CHOO-FM

CHOO-FM is a Canadian radio station, that will broadcast an adult contemporary format at 99.5 FM in Drumheller, Alberta. The station is branded as 99.5 Drum FM. This is Drumheller's first and only FM radio station.

Owned by Golden West Broadcasting, the station was licensed in 2008. The station officially launched at 8:00AM MST on April 28, 2009.

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.

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CHOO-FM (defunct)

CHOO-FM was a radio station which broadcast on the frequency of 101.7 MHz/FM in Tofino, British Columbia, Canada from 2000-2002.

History

On July 15, 1999, P. L. M. Broadcasting Ltd. received approval from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to operate a new FM radio station at Tofino. The new station would broadcast with 50 watts of power with a mixture of a MOR format, including modern and light rock, classic and modern country music as well as local talent, and a talk show. The station also provided native languages like Nuu-chah-nulth language, consisting of stories and native music, along with two hours of french-language programming weekly. Funding for the station was to be provided by the Ma-Mook Development Corporation, a non-profit business development corporation created by the five Central Region First Nations of the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council.

CHOO-FM signed on at 101.7 MHz in early 2000. In 2001, the station switched to an adult contemporary format to attract more listeners.