CHUR-FM
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Hot adult contemporary | |
| Ownership | |
|---|---|
| Owner |
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| CKAT, CKFX-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | 1984 (AM) 1996 (FM) |
Former frequencies | 1110 kHz (AM) (1984-1985) 840 kHz (1985-1994) |
| Technical information | |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 145.5 metres (477 ft) |
| Links | |
| Website | kissnorthbay.com |
CHUR-FM (100.5
History
The station was launched in 1984 by Gateway City Broadcasting, at 1110
Pelmorex converted the station to FM in 1994,[4] and sold it to Telemedia in 1999.[5] Under Telemedia's ownership, the station adopted the "EZ Rock" brand.
In 2002, Telemedia was acquired by
In July 2010, the station altered its musical format to present a more contemporary version of its
By January 2012, more
CHUR was one of four EZ Rock-branded stations owned and operated by Rogers Media, all of which are located in Northern Ontario (the others being
In 2020, CHUR changed its moniker to "The New KiSS 100.5", but kept the same slogan and format. The station began carrying the Roz and Mocha Show from CKIS-FM Toronto which also airs on other Rogers-owned "Kiss" stations across Canada.
References
- ^ Government of Canada, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) (August 24, 1984). "ARCHIVED - Licence amendment - CHUR North Bay". crtc.gc.ca.
- ^ Government of Canada, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) (March 27, 1985). "ARCHIVED - Transfer of control - Gateway City Broadcasters Limited". crtc.gc.ca.
- ^ Government of Canada, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) (March 27, 1985). "ARCHIVED - Licence amendment - CHUR North Bay". crtc.gc.ca.
- ^ Government of Canada, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) (April 24, 1994). "ARCHIVED - Decision CRTC 94-775". crtc.gc.ca.
- ^ Decision CRTC 99-38
- ^ http://www.ezrocknorthbay.com/onair/schedule/
- ^ "Rogers Preparing To Rebrand Four Ontario EZRock's," from Radio Insight, 7/8/2013
External links
- KiSS 100.5
- CHUR-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
- CHUR-FM in the REC Canadian station database
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