CKHY-FM is a radio station in

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. Owned by

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, it broadcasts an

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format branded as ''Surge 105''. CKHY's studios are located on Main Street in

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, while its

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is located on Washmill Lake Drive in Clayton Park.

History

The station received CRTC approval on October 7, 2009 and officially launched on October 1, 2010, as ''Live 105'', under the ownership of

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. The station had been airing a

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format since its inception. In 2016, the station shifted to

and adopted a new slogan "Halifax's Best Rock" but kept the "Live" branding. On August 10, 2018, the station rebranded to ''Rock 105.1'' and began to include more

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and

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music to its playlist eventually moving towards a

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format to more effectively compete with

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radio station CFRQ-FM. On January 15, 2019, at 7:00 p.m., CKHY abruptly flipped to soft adult contemporary and rebranded to ''Jewel 105'', launching with the adult standards/

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show ''The Lounge'' (an evening program on all of Evanov's Jewel-branded stations), and adding the '' John Tesh Radio Show'' at middays. The move pre-empted an announced switch to the same format by rival station CKUL-FM, which launched two days later on January 17. In July 2020, Evanov announced the sale of its Halifax stations to

. The sale received CRTC approval on April 26, 2021. On July 19, 2021, Acadia dropped the ''Jewel'' format and returned to active rock as ''Surge 105''.

References

External links

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CKHY-FM history - Canadian Communication Foundation
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ckhy-Fm Khy Khy Radio stations established in 2010 2010 establishments in Nova Scotia