CHNS-FM

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CHNS-FM

Broadcast area	Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia
Branding	89.9 HAL FM
First air date	1926
Frequency	89.9 MHz (FM)
Format	Classic rock
Callsign meaning	C Halifax Nova Scotia
Owner	Maritime Broadcasting System
Website	http://www.899halfm.com/

CHNS is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting from Halifax, Nova Scotia on 89.9 FM. It offers a classic rock format branded as HAL FM. CHNS-FM is owned and operated by Maritime Broadcasting System.

CHNS was Nova Scotia's first radio station, first hitting the airwaves in 1926. It switched between 910 and 930 AM a couple of times before finally switching to 960 in 1941. During the 1940s-1980s, CHNS 960 AM played host to many of Canada's top broadcasters, including: Knowlton Nash, Mike Duffy, Bob Oxley, Jessie Coade, Gerry Parsons, Frank Cameron, Stan Carew, and Ian Hanomansing.

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the station played an adult contemporary format before flipping to oldies in February 1992 and branding itself "Oldies 96 CHNS". In its Oldies 96 CHNS days, it broadcast its programming in rich-sounding C-QUAM stereo. CHNS also simulcasted on shortwave on 6130khz on the 49 meter band on the call letters CHNX until 2001 .[1]

The station moved to its current frequency of 89.9 FM and name of Classic Rock 89.9 HAL FM in July 2006. CHNS was given permission to simulcast the FM programming for 90 days on 960 AM and so, on October 19, 2006, CHNS AM was shut down for the last time, putting an end to its long history in the Halifax airwaves.

The station debuted its new morning show, Crash & Mars in the Morning, in August 2006. The show was hosted by Crash Carter and Marcia 'Mars' MacDonald.

Carter was given his walking papers on January 26, 2007. Following Crash Carter's departure, Mars MacDonald announced she was no longer an employee of MBS Radio on January 30, 2007, ending "Crash & Mars in the Morning".

On Sunday nights, HAL hosts the National Lampoon Comedy Countdown, recorded in Malibu, California, hosted my Kent Emmons and Karri Kasem, which counts down the 40 funniest comedy sketches "according to [the National Lampoon] staff."