CHWV-FM
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| City of license | Saint John, New Brunswick |
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| Branding | 97.3 The Wave |
| Slogan | "Saint John's Best Music" |
| Frequency | 97.3 MHz (FM) |
| First air date | February 19, 2001 |
| Format | Modern Adult Contemporary |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| Callsign meaning | C H WaVe |
| Owner | Acadia Broadcasting |
| Sister stations | CHSJ-FM |
| Website | 97.3 The Wave |
CHWV-FM is a Modern Adult Contemporary station in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. It is better known as 97.3 The Wave. The station manager is David Boone and the program director is Scott Clements.
History
On August 24, 2000, New Brunswick Broadcasting Co., Limited received approval by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to operate a new adult contemporary music format at Saint John. [1]
Their first broadcast was on February 19, 2001, as an Adult Contemporary station. In January 2003, the station changed formats to adult top 40, morphing to more of a modern adult contemporary direction (or an adult top 40/alternative rock mix) from when CIOK-FM switched to adult top 40 by 2009 to duplicate the same format as CKCW-FM in Moncton, New Brunswick.
The station's new main competitor is CIOK-FM which recently changed to hot AC, the station's other competitors include CIBX-FM in Fredericton, and WCRQ-FM in Calais, Maine.
Since 2011, the station began phasing in more rhythmic contemporary content; however it is still a Canadian hot adult contemporary reporter per Mediabase & Nielsen BDS. Even though with non-pop rock music still getting a few adds, they remain a modern adult contemporary.
Saint John Idol
Due to the popularity of the hit TV show American Idol, 97.3 The Wave started a weekly summer boardwalk show titled Alpine Saint John Idol. The show, which is held on the Saint John Boardwalk in front of large crowds each week is currently in its 5th year of existence. The winner of the contest gets a free trip, courtesy of Wyndham Worldwide, as well as a cash prize, and time in the Boom Boom Room recording studio to record a single that is played on The Wave.
References
External links
- 97.3 The Wave
- CHWV-FM history at Canadian Communications Foundation
- Query the REC's Canadian station database for CHWV-FM
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Coordinates: 45°28′41″N 66°14′01″W / 45.47806°N 66.23361°W