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CHUR-FM
CHUR-FM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts a hot adult contemporary format at 100.5 FM in North Bay, Ontario. The station uses the on-air brand ''KiSS 100.5''. History The station was launched in 1984 by Gateway City Broadcasting, at 1110 AM. It was subsequently acquired in 1985 by Mid-Canada Radio, who also changed the station's frequency to 840. In 1990, the station was acquired by the Pelmorex Radio Network. Pelmorex converted the station to FM in 1994, and sold it to Telemedia in 1999. Under Telemedia's ownership, the station adopted the "EZ Rock" brand. In 2002, Telemedia was acquired by Standard Broadcasting, and CHUR was one of the stations sold by Standard to Rogers Radio. In July 2010, the station altered its musical format to present a more contemporary version of its AC Mainstream Plus blend more in line with the Hot AC version of '' American Top 40 with Ryan Seacrest''. With this shift, the station cancelled ''The 80's Lunch'' program and ''Sunday at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pelmorex Radio Network
The Pelmorex Radio Network was a system of Canadian radio stations in Northern Ontario, owned and operated by Pelmorex. History In 1989, Pierre Morrissette founded his own communications company, Pelmorex Media Inc., and acquired several French and English-language radio stations that were serving various small and medium-size markets in northern Ontario. Pelmorex acquired the first stations from Mid-Canada Radio in 1990. In 1992, Pelmorex also entered into one of Canada's first local management agreements, taking over day-to-day management, but not formal ownership, of Telemedia's CHAS-FM in Sault Ste. Marie. Pelmorex became controversial as one of the first radio broadcast groups in Canada to centralize its operations as a cost-saving measure. Almost all local programming on the stations was discontinued, with only local morning shows remaining. This process began slowly in 1991 with a midday program after a satellite uplink was installed at the CHNO- CJMX studios in Sudbur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |