plays vintage ''[[American Top 40]]'' countdown shows hosted by [[Casey Kasem]], one from the 1980s every Saturday morning, and one from the 1970s every Sunday morning. Sister stations [[CHNS-FM]] in [[Halifax, Nova Scotia]], [[CKPE-FM]] in [[Sydney, Nova Scotia|Sydney]], [[CKTO-FM]] in [[Truro, Nova Scotia]], [[CFQM-FM]] in [[Moncton]], [[CIKX-FM]] in [[Grand Falls, New Brunswick]], [[CKBC-FM]] in [[Bathurst, New Brunswick]] and [[CJYC-FM]] in [[Saint John, New Brunswick|Saint John]] also do this.

==Former logo==
<gallery>
File:Logo-cj104.svg|Logo created in 2009 and used until November 19, 2020.
File:Logo-purecountry-woodstock.svg|Pure Country 104 2020-2025.
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.iheartradio.ca/purecountry/woodstock Pure Country 104]
* [https://broadcasting-history.ca/radio/radio-stations/new-brunswick/CJCJ-FM CJCJ-FM] at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the [[Canadian Communications Foundation]]
* {{RecnetCanada|CJCJ-FM}}

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CIKX-FM

2025-04-15T21:51:42Z

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{{short description|Radio station in Grand Falls, New Brunswick}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name = CIKX-FM
| logo = Wave-grandfalls.jpg
| city = [[Grand Falls, New Brunswick]]
| area = [[Grand Falls, New Brunswick|Grand Falls]] area
| branding = 93.5 The Wave
| airdate = July 8, [[1998 in radio|1998]]
| frequency = 93.5 [[Hertz|MHz]] ([[FM broadcasting|FM]])
| format = [[Classic hits]]
| erp = 5,300 [[watt]]s [[Polarization (antenna)|vertical polarization only]]
| haat = {{convert|60.7|meters}}
| class = A
| owner = [[Maritime Broadcasting System]]
| licensee =
| webcast = [https://cikx.mbsradio.com/ Listen Live]
| website = [https://thewavegrandfalls.com/ thewavegrandfalls.com]
}}
'''CIKX-FM''' is a Canadian [[radio station]] broadcasting in [[Grand Falls, New Brunswick]] at 93.5 MHz and 5,300 watts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1998/DB98-220.HTM|title=ARCHIVED - Approved - Grand Fall's first commercial, Canadian, English-language radio station. The station will rebroadcast the programming of CJCJ Woodstock on the FM band, with Grand Falls advertising. The new station must begin separate local programming within three years|first=Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)|last=Government of Canada|date=9 July 1998|website=crtc.gc.ca|accessdate=19 February 2024}}</ref> CIKX was originally a repeater of [[CJCJ-FM|CJCJ]] in [[Woodstock, New Brunswick|Woodstock]] until the 2000s, when the station opened its studios.

In April 2000, CIKX began airing programming separate from CJCJ. Studios and offices are located at 399 Broadway Boulevard in [[Grand Falls, New Brunswick|Grand Falls]]. On June 7, 2000, Telemedia Radio Atlantic Ltd. received CRTC approval to add a transmitter for CIKX-FM at [[Plaster Rock, New Brunswick|Plaster Rock]] using the facilities of the CJCJ rebroadcasting transmitter, '''CJCJ-2'''. As a result of the change, the CJCJ rebroadcasters '''CJCJ-1''' and CJCJ-2 were deleted.<ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2000/DB2000-186.htm Decision CRTC 2000-186]</ref>

On April 12, 2007, Astral Media Radio Atlantic Inc. received approval to operate a transmitter for CIKX at [[Plaster Rock, New Brunswick|Plaster Rock]] ('''CIKX-FM-1''') operating on 91.7 MHz with an effective radiated power of 50 watts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2007/db2007-111.htm|title=ARCHIVED - CIKX-FM Grand Falls - Licence amendment|first=Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)|last=Government of Canada|date=12 April 2007|website=crtc.gc.ca|accessdate=19 February 2024}}</ref> The new transmitter would replace the existing AM transmitter at that location. The AM transmitter was inefficient, worn-out and difficult to maintain. The AM transmitter site was in a low-lying area. The new FM transmitter would be located in an area with an elevation for line-of-sight coverage.

On February 4, 2008, Astral Media Radio Atlantic Inc. received approval to change the frequency of CIKX-FM-1 to 88.3 MHz.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2008/db2008-23.htm|title=ARCHIVED - CIKX-FM Grand Falls and its transmitter CIKX-FM-1 Plaster Rock - Technical change|first=Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)|last=Government of Canada|date=4 February 2008|website=crtc.gc.ca|accessdate=19 February 2024}}</ref>

As part of a mass format reorganization by Bell Media, on May 18, 2021, CIKX flipped to [[adult hits]], and adopted the ''[[Bounce (radio network)|Bounce]]'' branding.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/208315/bell-media-bounces-25-stations-across-canada-to-new-variety-hits-brand/|title=Bell Media Bounces 25 Stations Across Canada To New Variety Hits Brand - RadioInsight|date=18 May 2021|accessdate=19 February 2024}}</ref>

On February 8, 2024, Bell announced a restructuring that included the sale of 45 of its 103 radio stations to seven buyers, subject to approval by the CRTC, including CIKX, which is to be sold to the [[Maritime Broadcasting System]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hudes |first1=Sammy |title='Not a viable business anymore': Bell Media selling 45 radio stations amid layoffs |url=https://www.thestar.com/business/not-a-viable-business-anymore-bell-media-selling-45-radio-stations-amid-layoffs/article_59a7d1cd-4fb8-5494-9dd6-01b6d3b96364.html |access-date=8 February 2024 |work=[[Toronto Star]] |agency=[[The Canadian Press]] |date=8 February 2024}}</ref> The CRTC approved the sale on December 20, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) |date=2024-12-20 |title=CKTO-FM and CKTY-FM Truro, CKBC-FM Bathurst, CJCJ-FM Woodstock, and CIKX-FM Grand Falls and its transmitter CIKX-FM-1 Plaster Rock - Change in ownership and effective control |url=https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2024/2024-344.htm |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=crtc.gc.ca}}</ref> On April 8, 2025, the station rebranded to "93.5 The Wave".

Every weekend, CIKX plays vintage ''[[American Top 40]]'' countdown shows hosted by [[Casey Kasem]], one from the 1980s every Saturday morning, and one from the 1970s every Sunday morning. Sister stations [[CHNS-FM]] in [[Halifax, Nova Scotia]], [[CKPE-FM]] in [[Sydney, Nova Scotia|Sydney]], [[CKTO-FM]] in [[Truro, Nova Scotia]], [[CFQM-FM]] in [[Moncton]], [[CJCJ-FM]] in [[Woodstock, New Brunswick]], [[CKBC-FM]] in [[Bathurst, New Brunswick]] and [[CJYC-FM]] in [[Saint John, New Brunswick|Saint John]] also do this.

==Rebroadcasters==
*'''CIKX-FM-1''' 88.3 FM - [[Tobique Valley]]

==Former logo==
[[File:CIKX-FM logo.png]]
[[File:Bounce93logo.png|200px]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.iheartradio.ca/bounce/grand-falls/ Bounce 93]
* [https://broadcasting-history.ca/radio/radio-stations/new-brunswick/CIKX-FM CIKX-FM] at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the [[Canadian Communications Foundation]]
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And Tango Makes Three

2025-04-06T21:46:02Z

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{{Short description|2005 children's book by Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson}}
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| name = And Tango Makes Three
| title_orig =
| translator =
| image = Tangopenguin.jpg
| caption = First edition cover of ''And Tango Makes Three''
| author = {{Plainlist|
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* [[Justin Richardson]]
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| illustrator = [[Henry Cole (illustrator)|Henry Cole]]
| cover_artist = Henry Cole
| country = United States
| language = English
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| genre = [[Children's literature]]
| publisher = [[Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing]]
| release_date = April 26, 2005
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| media_type = Print ([[Hardcover]])
| pages = 32
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'''''And Tango Makes Three''''' is a [[children's literature|children's book]] written by [[Peter Parnell]] and [[Justin Richardson]] and illustrated by [[Henry Cole (illustrator)|Henry Cole]] which was published in 2005. The book tells the story of two male penguins, Roy and Silo, who create a family together. With the help of the zookeeper, Mr. Gramsay, Roy and Silo are given an egg which they help hatch. The female chick, that completes their family, is consequently named "Tango" by the zookeepers.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/24/nyregion/new-love-breaks-up-a-6year-relationship-at-the-zoo.html|title=New Love Breaks Up a 6-Year Relationship at the Zoo|last=Miller|first=Jonathan|date=2005-09-24|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=2016-11-30|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The book was based on the true story of [[Roy and Silo]], two male [[chinstrap penguin]]s who formed a pair bond in New York's [[Central Park Zoo]].

''And Tango Makes Three'' has been mentioned in numerous [[censorship]] and [[culture war]] debates on [[same-sex marriage]], [[LGBT adoption|adoption]], and [[homosexuality in animals]].<ref name=":2" /> The [[American Library Association]] (ALA) reports that ''And Tango Makes Three'' was the most frequently [[Challenge (literature)|challenged]] book from 2006 to 2010, and the second most frequently challenged in 2009.<ref name=":2">{{cite web |last=Taylor |first=Jeremy |url=http://www.asylum.com/2009/10/02/book-about-gay-penguins-is-most-banned-of-2008/ |title=Book About Gay Penguins Is Most Banned of the Year |publisher=Asylum.com |date=October 2, 2009 |access-date=March 3, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308214904/http://www.asylum.com/2009/10/02/book-about-gay-penguins-is-most-banned-of-2008/ |archive-date=March 8, 2012 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ala.org/ala/newspresscenter/news/pressreleases2009/april2009/nlw08bbtopten.cfm|title=Attempts to remove children's book on male penguin couple parenting chick continue|date=2009-04-16|publisher=[[American Library Association]]|access-date=2009-08-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ala.org/ala/newspresscenter/news/pr.cfm?id=6874 |title="And Tango Makes Three" waddles its way back to the number one slot as America's most frequently challenged book |publisher=American Library Association |date=April 11, 2011 |access-date=March 3, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110414234446/http://ala.org/ala/newspresscenter/news/pr.cfm?id=6874 |archive-date=2011-04-14}}</ref> Ultimately, it became the fourth-most challenged book between 2000 and 2009,<ref name=":21">{{Cite web|last=American Library Association|date=2013-03-26|title=Top 100 Banned/Challenged Books: 2000-2009|url=http://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/decade2009|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-06|website=Banned & Challenged Books|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924101705/http://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/decade2009 |archive-date=2020-09-24 }}</ref> as well as the sixth-most challenged book between 2010 and 2019.<ref name=":22">{{Cite web|last=American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom|date=2020-09-09|title=Top 100 Most Banned and Challenged Books: 2010-2019|url=http://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/decade2019|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-06|website=Banned & Challenged Books|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927125855/http://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/decade2019 |archive-date=2020-09-27 }}</ref>

''And Tango Makes Three'' has also won multiple awards, including the ALA Notable Children's Book Nominee in 2006, the ASPCA Henry Bergh Book Award in 2005, and was named one of the Bank Street Best Books of the Year in 2006.<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://www.simonandschuster.com/books/And-Tango-Makes-Three/Justin-Richardson/9781481446952|title=And Tango Makes Three|date=2 June 2015 |publisher=Simon & Schuster|access-date=14 November 2016|isbn=9781481446952}}</ref>

Scholars of children's literature and education believe ''And Tango Makes Three'' is a good way to introduce the idea of diverse families to children. The book does not take a stance on same-sex marriage, but rather the validity of same-sex families.<ref name=":13">{{Cite journal|last=Harvey|first=Jennifer|date=Winter 2013|title=And Tango Makes Three: Introducing Family Diversity to Children|journal=Children & Libraries|volume=11|pages=27–33}}</ref>

== Background ==
The story was inspired by two male penguins, Roy and Silo, at the [[Central Park Zoo]]. During mating season, each penguin began pairing with another, and Roy and Silo paired with each other. While reading an article in ''The New York Times'' about Roy and Silo's relationship, "Love That Dare Not Squeak Its Name," the couple of [[Peter Parnell]], a playwright and children's book author, and [[Justin Richardson]], a psychiatrist focused on the sexual development of children, decided they wanted to tell the story in the form of a children's picture book.'''<ref name=":03">{{Cite journal|last=Young|first=Craig A.|date=Fall 2011|title=Creating a Controversial Picturebook: Discussions with the Creators of And Tango Makes Three.|journal=Journal of Children's Literature|volume=37|pages=30–38}}</ref>''' Prior to co-authoring ''And Tango Makes Three'', Richardson co-authored ''Everything You Never Wanted Your Kids to Know About Sex (but Were Afraid They'd Ask)'' in 2003 with Mark Schuster. After publishing this resource for parents to discuss sexuality with their children, readers requested a resource on "gay stuff" from Richardson.<ref name=":03"/>

Finding that many parents had trouble introducing the concept of homosexuality to their children, the couple thought a book such as ''And Tango Makes Three'' would make the conversation easier, and create a more inclusive environment for future generations. When actually working on the book itself, Richardson commented on how the subject material would be interesting to kids as stories about animals are seen as fun.{{Citation needed|reason=This reads as an opinion rather than a fact, citation needed to confirm|date=March 2021}} Through writing the book, they wanted to be able to introduce the idea of same-sex relationships to children in a way that would be easy for children to understand.<ref name=":03"/>

==Summary==
The story opens in the Central Park Zoo, a place that houses families of all different kinds. Soon, it is the time of year when all the chinstrap penguins couple up. All of the couples have one female penguin and one male penguin except for Roy and Silo, two male penguins who have fallen in love. They do everything together: they sing, swim, and even build a nest so that they can start a family. The two penguins take turns sitting on a rock, thinking that it is an egg. The zookeeper, Mr. Gramsay, notices this and he brings them an extra egg from another penguin couple who would not be able to care for it. Roy and Silo sit on their egg and take care of it until it hatches. The zookeepers name the female chick Tango. People cheer when they come to visit the zoo and see Tango with her two fathers. The story ends by reiterating that Roy, Silo, and Tango are a happy family and that families can look different.<ref>{{Cite book|title=And Tango Makes Three|last1=Richardson|first1=Justin|last2=Parnell|first2=Peter|publisher=Simon & Schuster|year=2005|isbn=9780689878459}}</ref>

==Genre==
''And Tango Makes Three'' is a non-fiction children's picture book intended for children aged three to eight.<ref name=":14">{{Cite journal|last=Shenitz|first=Bruce|date=June 2005|title=Penguin Papas|journal=Out|volume=13|pages=72–76}}</ref><ref name=":15">{{Cite journal|date=Jan 2009|title=Success Stories|journal=Newsletter on Intellectual Freedom|volume=58|pages=21–22}}</ref> ''And Tango Makes Three'' is similar in style to the other book published by Parnell and Richardson in 2010, ''Christian, the Hugging Lion''. Both books are non-fiction children's picture books about real animals, with ''Christian, the Hugging Lion'' telling the story of [[Christian the lion]].<ref name=":16">{{Cite journal|last=Fornasier|first=Kylie|date=Feb 2011|title=Christian, the Hugging Lion|journal=The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia|volume=55|pages=21}}</ref>

In one challenge relating to the genre of the book, ''And Tango Makes Three'' was moved from the children's section to the adult non-fiction section in public libraries in [[Savannah, Missouri|Savannah]] and [[St. Joseph, Missouri]]. This change was made after parents made complaints about the book's placement in the children's picture book section. The change was made to not "blindside" readers.<ref name=":17">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna11676978|title=Penguin book moved from children's section|date=2006-03-06|website=msnbc.com|language=en|access-date=2019-11-25}}</ref>

== Analysis ==
The primary argument for the inclusion of ''And Tango Makes Three'' and books like it, ones that strive to introduce children to the subject of homosexuality in an appropriate and accessible way, is to foster inclusivity for children in same sex families. Literary critics have explored the values of ''And Tango Makes Three'' mainly because of its use in classrooms. Jennifer Harvey, a Curriculum Librarian and assistant professor at Calvin T. Ryan Library, [[University of Nebraska at Kearney]], wrote that the book's diverse makeup and its subsequent lessons adds to its overall value. Harvey states that "since families vary, literature that explores types of families can improve the chances of the reader having a healthy response to non-normative family units, whether their own, or the family of an acquaintance."<ref name=":3">Möller, Karla, J. "Heather is 25! so, what Literature Featuring Gays and Lesbians is Available for Primary Grades Today?" Journal of Children's Literature 40.1 (2014): 62. Web.</ref> The inclusion of two male parents is reflective of a typical upbringing in American culture, and Harvey believes that addressing this is beneficial for a classroom setting. Indeed, she argues in favor of the book because it "can increase the likelihood of compassion for difference."<ref name=":3" /> Harvey notes that "Institute of UCLA’s School of Law has estimated that a quarter of all same-sex households include children under eighteen. This distribution suggests that children are likely to be aware of families where the parents are same sex. In the event that they do not encounter a family with same-sex parents, they will likely know children raised in families not made up of the child’s biological parents."<ref name=":6">Harvey, Jennifer. "And Tango Makes Three: Introducing Family Diversity to Children." Children & Libraries 11.3 (2013): 27-33. Education Database. Web.</ref> She contends that families are becoming more diverse and that books like ''And Tango Makes Three'' help introduce the subject to children while also fostering a more accepting generation.<ref name=":6" />

Professionals have included ''And Tango Makes Three'' as an example of a book that can make introducing the topic of homosexuality easy for children to understand. Bre Evans Santiago, who holds a PhD in LGBTQ issues, argued for the importance of LGBTQ friendly books. Arguing the idea that when such books are read, a sense of pride will emerge from children with non-traditional families, making them feel more accepted. ''And Tango Makes Three'' was frequently cited by Evans-Santiago. She goes on to describe how young students in a classroom she studied enjoyed the book. The penguins had become beloved characters in the classroom, and the children always grew excited when Roy and Silo received their egg. She claimed that prejudice does not run in children, and if we teach children that something such as same-sex parenting exists, they are less likely to hold bias about the subject.<ref>{{Cite journal|jstor=ycyoungchildren.71.2.56|title=Preschool Through Grade 3|issue=2|pages=56–63|journal=YC Young Children|volume=71|language=en|last1=Evans-Santiago|first1=Bre|last2=Lin|first2=Miranda|year=2016}}</ref>

Janine Schall, an instructor of teacher education, and Gloria Kauffman, a fourth and fifth grade teacher, collaborated and conducted an experiment with thirty fourth and fifth graders to explore how much children understand about homosexuality. They found that the majority of the children questioned understood the word "gay" as an insult. They concluded that the introduction to a topic like homosexuality is critical in developing an inclusive environment and recommended including books like ''And Tango Makes Three'' in the younger students’ curricula.<ref>Janine Schall and Gloria Kauffman, “Exploring Literature with Gay and Lesbian Characters in the Elementary School,” Journal of Children’s Literature 29, no.1 (Spring 2003): 36–45.</ref>

Brianna Burke and Kristina Greenfield, professors at Iowa State University, found that ''And Tango Makes Three'' can hold a place of value in higher education as well. In their experiment, students read the book and were pushed to engage with what the message of the book was. They were asked questions such as what their idea was of family, and if that idea may be changed or enhanced from the book. When the students discovered the positive message of the book they then were taught about how and why the book has been so contested. This introduction to the children's book, and backlash it received, gives older students a sense of the issues of heteronormativity in the classroom, and how this discussion can help dismantle harmful ideas of heteronormativity. They also went on to say that students would be able to access an "other'd" perspective more easily through the nonthreatening tone of the picture book.<ref>{{Cite journal|jstor=ycyoungchildren.71.2.56|issue=2|pages=56–63|journal=YC Young Children|volume=71|language=en|last1=Evans-Santiago|first1=Bre|title=Preschool Through Grade 3|last2=Lin|first2=Miranda|year=2016}}</ref>

According to Julia Mickenberg and Philip Nel, professors and scholars of children's literature, the focus of the book is on the story of Roy and Silo and not on the underlying message of acceptance of same-sex relationships. By being a fun book for children, it is "threatening to would-be censors."<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Mickenberg|first1=Julia|last2=Nel|first2=Philip|date=Winter 2011|title=Radical Children's Literature Now!|journal=Children's Literature Association Quarterly|volume=36|issue=4 |pages=445–473|doi=10.1353/chq.2011.0040 |s2cid=144002921 }}</ref>

== Publication ==
''And Tango Makes Three'' was published in 2005 by Simon and Schuster. Originally published in hardcover, the book was published in a tenth anniversary edition as a board book, ebook, and paperback with CD audiobook in 2015.<ref name=":18">{{Cite web|url=https://catalog.simonandschuster.com/TitleDetails/TitleDetails.aspx?cid=12766&pn=1&isbn=9780689878459&FilterBy=&FilterVal=&FilterByName=&ob=0&ed=&showcart=N&camefrom=&find=&a=|title=Digital Catalog - And Tango Makes Three|website=catalog.simonandschuster.com|access-date=2019-11-21}}</ref> The audiobook was narrated by actor [[Neil Patrick Harris]].<ref name=":19">{{Cite web|url=https://catalog.simonandschuster.com//TitleDetails/TitleDetails.aspx?cid=12766&isbn=9781481449946&a=|title=Digital Catalog - And Tango Makes Three|website=catalog.simonandschuster.com|access-date=2019-12-03}}</ref>

==Reception==
Reviewers say that the positive takeaway from ''And Tango Makes Three'' comes from the idea that it helps spark the conversation "about same-sex partnerships in human society."<ref name=":10">{{Cite news|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780689878459|title=And Tango Makes Three|date=May 16, 2005|work=Publishers Weekly}}</ref> Selena E. Van Horn, a doctoral candidate in literacy education at the [[University of Missouri]], published a piece titled "'How Do You Have Two Moms?' Challenging Heteronormativity While Sharing LGBTQ-Inclusive Children's Literature" in the National Council of Teachers of English.<ref name=":11">{{Cite journal|last=Van Horn|first=Selena|date=2015|title="How Do You Have Two Moms?" Challenging Heteronormativity While Sharing LGBTQ-Inclusive Children's Literature|journal=Talking Points|publisher=National Council of Teachers of English|volume=27|issue=1|pages=2–12|doi=10.58680/tp201527541 }}</ref> She suggested ''And Tango Makes Three'' as a book to be used to better introduce homosexual acceptance into the classroom.<ref name=":11" /> ''And Tango Makes Three'' was published in the UK as a result of a study done in the country titled No Outsiders by Dr. Elizabeth Atkinson and Dr. Renee DePalma.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Atkinson|first1=Elizabeth|last2=DePalma|first2=Renée|date=January 1, 2009|title=Un-believing the matrix: queering consensual heteronormativity|journal=Gender and Education|publisher=Routledge|volume=21|issue=1|pages=17–29|doi=10.1080/09540250802213149|s2cid=144057589 }}</ref> Moreover, an article written by Anna Paula Peixoto da Silva recognized that the inclusion of diverse literature and toys that are reflective of both the male and the female gender as well as "various ages and ethnicities" in an elementary school curriculum would be effective for students who have parents of the same gender. One of the age-appropriate books recommended for preschoolers was ''And Tango Makes Three''.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=da Silva|first=Paula Peixoto|date=2014|title=Supporting gay and lesbian families in the early childhood classroom|journal=YC Young Children|volume=69|pages=40–44}}</ref>

== Challenges ==
Some parents have objected to their kids reading this book because it contains the topic of homosexuality.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/nov/19/gayrights.usa|title=Flap over a tale of gay penguins|last=Harris|first=Paul|date=2006-11-18|newspaper=The Guardian|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|access-date=2016-11-30}}</ref> [[Homosexuality in animals]] is seen as controversial by some [[Social conservatism|social conservatives]] who believe that illustrating animal homosexuality as normal suggests that [[Human sexuality|homosexuality in humans]] is normal. Others believe that it has no implications and that it is nonsensical to equate animal behavior to that of humans. While many challenges were based on the claim that the topic of homosexuality in animals made the book inappropriate, a random focus group found many adults saying that there was nothing explicitly inappropriate with Roy and Silo's relationship as it is portrayed in the book.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scribd.com/document/338913244/an-exploratory-study-of-childrens-views-of-censorship|title=an exploratory study of {{as written|chil|drens [sic]}} views of censorship {{!}} Focus Group {{!}} Censorship|website=Scribd|language=en|access-date=2018-12-16}}</ref> Parnell and Richardson noted the positive aspect of increased publicity leading to a larger audience of readers of ''And Tango Makes Three'' after it began to be challenged in schools and libraries.<ref name=":03"/>

The [[American Library Association]] (ALA) tracks challenges and censorship cases made against literature in public schools and libraries. It reports that ''And Tango Makes Three'' was the most challenged book of 2006, 2007, and 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ala.org/ala/newspresscenter/news/pressreleases2009/april2009/nlw08bbtopten.cfm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090420191545/http://www.ala.org/ala/newspresscenter/news/pressreleases2009/april2009/nlw08bbtopten.cfm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2009-04-20|title=ALA {{!}} Attempts to remove children's book on male penguin couple parenting chick continue|date=2009-04-20|access-date=2016-11-30}}</ref><ref name=":20">{{Cite web|last=American Library Association|date=26 March 2013|title=Top 10 Most Challenged Books Lists|url=http://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/top10|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-05|website=Advocacy, Legislation & Issues|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728055307/http://www.ala.org:80/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/top10 |archive-date=2017-07-28 }}</ref> The book dropped to the second position in 2009 but returned to the top slot in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/04/11/top-library-complaint-story-about-same-sex-penguin-couple/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110413015436/http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/04/11/top-library-complaint-story-about-same-sex-penguin-couple/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 13, 2011|title=Top library complaint: Story about same-sex penguin couple|access-date=2016-11-30}}</ref><ref name=":20" /> The book has reappeared in the top ten on the list in 2012, 2014, 2017, and 2019.<ref name=":20" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bannedbooksweek.org/banned-spotlight-and-tango-makes-three/|title=Banned Spotlight: And Tango Makes Three {{!}} Banned Books Week|language=en-US|access-date=2018-12-16}}</ref> Ultimately, it became the fourth-most banned book between 2000 and 2009,<ref name=":21" /> as well as the sixth-most banned book between 2010 and 2019.<ref name=":22" />

===Current challenges===
Currently, Florida is having a great amount of challenges surrounding this children's book. In the middle District of Florida, originally there was a law stating that if an educational system had already purchased content for libraries they should be allowed to keep them.<ref name=":23">{{Cite web |title='And Tango Makes Three' authors refile challenge to Florida parental rights' law |url=https://www.tampabay.com/news/2023/08/28/desantis-school-board-book-ban-lawsuit/ |access-date=2023-10-18 |website=Tampa Bay Times |language=en}}</ref> However the laws have changed to either completely removing this book from public school libraries or heavily restricting access. The lawsuit revisions have initiated conversation which has led to division amongst those distributing the books and those trying to obtain them. As of October 2023, the current consensus is to allow the school board to determine whether or not they would want to distribute books like ''And Tango Makes Three''.<ref name=":23" />
{| class="wikitable"
|+Specific instances of challenges
!When
!Where
!Outcome
!Notes
!Reference(s)
|-
|2006
|[[Savannah, Missouri|Savannah Missouri]] public library
|Moved
|Moved from fiction to non-fiction
|<ref name=":1">Bailey, Aaron. "Tango Takes a Trip Around - the World - Children's Book Moved to Children's Nonfiction Section." St.Joseph News-Press (MO)Mar 16 2006. Web.</ref>
|-
|2006
|[[Shiloh, Illinois]] public schools
|Retained
|
|<ref name=":02">{{Cite news |last=Suhr |first=Jim |date=2006-11-16 |title=Parents Want Gay Penguins Book Blocked |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/16/AR2006111602008_pf.html |access-date=2016-11-14}}</ref>
|-
|2007
|[[Lodi, California]] public library
|Retained
|
|<ref>{{Cite book |last=J. |first=Karolides, Nicholas |title=120 banned books : censorship histories of world literature |date=2011 |publisher=Facts on File, Inc |others=Bald, Margaret., Sova, Dawn B. |isbn=978-0816082322 |edition=2nd |location=New York, NY |oclc=709408096}}</ref>
|-
|2008
|[[Loudoun County Public Schools]]
|Retained
|Removed initially and then retained after discovery that policies had not been followed
|<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=NCAC Staff |date=21 February 2008 |title=And Tango Makes Three Restricted In Loudoun County |url=http://ncac.org/update/and-tango-makes-three-restricted-in-loudoun-county |access-date=14 November 2006 |website=National Coalition Against Censorship}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Chandler |first=Michael Alison |date=2008-02-17 |title=2 Guys and a Chick Set Off Loudoun Library Dispute |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/16/AR2008021600749.html |access-date=2016-11-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Erica Garman |date=2008-02-11 |title=Where's Tango? |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=http://loudounextra.washingtonpost.com/blogs/living-loco/2008/feb/11/wheres-tango/ |url-status=dead |access-date=2008-02-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080217201231/http://loudounextra.washingtonpost.com/blogs/living-loco/2008/feb/11/wheres-tango/ |archive-date=17 February 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2008-03-03 |title="And Tango Makes Three" Decision Voided |url=http://cmsweb1.loudoun.k12.va.us/509759161361/cwp/view.asp?A=3&Q=474407&C=82592 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090422040758/http://cmsweb1.loudoun.k12.va.us/509759161361/cwp/view.asp?A=3&Q=474407&C=82592 |archive-date=2009-04-22 |access-date=2008-03-09}}</ref>
|-
|2008
|[[Ankeny, Iowa]] public schools
|Retained
|
|<ref>{{Cite news |date=2008-11-21 |title=Letter Opposing Challenges to 'And Tango Makes Three' |language=en-US |newspaper=National Coalition Against Censorship |url=http://ncac.org/incident/letter-opposing-challenges-to-and-tango-makes-three |access-date=2016-11-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Ankeny couple wants penguin book restricted |newspaper=Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier |url=http://wcfcourier.com/news/breaking_news/ankeny-couple-wants-penguin-book-restricted/article_2f75517d-ed7b-51be-b1cc-3b463279eaac.html |access-date=2016-11-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |year=2009 |title=Censorship Dateline |journal=Newsletter on Intellectual Freedom |volume=58 |issue=1}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |year=2009 |title=Success Stories: Libraries |journal=Newsletter on Intellectual Freedom |volume=58 |issue=2}}</ref>
|-
|2009
|[[Bristol]] primary schools
|Removed
|
|<ref name=":7" />
|-
|2009
|[[Chico Unified School District]]
|Retained
|
|<ref name=":7" />
|-
|2009
|[[Calvert County, Maryland]] public library
|Retained
|
|<ref name=":7" />
|-
|2009
|[[Farmington, Minnesota]] public schools
|Retained
|
|<ref name=":7" />
|-
|2010
|[[North Kansas City, Missouri]] public schools
|Retained
|
|<ref name=":7" />
|-
|2012
|Davis, Utah public schools
|Removed
|
|<ref name=":4">{{Cite journal |date=July 2012 |title=Censorship Dateline |journal=Newsletter on Intellectual Freedom |volume=61 |issue=4 |pages=153–184}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gregory |first=Jenny |title=LibGuides: Topic: Banned Books Week: Celebrate the Freedom to Read: LGBT |url=https://guides.lib.uconn.edu/c.php?g=606679&p=4206244 |access-date=2019-12-11 |website=guides.lib.uconn.edu |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2012
|[[Rochester, Minnesota]] public schools
|Retained
|Removed initially and then retained after discovery that policies had not been followed
|<ref name=":7" />
|-
|2014
|[[Singapore]]
|Moved
|Action by the [[National Library Board]] removed the book, later moved to the adult section instead of being removed.
|<ref name="ref1">"Singapore national library to destroy LGBT-themed children’s books" Library says three books are contrary to its "pro-family" stance. The AFP, July 2014, ''TheJournal.ie''. {{cite web |title=Singapore national library to destroy LGBT-themed children's books |date=11 July 2014 |url=http://www.thejournal.ie/singapore-destroy-books-1565594-Jul2014/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107155516/http://www.thejournal.ie/singapore-destroy-books-1565594-Jul2014/ |archive-date=2016-11-07 |access-date=2015-03-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Tan |first1=Dawn Wei |date=18 July 2014 |title=NLB saga: Two removed children's books will go into adult section at library |publisher=Singapore Press Holdings |agency=The Straits Times |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/more-singapore-stories/story/nlb-saga-two-removed-childrens-books-will-go-adult-secti |access-date=27 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Grosse |first1=Sara |last2=Mohandas |first2=Vimita |date=4 August 2014 |title=NLB to finetune book selection, review processes: Yaacob |publisher=Channel News Asia |agency=Channel News Asia |url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/nlb-to-finetune-book/1295660.html |url-status=dead |access-date=27 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140827161739/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/nlb-to-finetune-book/1295660.html |archive-date=27 August 2014}}</ref>
|-
|2018
|[[Hong Kong]]
|Removed
|
|<ref name=":8">{{Cite news |last=Zhang |first=Karen |date=June 20, 2018 |title=And Tango Makes Three among 10 children's books with same-sex themes taken off the shelves in public libraries by Hong Kong government |work=South China Morning Post |publisher=South China Morning Post Publishers Limited}}</ref>
|-
|2020
|[[Independence, Kansas]] public library
|Retained
|
|<ref name=":7">{{Cite web |date=2020-08-12 |title=Banned Books 2020 - And Tango Makes Three |url=https://www.marshall.edu/library/bannedbooks/and-tango-makes-three/ |access-date=2023-01-11 |website=Marshall Libraries |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|2023
|[[Lake County Schools|Lake County (FL) Schools]]
|Removed
| Under the auspices of a [[Florida Parental Rights in Education Act|new state law]].
|<ref>{{cite web |last=Nelson |first=Joshua Q. |date=January 10, 2023 |title=Florida school district bans book about real-life gay penguin relationship, citing Parental Rights law |url=https://www.fox13news.com/news/florida-school-district-bans-book-about-real-life-gay-penguin-relationship-citing-parental-rights-in-education-law |access-date=January 11, 2023 |website=WTVT}}</ref>
|-
|2023
|[[Escambia County School District]]
|Removed
|As above. Also banned were ''[[All Boys Aren't Blue]]'' by [[George M. Johnson (writer)|George M. Johnson]] and ''When Aidan Became a Brother'' by [[Kyle Lukoff]].
|<ref>{{cite web |last1=Misencik |first1=Brittany |title='I am embarrassed to be a student in Escambia County.' District bans 3 more books. |url=https://www.pnj.com/story/news/education/2023/02/21/escambia-county-florida-school-board-bans-3-books-with-lgbt-references/69925496007/ |website=[[Pensacola News Journal]] |access-date=6 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=McKeon |first1=Jennie |title=Escambia school board removes three books from libraries |url=https://www.wuwf.org/local-news/2023-02-21/escambia-school-board-removes-three-books-from-libraries |website=[[WUWF]] |date=21 February 2023 |access-date=6 March 2023}}</ref>
|}

==Awards and nominations==
===Awards===

*[[American Booksellers Association]] Book Sense Kid's Picks, Fall 2005<ref name=":9" />
*[[American Library Association]] Notable Children's Book, 2005<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/notalists|title=Children's Notable Lists|last=CJONES|date=1999-11-30|work=Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC)|access-date=2018-02-08|language=en}}</ref>
*[[ASPCA]] Henry Bergh Award, 2005<ref>[http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=edu_bookaward] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081118212545/http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=edu_bookaward|date=November 18, 2008}}</ref>
*[[Bank Street College of Education|Bank Street]] College of Education Best Children's Books of the Year, 2005<ref name=":9" />
*Capitol Choices Committee Capitol Choices, 2006<ref name=":9" />
*[[Cooperative Children's Book Council]] Choices, 2006<ref name=":9" />
*[[Gustavus Myers|Gustavus Myer]] Outstanding Book Award, 2006<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.myerscenter.org/ |title=de beste bron van informatie over myerscenter. Deze website is te koop! |publisher=myerscenter.org |access-date=March 3, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229091443/http://www.myerscenter.org/ |archive-date=February 29, 2012 }}</ref>
*[[Kirkus Reviews|Kirkus Book Review]] Stars, 2005<ref name=":9" />
*[[Nickelodeon Magazine|Nick Jr.]] Family Magazine Best Book of the Year<ref name=":12">{{Cite press release|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/award-winning-actor-neil-patrick-harris-to-narrate-and-tango-makes-three-300086790.html|title=Award-Winning Actor Neil Patrick Harris To Narrate AND TANGO MAKES THREE|last= |first= |website=www.prnewswire.com|language=en|access-date=2019-10-31}}</ref>
*[[Publishers Weekly]] Book Review Stars, 2005<ref name=":9" />

=== Nominations ===

* [[Lambda Literary Award]] finalist<ref name=":12" />
* Sheffield Children's Book Award, 2008 Shortlist<ref name=":9">{{cite web|url=http://www.clcd.com/features/th_henry_cole.php|title=The Natural World of Henry Cole|author=Sheilah Egan|website=www.clcd.com|publisher=Children's Literature Comprehensive Database|access-date=March 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406161852/http://www.clcd.com/features/th_henry_cole.php|archive-date=April 6, 2016|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

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[[Category:2000s LGBTQ literature]]
[[Category:American picture books]]
[[Category:Children's books with LGBTQ themes]]
[[Category:Censored books]]
[[Category:Children's books about penguins]]
[[Category:LGBTQ-related controversies in literature]]
[[Category:LGBTQ literature in the United States]]
[[Category:Children's books set in zoos]]
[[Category:Children's books set in Manhattan]]
[[Category:Children's books about families]]
[[Category:Central Park in fiction]]
[[Category:2005 LGBTQ-related literary works]]

Trevor Guthrie

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{{Short description|Canadian singer (born 1973)}}
{{Infobox musical artist 
| name = Trevor Guthrie
| image = 
| caption =
| image_size = 
| background = solo_singer
| birth_name = Trevor Dean Guthrie
| alias =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|2|11|mf=y}}
|birth_place =[[North Vancouver (city)|North Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]], Canada
| death_date =
| origin = [[Vancouver]], British Columbia, Canada
| instrument =
| genre = {{flatlist|
* Pop
* dance
* rock
}}
| occupation = {{flatlist|
* Singer
* songwriter
}}
| years_active = 1993–present
| label = {{flatlist|
* [[MCA Records|MCA]] {{small|(1999–2002)}}
* Sextant {{small|(2002–2005)}}
* [[Interscope Records|Interscope]] {{small|(2005–present)}}
}}
| associated_acts = {{flatlist|
* [[soulDecision]]
* [[Armin van Buuren]]
}}
| website = {{URL|trevorguthrie.com}}
| current_members =
| past_members =
}}
'''Trevor Dean Guthrie''' (born 11 February 1973) is a Canadian singer, songwriter and the former lead singer of the pop group [[soulDecision]].

==Early years==
Trevor Guthrie was born in [[North Vancouver (city)|North Vancouver]], British Columbia. At age 3, he was playing the piano. He played his first concert at age 4. In high school at Argyle Secondary School, he began playing the guitar and writing music. He can also speak French, Spanish, and Japanese.{{Citation needed|date=May 2010}}

==Music career==
===1993–05: soulDecision===
After a name change and a new record company, [[Music Corporation of America|MCA]], the pop group in which Guthrie was lead, Indecision (as they were named from 1993 to 1998) emerged as [[soulDecision]] in 1999 and released the single "[[Faded (soulDecision song)|Faded]]" in 2000 under their new moniker. The song became a #1 hit in Canada and a top 25 hit in the United States. The success of that single was followed by the smash hit "[[Ooh It's Kinda Crazy]]". The album ''[[No One Does It Better (album)|No One Does It Better]]'', which was recorded in Velvet Sound Studios in Sydney, Australia, went on to sell over a million copies. After a four-year hiatus and a label change, soulDecision released the single "[[Cadillac Dress]]". The single was a moderate radio hit. They released their second album ''[[Shady Satin Drug]]'' in November 2004. Due to a lack of support from the Canadian music industry, less than 2000 copies were printed and available for sale. ''[[Shady Satin Drug]]'', however, spawned two more singles, "Hypnotize" and "Kiss the Walls".<ref>[http://thegauntlet.ca/story/4828 "Music Interview: SoulDecision faded, but still alright" - Gauntlet] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110831091157/http://thegauntlet.ca/story/4828 |date=2011-08-31 }}</ref>

===2008–present: Solo career===
In 2015, Guthrie released a song titled "Strong Hands", inspired by stories of World War II veterans. He is featured on [[Markus Schulz]]'s track "Until It's Gone" (2012), [[Armin van Buuren]]'s track "[[This Is What It Feels Like]]" (2013), [[R3hab]]'s track "Soundwave" (2014), [[Alan Walker (music producer)|Alan Walker]]'s track "Do It All for You" (2018), and [[Brennan Heart]]'s [[hardstyle]] track "Won't Hold Me Down (Gravity)" (2018).

==Discography==
===Singles===
====As lead artist====
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year
! scope="col" colspan="4"| Peak chart position
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Canadian Hot 100|CAN]] <ref name="CAN Hot 100">{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/trevor-guthrie/chart-history/can/ |title=Trevor Guthrie Chart History (Canadian Hot 100) |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |accessdate=June 25, 2021}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Canada AC|CAN AC]] <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/trevor-guthrie/chart-history/cac/ |title=Trevor Guthrie Chart History (Canada AC) |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=June 25, 2021}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Canada CHR/Top 40|CAN CHR]] <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/trevor-guthrie/chart-history/ctf/ |title=Trevor Guthrie Chart History (Canada CHR/Top 40) |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=June 25, 2021}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Canada Hot AC|CAN HAC]] <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/trevor-guthrie/chart-history/cht/ |title=Trevor Guthrie Chart History (Canada Hot AC) |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=June 25, 2021}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| "Soundwave" (original or [[R3hab]] remix)
| 2014
| 31 || 11 || 8 || 8
| rowspan="4" {{N/A|Non-album singles}}
|-
! scope="row"| "Summertime"
| rowspan="2"| 2015
| 46 || 24 || 19 || 18
|-
! scope="row"| "Strong Hands"
| — || — || — || 49
|-
! scope="row"| "Wanted"
| 2016
| — || 47 || 22 || 29
|-
! scope="row"| "Lightning" (with Domeno)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/lightning-single/1535662657|title=Lightning - Single by Domeno & Trevor Guthrie on Apple Music|via=[[Apple Music]]}}</ref>
| 2020
| — || — || 46 || —
| ''35mm (The Prelude)''
|-
| colspan="7" style="font-size:85%"| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.
|}

====As featured artist====
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year
! scope="col" colspan="7"| Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Certifications
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Canadian Hot 100|CAN]] <ref name="CAN Hot 100"/>

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]] <ref name="AUS">{{cite web|url=http://www.australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Trevor+Guthrie|title=Discography Trevor Guthrie|publisher=Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung)|last=Hung|first=Steffen}}</ref>

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Ö3 Austria Top 40|AUT]] <ref name="AUT">{{cite web|url=http://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Trevor+Guthrie|title=Discographie Trevor Guthrie|publisher=Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung)|last=Hung|first=Steffen}}</ref>

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Ultratop 50|BEL]] <ref name="BEL">{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Trevor+Guthrie|title=Discografie Trevor Guthrie|publisher=Belgium Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung)|last=Hung|first=Steffen}}</ref>

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Irish Singles Chart|IRE]] <ref name="IRE">{{cite web|url=http://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Trevor+Guthrie|title=Discography Trevor Guthrie|publisher=Irish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung)|last=Hung|first=Steffen}}</ref>

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[MegaCharts|NLD]] <ref name="NL">{{cite web|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Trevor+Guthrie|title=Discografie Trevor Guthrie|publisher=Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung)|last=Hung|first=Steffen}}</ref>

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]] <ref name="SCOTSingles">Peak positions in the UK:
* For "This Is What It Feels Like": {{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20130512/7501/|title=Chart Archive > May 18, 2013|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]}}
</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| "[[This Is What It Feels Like]]" ([[Armin van Buuren]] featuring Trevor Guthrie)
| 2013
| 6 || 13 || 7 || 8 || 32 || 2 || 6
|
* NVPI: 2× Platinum<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nvpi.nl/nvpi-audio/marktinformatie/goud-platina/|title=Goud/Platina|website=nvpi.nl|access-date=2018-09-02|archive-date=2018-08-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180823060828/https://nvpi.nl/nvpi-audio/marktinformatie/goud-platina/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* ARIA: Platinum<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupagesaria-charts-accreditations-singles-2013.htm|title=ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2013 Singles|website=aria.com.au}}</ref>
* BEA: Gold<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/goud-platina/2013|title=ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS|website=ultratop.be}}</ref>
* MC: 3× Platinum<ref>{{cite web|url=https://musiccanada.com/gold-platinum/?_gp_search=Armin+van+Buuren|title=Gold/Platinum - Music Canada|date=12 December 2019 }}</ref>
* FIMI: Platinum<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fimi.it/certificazioni#/category:singoli/year:2014/page:0/term:Armin_van_Buuren_feat._Trevor_Guthrie|title=FIMI - Certificazioni - FIMI|website=www.fimi.it}}</ref>
* BPI: Gold<ref>https://www.bpi.co.uk/brit-certified/ (Search "Armin van Buuren")</ref>
| ''[[Intense]]''
|-
! scope="row"| "Let it Go" ([[Laidback Luke]] featuring Trevor Guthrie)
| 2015
| 77 || — || — || — || — || — || —
|
| ''Focus''
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Dreamer (Axwell & Ingrosso song)|Dreamer]]" ([[Axwell Λ Ingrosso]] featuring Trevor Guthrie)
| 2017
| — || — || 20 || 65 || — || — || —
|
* GLF: Platinum<ref>http://www.sverigetopplistan.se (Click "search all records" and view 16 March 2018. Then click "visa" on "Dreamer")</ref>
| ''[[More Than You Know (Axwell and Ingrosso album)|More Than You Know]]''
|-
! scope="row"| "Won't Hold Me Down (Gravity)" ([[Brennan Heart]] featuring Trevor Guthrie)
| 2018
| — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|
| rowspan="2" {{N/A|Non-album singles}}
|-
! scope="row"| "Summer Air"<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youredm.com/2019/05/31/hardwell-summer-air-listen/ |title=Hardwell drops sweet summertime collab, 'Summer Air' featuring Trevor Guthrie |last=Powell |first=Karlie |date=31 May 2019 |website=Your EDM |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190601010734/https://www.youredm.com/2019/05/31/hardwell-summer-air-listen/ |archive-date=1 June 2019 |access-date=14 June 2019}}</ref> ([[Hardwell]] featuring Trevor Guthrie)
| 2019
| — || — || — || 63 || — || — || —
|
|-
| colspan="11" style="font-size:85%"| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.
|}

=== Guest appearances ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"| Title
! scope="col"| Year
! scope="col"| Other artist(s)
! scope="col"| Album
|-
! scope="row"| "Do It All for You"
| 2018
| [[Alan Walker]]
| ''[[Different World (Alan Walker album)|Different World]]''
|}

==Awards and nominations==
===Grammy Awards===
{| class="wikitable Sortable"
|-
! Year
! Category
! Work
! Outcome
! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| [[56th Annual Grammy Awards|2014]]
| [[Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording|Best Dance Recording]]
| "[[This Is What It Feels Like]]"
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120201120225/http://www.grammy.com/nominees|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 February 2012|title=Nominees And Winners - GRAMMY.com|date=1 February 2012}}</ref>
|-
|}

===International Dance Music Awards===
{| class="wikitable Sortable"
|-
! Year
! Category
! Work
! Outcome
! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2014
| Best Trance Track
| rowspan="3"| "[[This Is What It Feels Like]]"
| {{win}}
| rowspan="3"| <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wintermusicconference.com/events/idmas/index.php?wmcyear=2014#idmanominees |title=29th Annual International Dance Music Awards - Winter Music Conference 2014 - WMC 2014 |access-date=2018-09-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140312213510/http://www.wintermusicconference.com/events/idmas/index.php?wmcyear=2014#idmanominees |archive-date=2014-03-12 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| Best Featured Vocalist
| {{win}}
|-
| Best Music Video
| {{win}}
|}


==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{soulDecision}}

{{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Guthrie, Trevor}}
[[Category:1973 births]]
[[Category:Canadian male singers]]
[[Category:Canadian pop singers]]
[[Category:SoulDecision]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from North Vancouver]]
[[Category:Juno Award for Dance Recording of the Year winners]]

Devin Cole

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{{short description|American MMA fighter}}
{{distinguish|Devon Cole}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2024}}
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| name = Devin Cole
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| birth_place = [[Medford, Oregon]], [[United States]]
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| reach_footnote = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/fighters/devin-cole|title=Devin Cole's Tapology Profile|publisher=tapology.com|accessdate=August 22, 2014}}</ref>
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'''Devin Cole''' (born October 1, 1976) is an American [[mixed martial arts|mixed martial artist]]. He is a veteran of the [[Seattle Tiger Sharks]] and [[Portland Wolfpack]] in the [[International Fight League|IFL]], and has also competed in the [[World Extreme Cagefighting|WEC]], [[Strikeforce (mixed martial arts)|Strikeforce]], the [[World Series of Fighting]], and [[Shark Fights]].

==Early life==
Cole has wrestled his entire life, from third grade through college. In 2001 he received [[All-American]] honors while leading [[Southern Oregon University]] to a national championship. While coaching at Southern Oregon University that Cole coached fellow IFL fighter and [[The Ultimate Fighter|TUF]] contestant [[Mike Whitehead]]. He credits Whitehead for getting him involved in MMA.

==MMA career==
On July 9, 2005, Devin began his pro MMA career at the SF11: Rumble on the Rose Garden event, where he defeated South African [[kickboxer]] Rico Hattingh by unanimous decision. Cole went on to compile a professional record of 18-8-1 including notable wins over [[Mike Kyle]] and [[Travis Wiuff]] before signing with Strikeforce.

===Strikeforce===
Cole made his Strikeforce debut at Strikeforce Challengers: Woodley vs. Saffiedine on January 7, 2011, in Nashville, Tennessee, against [[Daniel Cormier]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mmaweekly.com/tyron-woodley-vs-tarec-saffiedine-heads-strikeforce-challengers-13|title=Tyron Woodley vs. Tarec Saffiedine Heads Strikeforce Challengers 13|publisher=MMAWeekly.com|date=2010-12-06}}</ref> He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Cole rebounded from his loss to Cormier on July 22, 2011, at Strikeforce Challengers: Voelker vs. Bowling III, defeating newcomer [[Shawn Jordan]] via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).

Cole won for the second consecutive time in Strikeforce via unanimous decision over Gabriel Salinas-Jones on December 17, 2011, at [[Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Masvidal]].

===World Series of Fighting===
Cole headlined the debut event from the World Series of Fighting against former [[UFC Heavyweight Championship|UFC Heavyweight Champion]] [[Andrei Arlovski]] on November 3, 2012, in Las Vegas, Nevada.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Andre-ArlovskiDevin-Cole-Booked-for-Inaugural-World-Series-of-Fighting-Headliner-in-Las-Vegas-45915|title=Andrei Arlovski-Devin Cole Booked for Inaugural World Series of Fighting Headliner in Las Vegas|work=Sherdog.com|date=September 25, 2012|accessdate=September 25, 2012}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Devin married his wife Lyndsey on June 4, 2005, in Ashland, OR.<ref>[http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070427/SPORTS/704270330 Cole and his wife, the former Lyndsey Bourdon, a 2000 graduate of Phoenix High, lived in Medford up until this past September, when it became apparent that a move to Portland was needed to help Cole take the next step as a pro fighter. "I'm really thankful for her leaving the security of somewhere she's lived all her life so I can follow my dreams," says Cole, who will be married two years come June.]</ref>

===Arrest===
On June 14, 2008, Cole was arrested by the [[Medford, Oregon]] police department and charged with first-degree rape, two counts of first-degree sodomy and two counts of first-degree sexual penetration. The charges were later reduced to assault in the fourth degree and sexual harassment, to which Cole pleaded guilty. He was sentenced to 60 days in jail.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/cole-pleads-to-assault-sexual-harassment-15480|title=Cole Pleads to Assault, Sexual Harassment|author=Loretta Hunt}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://web.jacksoncounty.org/Jail/Inmate.aspx?SheriffOfficeNumber=00096760&BookingNumber=0804429 |title=Jackson County Jail booking report for Devin Duaine Cole. |access-date=2008-08-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080808222158/http://web.jacksoncounty.org/Jail/Inmate.aspx?SheriffOfficeNumber=00096760&BookingNumber=0804429 |archive-date=2008-08-08 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://www.sherdog.com/news/news.asp?n_id=13253 Sherdog.com article on Cole's arrest.]</ref> The incident was cited as the reason why Cole's planned UFC debut at [[UFC on FOX 4]] in August 2012 against [[Travis Browne]] was scrapped, despite being among Strikeforce's heavyweight roster (and coming off of two wins) when their heavyweight division was folded at the end of 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2012/07/devin-cole-says-2008-incident-kept-him-from-ufc-on-fox-4-fight-with-travis-browne/|title=Devin Cole says 2008 incident kept him from UFC on FOX 4 fight with Travis Browne|author=MMAJunkie.com Staff|date=27 July 2012 }}</ref>

==Mixed martial arts record==
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| draws= 1
| nc=
| ko-wins= 10
| ko-losses= 3
| sub-wins= 3
| sub-losses= 3
| dec-wins= 7
| dec-losses= 4
| dq-wins=
| dq-losses=
| other-wins=
| other-losses=
}}
{{MMA record start}}
|-
| {{no2}}Loss
| align=center| {{nowrap|20–10–1}}
| [[Andrei Arlovski]]
| TKO (punches)
| [[World Series of Fighting 1: Arlovski vs. Cole|World Series of Fighting 1]]
| {{dts|2012|November|3}}
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 2:37
| [[Las Vegas, Nevada]], United States
|
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| align=center| 20–9–1
| Gabriel Salinas-Jones
| Decision (unanimous)
| [[Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Masvidal]]
| {{dts|2011|December|17}}
| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
| [[San Diego, California]], United States
|
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| align=center| 19–9–1
| [[Shawn Jordan]]
| Decision (unanimous)
| [[2011_in_Strikeforce#Strikeforce_Challengers:_Voelker_vs._Bowling_III|Strikeforce Challengers: Voelker vs. Bowling III]]
| {{dts|2011|July|22}}
| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
| [[Las Vegas, Nevada]], United States
|
|-
| {{no2}}Loss
| align=center| 18–9–1
| [[Daniel Cormier]]
| Decision (unanimous)
| [[2011_in_Strikeforce#Strikeforce_Challengers:_Woodley_vs._Saffiedine|Strikeforce Challengers: Woodley vs. Saffiedine]]
| {{dts|2011|January|07}}
| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
| [[Nashville, Tennessee]], United States
|
|-
| {{no2}}Loss
| align=center| 18–8–1
| [[Aaron Rosa]]
| Decision (unanimous)
| [[2010_in_Shark_Fights#Shark_Fights_13:_Jardine_vs_Prangley|Shark Fights 13: Jardine vs Prangley]]
| {{dts|2010|September|11}}
| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
| [[Amarillo, Texas]], United States
|
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| align=center| 18–7–1
| [[Trevor Smith (fighter)|Trevor Smith]]
| TKO (punches)
| Rumble on the Ridge 12
| {{dts|2010|August|27}}
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 0:31
| [[Snoqualmie, Washington]], United States
|
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| align=center| 17–7–1
| Jason Riley
| TKO (punches)
| UMMAXX 10: Collision Course
| {{dts|2010|March|27}}
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 0:14
| [[Euclid, Ohio]], United States
|
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| align=center| 16–7–1
| Garren Smith
| TKO (punches)
| Brass Knuckle Promotions
| {{dts|2009|December|19}}
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 2:40
| [[Medford, Oregon]], United States
|
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| align=center| 15–7–1
| Josh Bennett
| TKO (punches)
| Brass Knuckle Promotions
| {{dts|2009|August|22}}
| align=center| 2
| align=center| 1:58
| [[Medford, Oregon]], United States
|
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| align=center| 14–7–1
| [[Mike Hayes (fighter)|Mike Hayes]]
| Decision (unanimous)
| Rumble on the Ridge 4
| {{dts|2009|August|15}}
| align=center| 3
| align=center| 3:00
| [[Snoqualmie, Washington]], United States
|
|-
| {{draw}}Draw
| align=center| 13–7–1
| [[Mike Hayes (fighter)|Mike Hayes]]
| Draw (majority)
| Fight Night: Bikes & Brawls
| {{dts|2009|June|27}}
| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
| [[Canyonville, Oregon]], United States
|
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| align=center| 13–7
| D.J. Linderman
| Decision (unanimous)
| BKP - Cinco de Massacre
| {{dts|2009|May|16}}
| align=center| 3
| align=center| 3:00
| [[Medford, Oregon]], United States
|
|-
| {{no2}}Loss
| align=center| 12–7
| D.J. Linderman
| Submission (rear-naked choke)
| BKP - Night of Champions
| {{dts|2009|January|24}}
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 4:28
| [[Medford, Oregon]], United States
|
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| align=center| 12–6
| Vince Lucero
| TKO (punches)
| [[2008_in_Palace_Fighting_Championship#PFC_8:_A_Night_of_Champions|PFC 8: A Night of Champions]]
| {{dts|2008|May|08}}
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 1:17
| [[Lemoore, California]], United States
|
|-
| {{no2}}Loss
| align=center| 11–6
| Orvil Palmer
| Decision (split)
| IFL: Everett
| {{dts|2007|June|01}}
| align=center| 3
| align=center| 4:00
| [[Everett, Washington]], United States
|
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| align=center| 11–5
| Bryan Vetell
| KO (punches)
| IFL: Connecticut
| {{dts|2007|April|13}}
| align=center| 2
| align=center| 1:42
| [[Uncasville, Connecticut]], United States
|
|-
| {{no2}}Loss
| align=center| 10–5
| [[Rafael Cavalcante]]
| TKO (punches)
| IFL: Atlanta
| {{dts|2007|February|23}}
| align=center| 2
| align=center| 0:26
| [[Atlanta, Georgia]], United States
|
|-
| {{no2}}Loss
| align=center| 10–4
| [[Ben Rothwell]]
| KO (head kick)
| IFL: Championship Final
| {{dts|2006|December|29}}
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 3:16
| [[Uncasville, Connecticut]], United States
|
|-
| {{no2}}Loss
| align=center| 10–3
| [[Krzysztof Soszynski]]
| Submission (armbar)
| IFL: World Championship Semifinals
| {{dts|2006|November|02}}
| align=center| 2
| align=center| 1:14
| [[Portland, Oregon]], United States
|
|-
| {{no2}}Loss
| align=center| 10–2
| [[Allan Goes]]
| Submission (guillotine choke)
| IFL: Portland
| {{dts|2006|September|09}}
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 2:05
| [[Portland, Oregon]], United States
|
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| align=center| 10–1
| [[Travis Wiuff]]
| Decision (unanimous)
| IFL: Championship 2006
| {{dts|2006|June|03}}
| align=center| 3
| align=center| 4:00
| [[Atlantic City, New Jersey]], United States
|
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| align=center| 9–1
| Carlos Cline
| Decision (unanimous)
| IFL: Legends Championship 2006
| {{dts|2006|April|29}}
| align=center| 3
| align=center| 4:00
| [[Atlantic City, New Jersey]], United States
|
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| align=center| 8–1
| [[Mike Kyle]]
| TKO (punches)
| [[2006_in_WEC#WEC_18:_Unfinished_Business|WEC 18: Unfinished Business]]
| {{dts|2006|January|13}}
| align=center| 2
| align=center| 2:56
| [[Lemoore, California]], United States
|
|-
| {{no2}}Loss
| align=center| 7–1
| [[Jeff Monson]]
| Decision (unanimous)
| XFC: Dome of Destruction 3
| {{dts|2005|October|15}}
| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
| [[Tacoma, Washington]], United States
|
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| align=center| 7–0
| Ulysses Castro
| TKO (punches)
| National Fighting Challenge 4
| {{dts|2005|September|09}}
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 2:42
| [[Vancouver, British Columbia]], Canada
|
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| align=center| 6–0
| Brian Stromberg
| Submission (guillotine choke)
| UCF: Night of Champions
| {{dts|2005|August|27}}
| align=center| N/A
| align=center| N/A
| [[Medford, Oregon]], United States
|
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| align=center| 5–0
| Rico Hattingh
| Decision (unanimous)
| SF 11: Rumble at the Rose Garden
| {{dts|2005|July|09}}
| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
| [[Portland, Oregon]], United States
|
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| align=center| 4–0
| Luis Haro
| Submission
| UCF: Battle at the Border 2
| {{dts|2004|October|09}}
| align=center| 3
| align=center| N/A
| [[Medford, Oregon]], United States
|
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| align=center| 3–0
| Manuel Alvarez
| TKO (punches)
| UCF: Battle at the Border 1
| {{dts|2004|July|10}}
| align=center| N/A
| align=center| N/A
| [[Medford, Oregon]], United States
|
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| align=center| 2–0
| Josh Bennett
| TKO (punches)
| FCFF: Fight Night 4
| {{dts|2004|May|15}}
| align=center| 1
| align=center| N/A
| [[Medford, Oregon]], United States
|
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| align=center| 1–0
| Delon Williams
| Submission
| FCFF: Rumble at the Roseland 9
| {{dts|2003|July|12}}
| align=center| 2
| align=center| 2:07
| [[Portland, Oregon]], United States
|
{{end}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Sherdog}}

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[[Category:Mixed martial artists from Oregon]]
[[Category:Heavyweight mixed martial artists]]
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[[Category:American male sport wrestlers]]
[[Category:Southern Oregon Raiders men's wrestlers]]

EZ Rock

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{{short description|Canadian radio network}}
{{distinguish|text = [[KGVL]] in [[Greenville, Texas]], which uses the EZ Rock branding}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2022}}
{{Infobox radio network
| network_name = EZ Rock
| network_logo =
| country = [[Canada]]
| network_type = [[Radio network]]
| format = [[Adult contemporary]]
| owner = [[Bell Media]] ([[Bell Media Radio]])
| key_people =
| foundation = by [[Telemedia]]
| launch_date = June 30, [[1995 in radio|1995]]
| dissolved = May 18, [[2021 in radio|2021]]
| past_names =
| website = ''(see each station's articles)''
}}

'''EZ Rock''' was a brand of [[adult contemporary]] radio stations heard primarily in Canada. The branding was originally created by [[Telemedia]] in the mid-1990s for its [[adult contemporary|AC]] stations, and based on the call sign of its former Toronto flagship CJEZ-FM (now [[adult hits]]-formatted [[CHBM-FM]]).

Via acquisitions, control of the "EZ Rock" brand passed from Telemedia to [[Astral Media]] and later [[Bell Media]]. By 2021, as the majority of its owned-and-operated stations had been shifted to one of Bell Media's other standardized station formats, such as [[Pure Country (radio network)|Pure Country]], [[Move Radio]] ([[adult contemporary|AC]], which replaced Ontario's final "EZ Rock" station [[CHRE-FM]] in [[St. Catharines]], and Kelowna's [[CILK-FM]]), or [[Virgin Radio]] ([[contemporary hit radio|CHR/Top 40]]), the only remaining "EZ Rock" stations were in British Columbia. On May 18, 2021, the final "EZ Rock" stations flipped to [[adult hits]] under Bell's "[[Bounce Radio]]" brand.

==History==
[[File:Ezrock973.png|thumb|right|Logo of the original EZ Rock station, CJEZ/Toronto]]
Ownership of the EZ Rock brand passed from Telemedia to Standard Broadcasting in 2002, to [[Astral Media]] in 2007, and to [[Bell Media]] in 2013.

On August 29, 2013, [[Rogers Sports & Media|Rogers Media]]'s "EZ Rock" stations in Northern Ontario switched to the company's standard "[[KISS-FM (brand)#Kiss FM in Canada|Kiss]]" brand (heard primarily on [[Contemporary hit radio|CHR]] stations); these stations were former Standard stations that were acquired by Rogers in 2002.<ref>[http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/netgnomes/84180/rogers-preparing-to-rebrand-four-ontario-ezrocks/ "Rogers Preparing To Rebrand Four Ontario EZRocks,"] from Radio Insight, 7/8/2013</ref><ref>[http://o.canada.com/2013/07/08/ez-rock-new-name/ "EZ Rock radio stations eager to dump their branding,"] from Canada.com, 7/8/2013 [https://web.archive.org/web/20130711001313/https://o.canada.com/2013/07/08/ez-rock-new-name/ archived] 2013-07-11 at the [[Wayback Machine]]</ref>

As of January 2021, the "EZ Rock" branding was mostly heard on [[Bell Media]]-owned stations in [[British Columbia]] making it the last Canadian province to use the "EZ Rock" branding since the other stations have rebranded to [[Move Radio]]. On May 18, 2021, Bell flipped all remaining "EZ Rock" stations to its new [[adult hits]] branding "[[Bounce Radio]]".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bell Media Bounces 25 Stations Across Canada To New Variety Hits Brand|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/208315/bell-media-bounces-25-stations-across-canada-to-new-variety-hits-brand/|access-date=2021-05-20|website=RadioInsight|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Programming==
The EZ Rock stations were generally programmed independently, although special [[Canadian content]] versions of shows such as ''[[Delilah (radio host)|Delilah]]'' and the ''[[John Tesh]] Radio Show'' were heard across the network. Several marketing stations like London and St. Catharines also heard is ''[[On Air with Ryan Seacrest]]'' and ''[[Rick Dees Weekly Top 40]]'' as well. Some stations in smaller markets may also share [[Voice-tracking|voice-tracked]] programming in weekend and overnight slots.

==Former EZ Rock stations==
All stations are owned by [[Bell Media Radio]], unless otherwise specified.

===Alberta===
* [[Edmonton]] - [[CFMG-FM]] (identified as ''EZ Rock'' from 1990s until 2011)

===British Columbia===
* [[Summerland, British Columbia|Summerland]] - [[CHOR-FM]] (identified as ''EZ Rock'' from June 17, 2010 until May 18, 2021)
* [[Penticton]] - [[CKOR]] (identified as ''EZ Rock'' from {{When|date=June 2021}} until May 18, 2021)
* [[Osoyoos]] - [[CJOR (AM)|CJOR]] (identified as ''EZ Rock'' from {{When|date=June 2021}} until May 18, 2021)
* [[Salmon Arm]] - [[CKXR-FM]] (identified as ''EZ Rock'' from 1999 until May 18, 2021)
* [[Revelstoke, British Columbia|Revelstoke]] - [[CKCR-FM]] (identified as ''EZ Rock'' from {{When|date=June 2021}} until May 18, 2021)
* [[Golden, British Columbia|Golden]] - [[CKGR-FM]] (identified as ''EZ Rock'' from {{When|date=June 2021}} until May 18, 2021)
* [[Trail, British Columbia|Trail]] - [[CJAT-FM]] (identified as ''EZ Rock'' from October 5, 2011 until May 18, 2021)
* [[Nelson, British Columbia|Nelson]] - [[CKKC-FM]] (identified as ''EZ Rock'' from {{When|date=June 2021}} until May 18, 2021)
* [[Prince Rupert, British Columbia|Prince Rupert]] - [[CHTK-FM]] (identified as ''EZ Rock'' from October 2011 until May 18, 2021)
* [[Terrace, British Columbia|Terrace]] - [[CFTK (AM)|CFTK]] (identified as ''EZ Rock'' from October 2011 until May 18, 2021)
* [[Kitimat]] - [[CKTK-FM]] (identified as ''EZ Rock'' from October 2011 until May 18, 2021)
* [[Kelowna]] - [[CILK-FM]] (identified as ''EZ Rock'' from January 2011 until December 27, 2020)

===New Brunswick===
* [[Fredericton]] - [[CIBX-FM]] (identified as ''EZ Rock'' from 2000 until 2005)
* [[Woodstock, New Brunswick|Woodstock]] - [[CJCJ-FM]] (identified as ''EZ Rock'' from 1999 until 2009)

===Nova Scotia===
* [[Truro, Nova Scotia|Truro]] - [[CKTO-FM]] (identified as ''EZ Rock'' from 2001 until 2002)

===Ontario===
* [[Orillia]] - [[CICX-FM]] (identified as ''EZ Rock'' from 1996 until 2002; former Standard/Rogers station owned by [[Larche Communications]], but later sold to Bell Media)
* [[Ottawa]] - [[CJOT-FM]] (identified as ''EZ Rock'' from May 27, 2010 until June 30, 2011, former [[Flagship (broadcasting)|flagship station]]; now owned by [[Corus Entertainment|Corus Radio]])
* [[Toronto]] - [[CHBM-FM]] (identified as ''EZ Rock'' from 1995 until 2009 using the '''CJEZ-FM''' callsign, former flagship station; now owned by [[Stingray Group]])
* [[London, Ontario|London]] - [[CIQM-FM]] (identified as ''EZ Rock'' from 1996 until August 17, 2012)
* [[North Bay, Ontario|North Bay]] - [[CHUR-FM]] (identified as ''EZ Rock'' from 1999 until August 29, 2013; owned by [[Rogers Sports & Media]])
* [[Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario|Sault Ste. Marie]] - [[CHAS-FM]] (identified as ''EZ Rock'' from 1999 until August 29, 2013; owned by Rogers Sports & Media)
* [[St. Catharines]] - [[CHRE-FM]] (identified as ''EZ Rock'' from 2001 until December 27, 2020; last Ontario station to use the brand)
* [[Greater Sudbury|Sudbury]] - [[CJMX-FM]] (identified as ''EZ Rock'' from 1999 until August 29, 2013; owned by Rogers Sport & Media)
* [[Timmins]] - [[CKGB-FM]] (identified as ''EZ Rock'' from 2001 until August 29, 2013; owned by Rogers Sports & Media)

==References==
[http://www.bellmedia.ca/sales/radio/ez-rock Bell Media: EZ Rock] - This link, is no longer exist information. However, this link will be transfer now into "Bounce Radio" brand network information.
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Alexander Stewart

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'''Alexander Stewart''' may refer to:
{{TOC right}}

== Politicians ==
* [[Alexander Stewart (British Army officer)]] (c. 1739–1794), British army general, Scottish politician, MP for Kirkcudbright Stewartry 1786–94
* [[Alexander Stewart (1746–1831)]], Irish MP
* [[Alexander Stewart (Nova Scotian politician)]] (1794–1865), lawyer, judge and politician in Nova Scotia
* [[Alexander Robert Stewart]] (1795–1850), Irish MP
* [[Alexander Stewart (American politician)]] (1829–1912), US politician
* [[Alexander David Stewart]] (1852–1899), Canadian politician
* [[Alexander Stewart (British Columbia politician)]], mayor of Victoria, British Columbia from 1914 to 1916
* [[Alexander Stewart (MSP)]] (born 1962), Conservative Member of the Scottish Parliament

== Nobles ==
* [[Alexander Stewart, 4th High Steward of Scotland]] (died 1283), Scottish magnate
* [[Alexander Stewart of Bonkyll]] (c. 1271–1319), Scottish nobleman
* [[Alexander Stewart, Earl of Buchan]] (1343–1405), also known as the "Wolf of Badenoch", Scottish prince and magnate
* [[Alexander Stewart, Earl of Mar]] (1375–1435), Scottish nobleman
* [[Alexander Stewart, Duke of Rothesay]] (1430–1430)
* [[Alexander Stewart, Duke of Albany]] (c. 1454–1485), Scottish prince and magnate
* [[Alexander Stewart, 2nd Earl of Buchan]] (died 1505)
* [[Alexander Stewart, Duke of Ross]] (1514–1515)
* [[Alexander Stewart, 1st Earl of Galloway]] (1580–1649)
* [[Alexander Stewart, 6th Earl of Galloway]] (c. 1694–1773)
* [[Alexander Stewart (1699–1781)]] (1697/99–1781), ancestor of the Marquess of Londonderry

== Religion ==
* [[Alexander Stewart (bishop of Ross)]] (died 1371), Scottish prelate, Bishop of Ross
* [[Alexander Stewart (archbishop of St Andrews)]] (c. 1493–1513), Scottish prelate
* [[Alexander Stewart (bishop of Moray)]] (1477–1537), Scottish prelate, Bishop of Moray
* [[Alexander Stewart (moderator)]] (died 1915), principal of St Andrews University, moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1911
* [[Alexander Doig Stewart]] (1926–1999), bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts

== Sports ==
* [[Alexander Stewart (rugby union)]] (1852–1945), Scottish international rugby union player
* [[Alexander Stewart (cricketer)]] (1858–1904), English cricketer

== Others ==
* [[Alexander Stewart (diplomat)]] (died 1593), Scottish landowner involved in negotiations about Mary, Queen of Scots
* [[Alexander Stewart (singer)]] (born 1999), Canadian singer, songwriter and YouTuber
* [[Alexander Boyd Stewart]] (1904–1981), Scottish agriculturalist
* [[Alexander Dron Stewart]] (1883–1969), 20th-century Scottish physician and public health expert
* [[Alexander P. Stewart]] (1821–1908), American Confederate general
* [[Alexander Turney Stewart]] (1803–1876), American businessman

== See also ==
* [[Alexander Stewart Provincial Park]], a provincial park in central Ontario, Canada
* [[Alex Stewart (disambiguation)]]
* [[Sandy Stewart (disambiguation)]]
* [[Alexander Stuart (disambiguation)]]
* [[Alex Stuart (disambiguation)]]
* [[Stewart Alexander (disambiguation)]]

{{hndis|Stewart, Alexander}}

CIOC-FM

2024-10-04T05:39:23Z

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{{short description|Radio station in Victoria, British Columbia}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name = CIOC-FM
| logo = CIOC-FM logo.svg
| city = [[Victoria, British Columbia]]
| area = [[Greater Victoria]]
| branding = Ocean 98.5
| airdate = {{Start date and age|1955}}
| frequency = 98.5 [[Hertz|MHz]]
| format = [[Adult Contemporary]]
| repeater = '''CIOC-FM-1''' 98.5 [[Saltspring Island, British Columbia|Saltspring Island]]
| erp = 47,000 [[watt]]s 100,000 watts peak
| class = C
| callsign_meaning = "Ocean"
| former_callsigns = CKDA-FM (1955–1965) CFMS-FM (1965–1995)
| owner = [[Rogers Radio]]
| licensee = Rogers Media, Inc.
| sister_stations = [[CHTT-FM]]
| website = [http://www.ocean985.com/ ocean985.com]
}}

'''CIOC-FM''' (98.5 [[Hertz|MHz]]) is a [[commercial radio|commercial]] [[radio station]] in [[Victoria, British Columbia]], branded as ''Ocean 98.5''. It is owned by [[Rogers Radio]], a division of [[Rogers Sports & Media]]. It broadcasts an [[adult contemporary]] [[radio format|format]], switching to [[Christmas music]] for much of November and December. Its [[radio studio]]s are located at 817 Fort Street in [[Downtown Victoria]].

CIOC-FM has an [[effective radiated power]] (ERP) of 47,000 [[watt]]s (100,000 watts peak). The [[transmitter]] is off Fulton Road in Victoria.<ref>[https://fccdata.org/?call=cioc&ccode=2&city=&state=&country=CA&cansvc=B&party=&party_type=CDN&lang=en FCCdata.org/CIOC-FM]</ref> The signal covers much of the southern part of [[Vancouver Island]], along with some sections of [[Puget Sound]] and the [[Olympic Peninsula]] in [[Washington state|Washington]].

==History==
===CKDA-FM===
The station [[sign-on|signed on]] the air in {{Start date and age|1955}}. Its original [[call sign]] was '''CKDA-FM'''. It [[simulcast]] the signal of then-AM [[sister station]] [[CJZN-FM|CKDA]] 1220. It was the first commercial FM station in British Columbia. (The [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]'s FM station in [[Vancouver]], today [[CBU-FM]], went on the air in 1947 but is [[non-commercial educational station|non-commercial]].)

CKDA-FM was powered at 370 watts, a fraction of its current output. CKDA-AM-FM were owned by Capital Broadcasting System Ltd. The original FM equipment was located in the "rack room" of CKDA's studios. The FM transmitter served as the studio link to the AM transmitter site on Chatham Island. In effect, the AM transmitter received the FM signal and retransmitted it.

===CFMS-FM===
By the mid-1960s, the Canadian government was discouraging AM and FM stations in large cities from simulcasting. CKDA-FM became '''CFMS-FM''' at 6:00 PM on March 21, 1965.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160304191825/http://www3.telus.net/vanradiomuseum/CFMSfmstereo.jpg CFMS-FM ad from March 20, 1965] at the Internet Archive</ref> It began broadcasting separate programming, an [[easy listening]] format airing between noon and midnight seven days a week. It went to an 18-hour-a-day schedule (7:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m.) in May 1966.<ref>[http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs223.snc1/7028_188547928416_641758416_3857176_2061744_n.jpg CFMS-FM brochure from 1966] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100214182322/http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs223.snc1/7028_188547928416_641758416_3857176_2061744_n.jpg |date=2010-02-14 }} at Puget Sound Radio</ref> It later switched to a 24-hour-a-day broadcasting schedule. It aired quarter hour sweeps of mostly soft instrumental [[cover version]]s of popular songs.

In later years, CFMS switched to a mixed format of [[adult contemporary]] music (from 6:00 AM–7:00 PM weekdays and 6:00 AM–6:00 PM weekends) and [[easy listening]] instrumentals (in the evenings and overnight).

===CIOC-FM===
On September 1, 1995, Capital Broadcasting sold CKDA and CFMS, with CKDA going to OK Radio Group, the owners of [[CKKQ-FM]], and CFMS picked up by [[CHTT-FM|CJVI]] (owned by Rogers Communications). On December 11, CFMS changed to its current full-time adult contemporary format and switched its [[call sign]] to the current '''CIOC-FM'''.

On March 25, 2010, CIOC was denied by the [[Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission]] (CRTC) to add a new FM transmitter at [[Saltspring Island, British Columbia|Saltspring Island]]. If the application was approved, the new transmitter at Saltspring Island would have broadcast on 98.5 MHz, the same frequency as CIOC's main transmitter in Victoria.<ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2010/2010-180.htm Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2010-180]</ref>
On September 13, 2010, the station reapplied to add a repeater at Saltspring Island and received CRTC approval on February 23, 2011.<ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2011/2011-123.htm Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2011-123]</ref>

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
*[http://www.ocean985.com/ Ocean 98.5]
*[https://broadcasting-history.ca/radio/radio-stations/british-columbia/british-columbia-vancouver-island/CIOC-FM CIOC-FM] at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the [[Canadian Communications Foundation]]
*[http://www3.telus.net/vanradiomuseum/CFMS-CIOCGallery.html CFMS/CIOC history at Vancouver Radio Museum]
*{{RecnetCanada|CIOC-FM}}

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Paul Woolford (DJ)

2024-07-21T02:18:06Z

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{{Short description|British DJ and record producer}}
{{BLP sources|date=July 2011}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Paul Woolford
| image =
| caption =
| image_size =
| landscape = yes
| alias = Special Request, Bobby Peru
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|6|28|df=y}}
| origin = [[Leeds]], England
| genre = [[Electronic music|Electronic]]
| years_active = 2002–present
| label = [[Dirtybird Records]]
| website =
}}
'''Paul Woolford''' (born 28 June 1976)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wheeler |first1=Seb |title=Paul Woolford - In Session - Mixmag |url=https://mixmag.net/feature/paulwoolford1 |website=Mixmag.net |date=22 January 2014|accessdate=19 December 2019}}</ref> is a British [[dance music]] producer and DJ from [[Leeds]], [[Yorkshire]],<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/two-money-djs-ti%C3%ABsto-and-calvin-harris-continue-their-wild-ride-on-the-edm-gravy-train-1.1625559?page=2 | title=Two money DJs:... | newspaper=[[The Irish Times]] | date=13 December 2013 | accessdate=1 January 2014 | author=Jim Carroll}}</ref> who also uses the aliases Bobby Peru and Special Request, such as on the underground hit, "Erotic Discourse".<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-paul-woolford-presents-bobby-peru-the-truth-2020-vision-802489.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220525/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-paul-woolford-presents-bobby-peru-the-truth-2020-vision-802489.html |archive-date=2022-05-25 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Album: Paul Woolford presents Bobby Peru, The Truth (20:20 Vision)|date=30 March 2008|newspaper=[[The Independent]]|accessdate=15 August 2020}}</ref>

==Biography==
An adoptee, Woolford grew up in Leeds with his brother Mark. Paul was inspired by the club night Back to Basics, eventually becoming a resident there. Starting in 2008, he was a weekly resident of We Love Space, which was a long-running Sunday party at [[Space (Ibiza nightclub)|Space]] in [[Ibiza]]. He constantly tours to play guest spots in addition to his residency and owns the [[record label]], Intimacy.

Woolford scored a hit single in 2020 with "[[Looking for Me]]", a collaboration with American DJ and producer [[Diplo]], featuring vocals from American singer Kareen Lomax. The single peaked at number four in the [[UK Singles Chart]] and reached number-one in Ireland.

==Discography==
===Singles===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of singles released with year, artist(s) involved, selected chart positions, certifications and album name.
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:20em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"| Year
! scope="col" colspan="5"| Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| [[List of music recording certifications|Certifications]]
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album
|-
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]] <ref>Peaks in the United Kingdom:
* "Looking for Me": {{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20200925/7501/|title=Official Singles Chart Top 100|publisher=Official Charts Company}}
* "Heat": {{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20210226/7501/|title=Official Singles Chart Top 100|publisher=Official Charts Company|accessdate=27 February 2021}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]] <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/charts/singles-chart/2021-02-08|title=ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|date=8 February 2021|accessdate=6 February 2021}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[Ultratop|BEL (FL) Tip]] <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/1b6083/Paul-Woolford-feat.-Kim-English-Hang-Up-Your-Hang-Ups-(The-Only-One)|title=Paul Woolford feat. Kim English – Hang Up Your Hangs Up (The Only One)|publisher=[[Ultratop]]|access-date=24 July 2021}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[Irish Singles Chart|IRE]] <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Paul+Woolford|title=Discography Paul Woolford|website=irish-charts.com|access-date=24 July 2021}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[Scottish Singles and Albums Charts|SCO]] <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/20201016/41/|title=Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company|website=www.officialcharts.com}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| "Hang Up Your Hang Ups (The Only One)" {{small|(featuring [[Kim English]])}}
| 2018
| — || — || 77 || — || —
|
| rowspan="2" {{n/a|Non-album singles}}
|-
! scope="row"| "You Already Know" {{small|(with [[Karen Harding]])}}
| 2019
| — || — || — || — || —
|
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Looking for Me]]" {{small|(with [[Diplo]] featuring Kareen Lomax)}}
| rowspan="3"| 2020
| 4 || 32 || — || 1 || 5
|
* [[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]]: 2× Platinum<ref name=BPI>{{cite certification|region=United Kingdom|artist=Paul Woolford|access-date=9 May 2024}}</ref>
* [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]]: Platinum<ref name=ARIA-2021-Singles>{{cite certification|region=Australia|type=single|certyear=2021|access-date=7 July 2021}}</ref>
| ''[[Diplo (album)|Diplo]]'' and ''Do You Dance?''
|-
! scope="row"| "Tear It Up" {{small|(with Solardo featuring Pamela Fernandez)}}
| — || — || — || — || —
|
| rowspan="3" {{n/a|Non-album singles}}
|-
! scope="row"| "All I Want" {{small|(with [[Secondcity]] featuring [[Andrea Martin (musician)|Andrea Martin]])}}
| — || — || — || — || —
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Heat" {{small|(with [[Amber Mark]])}}
| rowspan="2"| 2021
| 61 || — || — || 99 <ref>{{cite web|url=http://irma.ie/index.cfm?page=irish-charts&chart=Singles|title=IRMA – Irish Charts|publisher=[[Irish Recorded Music Association]]|access-date=24 July 2021}}</ref> || —
|
* BPI: Silver<ref name=BPI/>
|-
! scope="row"| "Promises"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sweeney |first=Farrell |date=30 September 2021 |title=Diplo, Paul Woolford, and Kareen Lomax take aim at radio airwaves with 'Promises' |url=https://dancingastronaut.com/2021/09/diplo-paul-woolford-and-kareen-lomax-take-aim-at-radio-airwaves-with-promises/ |accessdate=15 October 2021 |website=Dancing Astronaut}}</ref> {{small|(with [[Diplo]] featuring Kareen Lomax)}}
| ― || ― || ― || ― || ―
|
| ''[[Diplo (album)|Diplo]]''
|-
! scope="row"| "Teardrops" {{small|(with [[MK (DJ)|MK]] featuring [[Majid Jordan]])}}
| 2022
| ― || ― || ― || ― || ―
|
| {{n/a|Non-album singles}}
|-
! scope="row"| "Fever" {{small|(with [[Alison Goldfrapp]])}}<ref name="fever">{{cite web|url=https://retropopmagazine.com/alison-goldfrapp-and-paul-woolford-unleash-new-collaboration-fever/|title= Alison Goldfrapp and Paul Woolford unleash new collaboration ‘Fever’|website=Retropop|date=16 February 2023|access-date=19 February 2023}}</ref>
| rowspan="3"| 2023
| ― || ― || ― || ― || ―
|
| ''[[The Love Invention]]''
|-
! scope="row"| "16 Again" {{small|(with Lewis Thompson and [[MNEK]])}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/mnek-talks-teaming-up-with-paul-woolford-and-lewis-thompson-on-throwback-new-single-16-again-work-with-flo-and-second-solo-album-im-embracing-everything-that-i-am__38867/|title=MNEK talks teaming up with Paul Woolford and Lewis Thompson on throwback new single 16 Again, work with FLO and second solo album: "I'm embracing everything that I am"|last=Griffiths|first=George|website=[[Official Charts Company]]|date=24 March 2023|access-date=24 March 2023}}</ref>
| ― || ― || ― || ― || ―
|
| rowspan="3" {{n/a|Non-album singles}}
|-
! scope="row"| "Like I Used To" {{small|(with [[Sonny Fodera]] and [[Ella Henderson]])}}
| ― || ― || ― || ― || ―
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Heatstroke" {{small|(with Aluna)}}
| 2024
| ― || ― || ― || ― || ―
|
|-
| colspan="9" style="font-size:85%"| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061211213545/http://www.endclub.com/peopleplaces/secretlondon/paulwoolford.php Short biography] from [[The End (club)|The End]]
*{{discogs artist|artist=Paul Woolford|name=Paul Woolford}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100915113746/http://www.welove-music.com/we-love-DJs/Paul-Woolford | DJ Profile | We Love - official site | Ibiza]

{{DJ Award for Best Newcomer DJ |state=collapsed}}
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