CHBN-FM
Broadcast area | Edmonton Metropolitan Region |
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Frequency | 91.7 MHz |
Branding | KiSS 91.7 |
Programming | |
Format | Top 40/CHR |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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CHDI-FM, CKEM-DT, CJEO-DT | |
History | |
First air date | February 17, 2005 |
Call sign meaning | "Bounce" (former branding) |
Technical information | |
Class | C1 |
ERP | 96,000 watts |
HAAT | 200.3 meters (657 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 53°27′47″N 113°20′6.5″W / 53.46306°N 113.335139°W |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | kiss917.com |
CHBN-FM (91.7
The station was first launched on February 17, 2005 under the joint ownership of
As of Feb 28, 2021, CHBN is the 10th-most-listened-to radio station in the Edmonton market according to a PPM data report released by Numeris.[2]
History
CHBN signed on the air as 91.7 The Bounce on February 17, 2005. When the station first signed on, the station aired a
Every year in October, in an event called "Bras Across the Bridge", for
At the time of their launch, CHBN was jointly owned by
When
On February 24, 2017, at 10 a.m., CHBN re-branded as KiSS 91.7, adopting the KiSS brand used by other Rogers
Bounce Showdown
The Bounce has held seven singing contests, named the "Bounce Showdown", it has been called Canada's most successful talent competition.[6] The winner of the Bounce Showdown is signed to record two songs with a record label, and their songs played on the Bounce. The past winners have been:
- 2005: Kreesha Turner[7]
- 2006: Shiloh[8]
- 2007: Nathan Brown
- 2008: Quanteisha Benjamin[9]
- 2009: Justin Blais[10]
- 2010 (June): Beatrice "Love" Gouchey[11][12]
- 2010 (November): Bryan Finlay[13][14]
References
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2004-133
- ^ "Winter 2021 PPM Data". Retrieved 2021-04-17.
- ^ "Canada's Rogers Broadcasting buys Edmonton CHR "Bounce FM"". Radio-Info.com. June 22, 2010. Archived from the original on June 27, 2010. Retrieved June 24, 2010.
- ^ Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2010-715
- ^ "91.7 The Bounce Edmonton Kisses Its Name Goodbye". Radio Insight. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ "Bounce boasts no idle idols in Showdown". Edmonton Journal. June 21, 2008. Archived from the original on November 8, 2012. Retrieved April 12, 2010.
- ^ Kreesha Turner official website
- ^ "Shiloh official website". Archived from the original on 2012-06-05. Retrieved 2019-06-19.
- ^ "Quanteisha official website". Archived from the original on 2018-08-31. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
- ^ "Justin Blais official website". Archived from the original on 2010-03-18. Retrieved 2019-06-19.
- ^ Bounce Showdown 2010 (June) results[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Hot 107 Song History". Archived from the original on 2010-07-22. Retrieved 2010-11-04.
- ^ Bryan Finlay Facebook Fan Page
- ^ "Bell Media Bounce Showdown Press Release". Archived from the original on 2012-03-16. Retrieved 2011-04-15.
External links
- KiSS 91.7
- CHBN-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
- CHBN-FM in the REC Canadian station database