CHOO-FM (99.5
MHz
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, ''Boom 99.5'') is a
radio station
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in
Drumheller, Alberta
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. Owned by
Stingray Group
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, it broadcasts a
classic hits
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format.
History
The station was licensed by the CRTC in 2008, and officially launched at 8:00 AM
MST
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on April 28,
2009
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as ''99.5 Drum FM''.
The CHOO callsign was formerly used at a radio station, known today as
CJKX-FM in
Ajax
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* Ajax the Lesser, a Greek mythological hero, son of Oileus, the king of Locris
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,
Ontario
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from 1967-1994 and at another station, (
now defunct) in
Tofino
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,
British Columbia
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from 2000ā2002. Both of these stations that used the CHOO callsign have no relation to the current CHOO-FM in Drumheller, Alberta.
On January 7, 2019,
Stingray Group
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announced its intent to acquire CHOO-FM from
Golden West Broadcasting
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; this would make it a sister to
CKDQ
CKDQ (''Real Country 910'') is a radio station in Drumheller, Alberta. Owned by Stingray Group, it broadcasts a country format. CKDQ is the only station in Canada which broadcasts on 910 AM, a Regional broadcast frequency.
History
The stati ...
.
On August 28, 2019, CHOO flipped from
adult contemporary
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to
classic hits
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as ''
Boom
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Objects
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* Boom (navigational barrier), an obstacle used to control or block marine navigation
* Boom (sailing), a sailboat part
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99.5''.
References
External links
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* ā news website operated by the station cluster.
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Radio stations established in 2009
2009 establishments in Alberta
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