CHOO-FM

CHOO-FM

Drumheller, Alberta
Broadcast area	Drumheller
Frequency	99.5 MHz (FM)
Branding	Boom 99.5
Programming
Format	Classic hits
Ownership
Owner	Stingray Group
Sister stations	CKDQ
History
Call sign meaning	C HOOdoo
Technical information
Class	A
ERP	1,700 watts
HAAT	37 meters (121 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	51.461°N 112.708°W / 51.461; -112.708
Links
Website	boom995.ca

CHOO-FM (99.5 MHz, Boom 99.5) is a radio station in Drumheller, Alberta. Owned by Stingray Group, it broadcasts a classic hits format.

History

The station was licensed by the CRTC in 2008,[1] and officially launched at 8:00 AM MST on April 28, 2009 as 99.5 Drum FM.

The CHOO callsign was formerly used at a radio station, known today as CJKX-FM in Ajax, Ontario from 1967-1994 and at another station, (now defunct) in Tofino, British Columbia from 2000–2002. Both of these stations that used the CHOO callsign have no relation to the current CHOO-FM in Drumheller, Alberta.

On January 7, 2019, Stingray Group announced its intent to acquire CHOO-FM from Golden West Broadcasting; this would make it a sister to CKDQ.[2] On August 28, 2019, CHOO flipped from adult contemporary to classic hits as Boom 99.5.

References

1. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2008-194, Licensing of a new radio station to serve Drumheller, Alberta, CRTC, August 21, 2008
2. "Stingray to acquire CHOO-FM radio station in Alberta". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2019-01-08.

External links

• Boom 99.5
• Drumheller Online — news website operated by the station cluster.
• CHOO-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
• CHOO-FM in the REC Canadian station database