Boom FM

Boom FM
Type	Radio network
Country	Canada
Headquarters	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Programming
Language(s)	English; French
Format	Classic hits; Adult hits; Oldies
Ownership
Owner	Bell Media Radio; (Bell Media)
History
Founded	by Astral Media
Launch date	May 1, 2003
Links
Website	iheartradio.ca/boom

Boom FM is a branding of

radio stations broadcasting in Canada. The trademark is owned by Bell Media

, although only two stations using the branding are owned by that company.

The name "Boom" is a reference to baby boomers, who are the main target of the network.

History

"Boom" was first launched on May 1, 2003 as a network of

Bureau of Broadcast Measurement

(BBM) ratings.

On December 26, 2009, "Boom" added its first

Stingray Radio, however, currently markets the station's format as classic hits.^[1]

On June 30, 2011, "Boom" added its second

adult contemporary

of the former CJEZ-FM Toronto as EZ Rock to the classic hits format as Boom 99.7.

Following Bell Media's approval in 2013 to acquire Astral Media, a condition was placed in which that it must divest itself of several television services and radio stations, including CHBM and CJOT, which were placed in a

Stingray Radio in August 2013.^[4] Corus' acquisition of CJOT-FM was approved on January 31, 2014,^[5] while Stingray's acquisition of CHBM-FM was approved on March 19, 2014.^[6]

Despite differing ownership, both stations continue to use the Boom FM name and logo.

On August 25, 2014, Corus' CJSS-FM in Cornwall became the newest station in Ontario to be affiliated with the network.

In 2017, Stingray Radio gained permission from Bell Media to begin using the Boom brand and its content in Alberta. In July 2017, several of Stingray's rural Alberta stations took on the Boom format.

In May 2018, Boom 104.1

adult contemporary

format.

Stations

Station ID	Frequency	City	Province	Language	Owner
CFEI-FM	106.5	Saint-Hyacinthe	Quebec	French	Bell Media
CFZZ-FM	104.1	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	Quebec	French	Bell Media
CHBM-FM	97.3	Toronto	Ontario	English	Stingray Radio
CJOT-FM	99.7	Ottawa	Ontario	English	Corus Entertainment
CJSS-FM	101.9	Cornwall	Ontario	English	Corus Entertainment
CJXK-FM	95.3	Cold Lake	Alberta	English	Stingray Radio
CKKY-FM	101.9	Wainwright	Alberta	English	Stingray Radio
CILB-FM	103.5	Lac La Biche	Alberta	English	Stingray Radio
CKBA-FM	94.1	Athabasca	Alberta	English	Stingray Radio
CHSL-FM	92.7	Slave Lake	Alberta	English	Stingray Radio
CIXF-FM	101.1	Brooks	Alberta	English	Stingray Radio
CFXW-FM	96.7	Whitecourt/Fox Creek	Alberta	English	Stingray Radio
CFHI-FM	104.9	Hinton	Alberta	English	Stingray Radio
CHOO-FM	99.5	Drumheller	Alberta	English	Stingray Radio

Former stations

Amqui, Quebec - CFVM-FM (switched to RockDétente in 2008; now Rouge FM)
Drummondville, Quebec - CHRD-FM (switched to RockDétente in 2009; now Rouge FM)

Unrealised station

CKSM AM 1220 of Shawinigan, Quebec was originally announced in April 2007 to have been a new affiliate of Boom, with plans to relocate the station to the FM band. However, the plans never materialised, and the station, which at the time was owned by Astral but rebroadcast then-Corus owned CHLN 550 AM of Trois-Rivières, closed down on June 30, 2007.^[7]