CHOO-FM
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CHOO-FM is a new Canadian
radio station, that will broadcast an adult contemporary format at 99.5 FM in Drumheller
, Alberta
. The station is branded as 99.5 Drum FM. This is Drumheller's first and only FM radio station.
Owned by Golden West Broadcasting
, the station was licenced in 2008. The station officially launched at 8:00AM MST on April 28, 2009.
The CHOO callsign was formerly used at a radio station, known today as CJKX-FM
in Ajax, Ontario
from 1967-1994 and at another station, (now defunct
) in Tofino, British Columbia
from 2000-2002. Both of these stations that used the CHOO callsign have no relation to the current CHOO-FM in Drumheller, Alberta.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
radio station, that will broadcast an adult contemporary format at 99.5 FM in Drumheller
Drumheller, Alberta
Drumheller is a town within the Red Deer River valley in the badlands of east-central Alberta, Canada. It is located northeast of Calgary...
, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
. The station is branded as 99.5 Drum FM. This is Drumheller's first and only FM radio station.
Owned by Golden West Broadcasting
Golden West Broadcasting
Golden West Broadcasting is a Canadian radio broadcasting company based in Altona, Manitoba, Canada. It currently owns and operates a number of radio stations in the prairie provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba....
, the station was licenced in 2008. The station officially launched at 8:00AM MST on April 28, 2009.
The CHOO callsign was formerly used at a radio station, known today as CJKX-FM
CJKX-FM
CJKX-FM is a Canadian radio station. Although its official city of licence is Ajax, Ontario, the station operates from studios in Oshawa, Ontario with co-owned stations CKDO and CKGE. Airing at 95.9 FM, the station broadcasts a country music format branded as KX96.The station was launched in 1967...
in Ajax, Ontario
Ajax, Ontario
Ajax is a town in the Durham Region in the Greater Toronto Area.The town is named for the HMS Ajax a Royal Navy cruiser that served in World War II. Ajax is a part of the Greater Toronto Area and the...
from 1967-1994 and at another station, (now defunct
CHOO-FM (defunct)
CHOO-FM was a radio station which broadcast on the frequency of 101.7 MHz/FM in Tofino, British Columbia, Canada from 2000-2002.-History:On July 15, 1999, P. L. M. Broadcasting Ltd. received approval from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission to operate a new FM radio...
) in Tofino, British Columbia
Tofino, British Columbia
Tofino is a district of about 1,650 residents on the west coast of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada, located at the western terminus of Highway 4, on the tip of the Esowista Peninsula, at the southern edge of Clayoquot Sound....
from 2000-2002. Both of these stations that used the CHOO callsign have no relation to the current CHOO-FM in Drumheller, Alberta.
External links
- 99.5 Drum FM
- Drumheller online
- CHOO-FM history at Canadian Communications FoundationCanadian Communications FoundationThe Canadian Communications Foundation is a history of Canadian broadcasting for radio and television chronicles and documents. It also provides a history of radio and television stations, including networks, programs, broadcasters and many others....