CHAT-FM is a Canadian
radio station that broadcasts a
country format
Format may refer to:
Printing and visual media
* Text formatting, the typesetting of text elements
* Paper formats, or paper size standards
* Newspaper format, the size of the paper page
Computing
* File format, particular way that informatio ...
at 94.5
FM in
Medicine Hat, Alberta. The station is owned by the
Jim Pattison Group
The Jim Pattison Group is a Canadian conglomerate based in Vancouver. In a recent survey by the Financial Post, the firm was ranked as Canada's 62nd largest company. Jim Pattison, a Vancouver-based entrepreneur, is the chairman, CEO, and sole ...
.
History
The station originally began broadcasting as an
AM station on November 1, 1946 at 1270 kHz, where it remained until the station moved to 94.5 FM in 2006. It was a
network affiliate of
CBC Radio's
Dominion Network
The Dominion Network was the second English-language radio network of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation from January 1, 1944 to 1962.
It consisted of the CBC-owned CJBC radio station in Toronto and a series of 34 privately owned affiliates ...
until 1962 when the network dissolved. It then became an affiliate of the
main CBC Radio network and remained so until 1994 when CBC built a repeater of
CBR for the Medicine Hat area.
In October 2022, the station rebranded as ''Wild 94.5'', taking its name from Calgary sister station
CKWD-FM.
Notable people
Jurgen Gothe
Jurgen Gothe (April 4, 1944 – April 9, 2015) was a German-born Canadian radio broadcaster and print columnist. For 23 years, from 1985 to 2008, he was host of the national classical music program ''DiscDrive'', which aired across Canada on CBC ...
, who later became a prominent national broadcaster on
CBC Radio 2
CBC Music (formerly known as CBC FM, CBC Stereo and CBC Radio 2) is a Canadian FM radio network operated by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. It used to concentrate on classical and jazz. In 2007 and 2008, the network transitioned towards a ...
, got his start as an advertising copywriter for the station.
["Gothe understands the magic of his medium". ''Broadcast Week'', August 15, 1987.] Doug McArthur, accomplished news broadcaster, was a linchpin of the radio news department throughout the 1980s.
References
External links
Wild 94.5*
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Radio stations established in 1946
1946 establishments in Alberta
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