CHAT-FM
CHAT-FM is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts a country music radio format at 94.5 FM in Medicine Hat, Alberta. The station is owned by the Jim Pattison Group.
City | Medicine Hat, Alberta |
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Branding | CHAT 94.5 FM |
Slogan | Today's Country |
Frequency | 94.5 MHz (FM) |
First air date | 1946 |
Format | country music |
ERP | 100 kWs |
HAAT | 175.8 meters (577 ft) |
Class | C1 |
Transmitter coordinates | 50.076°N 110.755°W |
Call sign meaning | Canada Medicine HAT |
Former frequencies | 1270 AM (1946-2006) |
Owner | Jim Pattison Group |
Sister stations | CFMY |
Website | www.chat945.com |
The station originally began broadcasting as an AM station in 1946 at 1270 AM, where it remained until the station moved to 94.5 FM in 2006.[1] The station rebroadcasts on 104.5 CKUD-FM in the Maple Creek, Saskatchewan area.
Notable people
Jurgen Gothe, who later became a prominent national broadcaster on CBC Radio 2, got his start as an advertising copywriter for the station.[2]
References
- Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2005-242
- "Gothe understands the magic of his medium". Broadcast Week, August 15, 1987.
External links
- CHAT 94.5 FM
- CHAT-FM history – Canadian Communications Foundation
- Query the REC Canadian station database for CHAT-FM
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