CHOO-FM (defunct)

CHOO-FM was a radio station which broadcast on the frequency of 101.7 MHz/FM in Tofino, British Columbia, Canada from 2000-2002.

History

On July 15, 1999, P. L. M. Broadcasting Ltd. received approval from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to operate a new FM radio station at Tofino.^[1] The new station would broadcast with 50 watts of power with a mixture of a MOR format, including modern and light rock, classic and modern country music as well as local talent, and a talk show. The station also provided native languages like Nuu-chah-nulth language, consisting of stories and native music, along with two hours of french-language programming weekly. Funding for the station was to be provided by the Ma-Mook Development Corporation, a non-profit business development corporation created by the five Central Region First Nations of the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council.

CHOO-FM signed on at 101.7 MHz in early 2000. In 2001, the station switched to an adult contemporary format to attract more listeners.

On January 15, 2002, CHOO-FM broadcasting at 50 watts on 101.7 MHz was shut down, due to a lack of advertising revenue and other problems. CHOO-FM's licence renewal was approved on August 15, 2005 (from September 1, 2005 to October 31, 2006).^[2]

Note: The CHOO callsign was formerly used at a radio station in Ajax, Ontario from 1967–1994, which is known today as CJKX-FM. As of 2009, the current CHOO callsign now belongs to a radio station in Drumheller, Alberta, known as CHOO-FM.

References

↑ Decision CRTC 99-174 New English-language low-power FM radio programming undertaking at Tofino, CRTC, July 15, 1999
↑ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2005-407 Administrative renewals (includes CHOO-FM Tofino), CRTC, August 15, 2005.

External links

Radio stations on Western and Northern Vancouver Island and the Northern Sunshine Coast, British Columbia

Campbell River	CHVI 88.7 CFIY 93.1 CIQC 99.7 CBYT 104.5

Cortes Island	CKTZ 89.5

Courtenay	CKLR 97.3 CFCP 98.9

Hornby Island	CHFR 96.5

Port Alberni	CHPA 90.9 CJAV 93.3 CBUF-FM-8 94.9 CBTQ-FM 98.1

Port Hardy	CFNI 1240 CBPD 103.7

Powell River	CJMP 90.1 CBUW 92.5 CFPW 95.7

Tofino	CHMZ 90.1 CBXZ 91.5 CJWC-FM-1 99.9 VF2380 104.7 Defunct: CHOO-FM

Ucluelet	CBXQ 540 CBPU 1260 CIMM 99.5 VF2381 104.9 CJWC 107.3

Adjacent Markets	Southwestern BC Mainland Victoria/South Vancouver Island

British Columbia radio markets Okanagan Prince George / Northern Interior Thompson-Cariboo Northern & Western Vancouver Island Southwest BC Mainland Greater Vancouver Victoria & Mid Island See also List of radio stations in British Columbia

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