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{{short description|Radio station in Edmonton, Alberta}}
{{Infobox Radio Station |▼
{{For|the radio station in the [[Halifax Regional Municipality]] that formerly used the same logo and format|CJCH-FM}}
image = [[Image:Bounce edmonton.gif]]|
▲{{Infobox Radioradio Station |station
| name = The Bounce| = CHBN-FM
airdate = [[February 17]], [[2005]]|▼
| logo = Kiss 91.7 logo.svg
frequency = 91.7 [[MHz]] ([[FM radio|FM]])|▼
| format area = [[Edmonton,Contemporary Albertahit radio|Top 40/CHR]]|
| class format = [[Rhythmic Top 40]]| = C1
| owner = [[CHUM Limited|CHUM Group]] and = [[MilestoneRogers Radio]]|
| licensee erp = |Rogers Media, Inc.
| city = [[Edmonton|Edmonton, Alberta]]
branding = |
| area = [[Edmonton Metropolitan Region]]
slogan = "Edmonton's number one hit music station"|
| branding class = |KiSS 91.7
▲ | airdate = [[February 17]], [[2005 in radio|2005]]|
website = [http://www.thebounce.ca Station website] |
▲ | frequency = 91.7 [[Hertz|MHz]] ([[FM radio|FM]])|
callsign_meaning = '''B'''ou'''N'''ce |
| erp = 96,000 [[watt]]s
| haat = {{convert|200.3|meters}}
| coordinates = {{coord|53|27|47|N|113|20|6.5|W|type:landmark_region:CA-AB|display=inline}}
| callsign_meaning = "Bounce" (former branding)
| sister_stations = [[CHDI-FM]], [[CKEM-DT]], [[CJEO-DT]]
| webcast = [http://player.kiss917.com Listen Live]
| website = [https://www.kiss917.com/ kiss917.com]
}}
'''CHBN-FM''' (91.7 [[Hertz|MHz]]) is a [[contemporary hit radio|Top 40/CHR]] [[radio station]] based in [[Edmonton|Edmonton, Alberta]], Canada. The station, which is owned by [[Rogers Radio]], a division of [[Rogers Sports & Media]], operates with an ERP of 96 [[watt|kW]]s.<ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2004/db2004-133.htm Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2004-133]</ref> CHBN's studios are located on Gateway Boulevard in Edmonton, while its transmitter is located near [[Anthony Henday Drive]] in eastern Edmonton. CHBN is branded as ''Kiss 91.7''.
 
The station was first launched on February 17, 2005 under the joint ownership of [[CHUM Limited]] and [[Milestone Radio]], the parent company of [[CFXJ-FM]] in Toronto as ''91.7 The Bounce''. At launch, CHBN aired a [[rhythmic top 40]] before shifting to the current [[contemporary hit radio|Top 40/CHR]] format. CHBN was acquired by [[Bell Media|CTVglobemedia]] in 2007 when it acquired the assets of CHUM Limited while the [[Citytv]] stations were sold to [[Rogers Sports & Media|Rogers Media]], who in turn acquired the station from CTVgm in 2010.
'''CHBN (91.7 The Bounce)''' is a [[Rhythmic Top 40]] [[radio station]] based in [[Edmonton]], [[Alberta]], [[Canada]]. The station, which is jointly owned by [[CHUM Limited|CHUM Group]] and [[Milestone Radio]], operates at 91.7 MHz with an ERP of 100 kW.
 
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]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.radiowest.ca/forum/viewtopic.php?f=45&t=37458 |title=Winter 2021 PPM Data |access-date=2021-04-17 }}</ref>
 
==History==
[[File:917_the_bounce_logo.svg|left|thumb|172px|"The Bounce" logo from 2005 to 2017]]
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CHBN signed on the air as ''91.7 The Bounce'' at 4 p.m. on February 17, 2005. The first song on "The Bounce" was "[[Let's Get It Started]]" by [[The Black Eyed Peas]]. When the station first signed on, the station aired a [[rhythmic top 40]] format, but moved to their current [[contemporary hit radio|Top 40/CHR]] format in December [[2005 in radio|2005]].<ref>Sandra Sperounes, "Edmonton's newest radio station bounces onto the air at 91.7," ''The Edmonton Journal'', February 18, 2005.</ref> They became the only [[top 40]] station in the Edmonton market when [[CKRA-FM|CKRA]] (''96X'') shifted their format to play a [[hot adult contemporary]] format in August 2005, and then later to [[country music|country]] four months later. After this surprise development, The Bounce shifted to more mainstream [[pop music]].
CHBN, which signed on the air on [[February 17]], [[2005]], is Edmonton's first rhythmic Top 40 outlet and by default the only [[contemporary hit radio]] station in the market proper.
 
Every year in October, in an event called "Bras Across the Bridge", for [[National Breast Cancer Awareness Month|Breast Cancer Awareness Month]], CHBN collects [[bra]]s from listeners, donating $1 to the [[Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation]] for every bra collected. At the end of the month, they then tie all the bras together and span the string of bras across the [[High Level Bridge (Edmonton)|High Level Bridge]] as many times as they can.
 
At the time of their launch, CHBN was jointly owned by [[CHUM Limited]] and [[Milestone Radio]]. In June 2007, all of CHUM's assets, including its share of CHBN, were sold to [[CTVglobemedia]]. On June 23, 2010, it was announced that CHBN would be sold to [[Rogers Sports & Media|Rogers]] (which also owns Edmonton's [[CKER-FM|World FM]] and [[CHDI-FM|Sonic]]), along with its sister station in London, Ontario, [[CHST-FM]], pending CRTC approval.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.radio-info.com/news/canadas-rogers-broadcasting-buys-edmonton-chr-bounce-fm |title=Canada's Rogers Broadcasting buys Edmonton CHR "Bounce FM" |date=June 22, 2010 |work=Radio-Info.com |access-date=June 24, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100627032732/http://www.radio-info.com/news/canadas-rogers-broadcasting-buys-edmonton-chr-bounce-fm |archive-date=June 27, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2010/2010-715.htm#27 Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2010-715]</ref> The acquisition also saw the reunion of CHBN with its sister station [[CKEM-DT]] for the first time since 2007.
 
When [[CFMG-FM]] flipped from [[adult contemporary|AC]] to [[contemporary hit radio|CHR/Top 40]] as ''[[Virgin Radio]]'', it marked the first three-station FM [[top 40]] battle in [[Edmonton]] as of February [[2011 in radio|2011]] (the other competitor being [[CJNW-FM|CJNW]]). Since the launch of Virgin, CHBN has been playing fewer commercials, as seen with the introduction of Commercial Free Mondays, and playing more currents and higher-charting songs than its competition. CHBN will continue to report on [[Mediabase]] and [[Nielsen BDS]]' Canadian [[contemporary hit radio]] panel.
 
On February 24, 2017, at 10 a.m., CHBN re-branded as ''KiSS 91.7'', adopting the KiSS brand used by other Rogers [[contemporary hit radio|CHR]] and [[hot AC]] stations and launching with a 91-hour commercial-free marathon.<ref>{{cite web|title=91.7 The Bounce Edmonton Kisses Its Name Goodbye|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/116707/91-7-the-bounce-edmonton-kisses-its-name-goodbye/|website=Radio Insight|access-date=21 March 2017}}</ref>
 
==Bounce Showdown==
It is also the second station owned by Milestone, even though they joint-ventured with CHUM Group to obtain the license.
The Bounce held seven singing contests, named the "Bounce Showdown", it was called Canada's most successful talent competition.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/culture/story.html?id=cf8b5b9e-d724-4ae5-8124-8c7630f4e0d3 |title=Bounce boasts no idle idols in Showdown |date=June 21, 2008 |work=Edmonton Journal |access-date=April 12, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108112103/http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/culture/story.html?id=cf8b5b9e-d724-4ae5-8124-8c7630f4e0d3 |archive-date=November 8, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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]]<ref>[http://www.kreeshaturner.com Kreesha Turner official website]</ref>
* 2006: [[Shiloh (singer)|Shiloh]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.shilohofficial.com/ |title=Shiloh official website |access-date=2019-06-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120605032548/http://www.shilohofficial.com/ |archive-date=2012-06-05 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* 2007: Nathan Brown
* 2008: [[Quanteisha|Quanteisha Benjamin]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.quanteisha.com/ |title=Quanteisha official website |access-date=2020-07-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180831082748/http://www.quanteisha.com/ |archive-date=2018-08-31 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* 2009: Justin Blais<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.justinblais.org/ |title=Justin Blais official website |access-date=2019-06-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100318013650/http://justinblais.org/ |archive-date=2010-03-18 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* 2010 (June): Beatrice "Love" Gouchey<ref>[http://www.thebounce.ca/showdown/main2010.html Bounce Showdown 2010 (June) results]{{Dead link|date=June 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hot107.ca/songhistory.php |title=Hot 107 Song History |access-date=2010-11-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100722150304/http://www.hot107.ca/songhistory.php |archive-date=2010-07-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* 2010 (November): Bryan Finlay<ref>[http://www.facebook.com/bryanfinlaymusic Bryan Finlay Facebook Fan Page]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ctvmedia.ca/bellmediaradio/releases/release.asp?id=13182&yyyy=2010 |title=Bell Media Bounce Showdown Press Release |access-date=2011-04-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316153134/http://www.ctvmedia.ca/bellmediaradio/releases/release.asp?id=13182&yyyy=2010 |archive-date=2012-03-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 
==References==
When the station was first being promoted, 91.7 FM was being portrayed as Edmonton's first 'Urban Music' format station. The local hip hop/R&B/urban music fanbase was very excited at this development for the local scene. It followed through with this format for several months until 96X (96.3 FM), Edmonton's top 40 station, changed its format to country and its name to Big Earl. After this surprise development, The Bounce felt it necessary to appeal to this abandoned pop music listening fanbase. As such, it is now common to hear contemporary rock bands such as [[Nickelback]] and [[All-American Rejects]] on what used to be an urban format station. While the ex-listeners of 96X must feel happy that their music is back on the air, a lot of urban music fans in Edmonton now feel disappointed at how long the period of an urban music station lasted.
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==ProgrammingExternal links==
*{{Official website|https://www.kiss917.com|KiSS 91.7}}
===The Old school lunch===
* [https://broadcasting-history.ca/radio/radio-stations/alberta/alberta-north/CHBN-FM CHBN-FM] at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the [[Canadian Communications Foundation]]
===Pepper and Dylan===
*{{RecnetCanada|CHBN-FM}}
The morning show.
 
{{Edmonton FMRadio}}▼
====Pepper and Dylan pay your bills====
{{Rogers Communications}}
 
[[Category:Radio stations in Edmonton|HBN]]
==External link==
[[Category:CanadianContemporary Top 40hit radio stations in Canada|HBN]]▼
*[http://www.thebounce.ca Station website]
[[Category:Rogers Communications radio stations|HBN]]
▲{{Edmonton FM}}
[[Category:Radio stations established in Alberta|HBN2005]]
[[Category:Rhythmic2005 Topestablishments 40in radio stations|HBNAlberta]]
▲[[Category:Canadian Top 40 radio stations]]
[[Category:Edmonton media]]
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