CHOO-FM
{{short description|Radio station in Drumheller, Alberta}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name = CHOO-FM
| logo = 150px
| city = Drumheller, Alberta
| country = Canada
| area = Drumheller
| branding = Boom 99.5
| format = Classic hits
| erp = 1,700 watts
| haat = {{convert|37|meters}}
| class = A
| coordinates = {{coord|51.461|-112.708|display=inline, title}}
| owner = Stingray Radio
| sister_stations = CKDQ
| website = {{url|https://www.boom995.ca/|boom995.ca}}
| callsign_meaning = "Hoodoo"
}}
CHOO-FM (99.5 FM, "Boom 99.5") is a radio station in Drumheller, Alberta. Owned by Stingray Radio, it broadcasts a classic hits format.
History
The station was licensed by the CRTC in 2008,[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2008/db2008-194.htm Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2008-194], Licensing of a new radio station to serve Drumheller, Alberta, CRTC, August 21, 2008 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 Radio announced its intent to acquire CHOO-FM from Golden West Broadcasting; this would make it a sister to CKDQ.{{Cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-stingray-to-acquire-choo-fm-radio-station-in-alberta/|title=Stingray to acquire CHOO-FM radio station in Alberta|work=The Globe and Mail|access-date=2019-01-08}} On August 28, 2019, CHOO flipped from adult contemporary to classic hits as Boom 99.5.
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.boom995.ca/|Boom 99.5}}
- {{url|drumhelleronline.com|Drumheller Online}} — news website operated by the station cluster.
- [https://broadcasting-history.ca/radio/radio-stations/alberta/alberta-south/choo-fm/ CHOO-FM] at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
- {{RecnetCanada|CHOO-FM}}
{{Stingray Group}}
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Category:Radio stations established in 2009
Category:2009 establishments in Alberta
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