CHWV-FM

CHWV-FM
City Saint John, New Brunswick
Branding 97.3 The Wave
Slogan "Saint John's Best Music"
Frequency 97.3 MHz (FM)
First air date February 19, 2001
Format hot adult contemporary/top 40
ERP 55,000 watts average
100,000 watts peak
horizontal polarization only
HAAT 382 meters (1,253 ft)
Class C
Callsign meaning C H WaVe
Owner Acadia Broadcasting
Sister stations CHSJ-FM
Website www.thewave.ca

CHWV-FM is a Canadian radio station in Saint John, New Brunswick broadcasting at 97.3 FM. The station broadcasts a hot adult contemporary format branded as 97.3 The Wave, "Saint John's Best Music".

The station is owned by Acadia Broadcasting which also owns sister station CHSJ-FM.

History

On August 24, 2000, New Brunswick Broadcasting Co., Limited received approval by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to operate a new adult contemporary music format at Saint John. [1]

Their first broadcast was on February 19, 2001, as an Adult Contemporary station. In January 2003, the station changed formats to adult top 40, morphing to more of a modern adult contemporary direction (or an adult top 40/alternative rock mix).

The station's new main competitor is CIOK-FM, which changed to hot AC in 2009. The station's other competitors include CIBX-FM in Fredericton, and WCRQ-FM in Calais, Maine.

Since 2011, the station began phasing in more rhythmic contemporary content; however it is still a Canadian hot adult contemporary reporter per Mediabase and Nielsen BDS. Even though non-pop rock music still gets a few adds, they remain a modern adult contemporary.

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Coordinates: 45°28′41″N 66°14′01″W / 45.47806°N 66.23361°W / 45.47806; -66.23361

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