CHTN-FM
Broadcast area | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
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Branding | Ocean 100 |
Slogan | 70s 80s & More |
Frequency | 100.3 MHz (FM) |
First air date | December 25, 1974 |
Format | Classic hits |
ERP |
33 kWs average 88 kWs peak Horizontal polarization only |
HAAT | 494 meters (1,621 ft) |
Class | C1 |
Callsign meaning | CHTN is an abbreviation for Charlottetown |
Owner | Newcap Radio |
Sister stations | CKQK-FM |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | www.ocean100.com |
CHTN-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, at 100.3 FM with a classic hits format branded as Ocean 100. The station is owned by Newcap Radio.
The station was launched on December 25, 1974, originally broadcasting at 1190 AM before moving to 720 which was approved in 1987 [1] to eliminate the nighttime interference from WOWO 1190-AM, out of Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.A.
In the early 1990s, Newcap entered into a shared-facilities partnership with Maritime Broadcasting System Ltd, the owner of the competing CFCY-AM and CHLQ-FM. Part of the agreement with MBS saw CHTN move to exclusively offer a popular oldies format. CHTN consolidated its broadcasting facilities with MBS for several years on Kent St., and later on the Charlottetown waterfront, until 2005 when the federal regulator, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), ordered the broadcasters to operate separately. This precipitated a move by Newcap to surrender its AM licence and apply for its current FM frequency of 100.3, as well as open a new sister station, CKQK-FM.
CHTN officially moved to its current frequency and format on July 5, 2006 at 8:05 a.m. It was simulcast on its AM frequency for three months before the AM transmitter was shut down. The first song played was "Start Me Up" by The Rolling Stones.
Transmitters
An application to add rebroadcasters at Elmira and St. Edward was approved by the CRTC on January 19, 2009.[2]
The extender transmitters went on the air March 2, 2010.
A free celebration pancake breakfast, with the morning show hosts on location in Tignish and Souris took place on Friday, March 5, 2010.
City of license | Identifier | Frequency | Power | Class |
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Elmira | CHTN-FM-1 | 99.9 FM | 990 watts | A |
St. Edward | CHTN-FM-2 | 89.9 FM | 1,600 watts | A |
References
External links
- Ocean 100
- CHTN history - Canadian Communications Foundation
- Query the REC's Canadian station database for CHTN-FM
Coordinates: 46°12′44″N 63°20′29″W / 46.21222°N 63.34139°W