CHOM-FM

CHOM-FM is an English language radio station located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Owned and operated by Bell Media, it broadcasts on 97.7 MHz from the Mount Royal candelabra tower, with an effective radiated power of 41,200 watts (class C1) using an omnidirectional antenna, while its studios are located at the Bell Media Building at 1717 Rene-Levesque Boulevard East in Montreal.

The station has a mainstream rock format since the station started using the brand name CHOM, and is sometimes pronounced /ˈʃoʊm/ shoam as if it were a French word, but other Bell Media Radio personalities have also pronounced it as /ˈtʃɒm/ chom.

Since 2013 the station has been broadcasting in the Pärnu region of Estonia on the same frequency. It is not known where this originates from but broadcasts will full RDS text including the time in Montreal.

History

Early years (1963-1974)

CKGM-FM, as the station was originally known, was founded by Geoff Stirling as a sister station to AM station CKGM, and opened on July 16, 1963. After a few weeks as a simulcast of CKGM, CKGM-FM launched a beautiful music format on September 1, 1963.