CHUC-FM
Broadcast area | Northumberland County Peterborough County |
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Frequency | 107.9 MHz (FM) |
Branding | Classic Rock 107.9 |
Programming | |
Format | Classic rock |
Ownership | |
Owner | My Broadcasting Corporation |
CKSG-FM | |
History | |
First air date | August 27, 1957 (AM) 2006 (FM) |
Former frequencies | 1500 kHz (AM) (1957–1963) 1450 kHz (1963–2006) |
Technical information | |
Licensing authority | CRTC |
Class | B |
ERP | 6,300 watts (20,000 watts peak) |
HAAT | 215.5 meters (707 ft) |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | classicrock1079.ca |
CHUC-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting at 107.9 FM in Cobourg, Ontario, Canada. The station airs a classic rock format branded as Classic Rock 107.9. It is owned by My Broadcasting Corporation.[1]
History
[edit]On August 27, 1957, the station first signed on the air. It originally broadcast at 1500 kHz on the AM band. In 1963, CHUC moved to 1450 kHz. CHUC had a middle of the road format of popular adult music, news and talk.
In 2005, the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission approved an FM conversion for the station.[2] It moved to its current frequency in 2006, airing an oldies/classic hits format. CHUC's branding after the move to FM was 107.9 The Breeze with the slogan "The Greatest Classic Hits of All Time."
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The AM signal remained in operation, rebroadcasting the FM station's programming, until November 7, 2007.[3] The AM transmitter signed off with the song What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong after airing a special farewell message.
The ownership of CHUC changed hands from Pineridge Broadcasting Inc. to My Broadcasting Corporation on September 1, 2015.[1] Also in 2015, CHUC dropped its adult contemporary/classic hits format and flipped to classic rock branded as Classic Rock 107.9.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "MY Broadcasting to Purchase Pineridge Broadcasting". Broadcaster, June 16, 2015.
- ^ CRTC Decision 2005-205
- ^ "C&K Out, Imus In at WABC", North East Radio Watch, November 5, 2007.
External links
[edit]- Classic Rock 107.9
- CHUC-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
- CHUC-FM in the REC Canadian station database
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