CHOO-FM

CHOO-FM
City of license Drumheller, Alberta
Branding 99.5 Drum FM
Slogan The Valley's best variety!
Frequency 99.5 MHz (FM)
First air date April 28, 2009
Format Adult contemporary
ERP 3.6 kW
Class A
Transmitter coordinates 51°27′40″N 112°42′29″W / 51.461°N 112.708°WCoordinates: 51°27′40″N 112°42′29″W / 51.461°N 112.708°W
Callsign meaning C HOOdoo
Owner Golden West Broadcasting
Website 99.5 Drum FM

CHOO-FM is a 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.[1] 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.

References

  1. ↑ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2008-194

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