CHAT-FM

{{short description|Radio station in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada}}

{{Infobox radio station

| logo =

| name = CHAT-FM

| airdate = November 1, 1946

| frequency = 94.5 MHz (FM)

| city = Medicine Hat, Alberta

| format = Country

| owner = Jim Pattison Group

| erp = 100,000 watts

| haat = {{convert|175.8|meters}}

| branding = Wild 94.5

| class = C1

| website = [https://www.wild945.ca/ wild945.ca]

| callsign_meaning = Canada Medicine HAT (broadcast area)

| former_frequencies = 1270 kHz (AM) (1946–2006)

| sister_stations = CFMY-FM

| coordinates = {{coord|50.076|-110.755|display=inline, title}}

| affiliations = Medicine Hat Tigers

}}

CHAT-FM is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts a country format at 94.5 FM in Medicine Hat, Alberta. The station is owned by the Jim Pattison Group.

History

The station originally began broadcasting as an AM station on November 1, 1946, at 1270 kHz, where it remained until the station moved to 94.5 FM in 2006.[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2005/db2005-242.htm Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2005-242] It was a network affiliate of CBC Radio's Dominion Network until 1962 when the network dissolved. It then became an affiliate of the main CBC Radio network and remained so until 1994 when CBC built a repeater of CBR for the Medicine Hat area.

In October 2022, the station rebranded as Wild 94.5, taking its name from Calgary sister station CKWD-FM.{{Cite web |last=Thiessen |first=Connie |date=2022-10-07 |title=Pattison Media expands its WILD Country radio brand |url=https://broadcastdialogue.com/pattison-media-expands-its-wild-country-radio-brand/ |access-date=2022-10-31 |website=Broadcast Dialogue |language=en-US}}

The current programming line-up consists of Mornings with Jesse and Lance, Midday's with Kim Johnston, Afternoons with Addison Petrie, and Evenings with Justin Hartman.{{Cite web |title=Hosts |url=https://wild945.ca/hosts/ |access-date=2023-08-13 |website=Wild 94.5 - Medicine Hat's New Country |language=en}}

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."Gothe understands the magic of his medium". Broadcast Week, August 15, 1987. Doug McArthur, accomplished news broadcaster, was a linchpin of the radio news department throughout the 1980s.

References

External links

[http://chat945.com/ Wild 94.5]
[https://broadcasting-history.ca/radio/radio-stations/alberta/alberta-south/CHAT-FM CHAT-FM] at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
{{RecnetCanada|CHAT-FM}}

Hat

Category:Radio stations established in 1946

Category:1946 establishments in Alberta

HAT