CKHZ-FM

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CKHZ-FM
CKHZ-FM Logo.png
Broadcast area Halifax Regional Municipality
Frequency 103.5 MHz (FM)
BrandingHot Country 103.5
Programming
Format Country
Affiliations Premiere Networks (Bobby Bones Show)
Ownership
Owner Acadia Broadcasting
CKHY-FM
History
First air date
June 28, 2006
Call sign meaning
CK Halifax's Z (former branding)
Technical information
Class C
ERP 100,000 watts
HAAT 185.1 meters (607 ft)
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website hotcountry1035.com

CKHZ-FM (103.5 FM, Hot Country 103.5) is a radio station in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia serving the Halifax Regional Municipality. Owned by Acadia Broadcasting, [1] it broadcasts a country format. CKHZ's studios are located on Main Street in Dartmouth, while its transmitter is located on Washmill Lake Drive in Clayton Park.

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History

CKHZ occupies the 103.5 FM frequency that was once Halifax's home to the all-news radio network CKO, which began broadcasting in several major Canadian cities, including Halifax, in 1985. In 1989, CKO ceased broadcasting. The frequency remained dark until 2006. In 2003, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) awarded the vacant frequency license to Evanov. On November 26, 2004, CKMW Radio Ltd., a subsidiary of Evanov, received CRTC approval to operate on 103.5 MHz. [2] After several days of fine tuning it began on-air testing on June 28, 2006. The official sign-on date of the new station was August 14, 2006.

On August 14, 2006, the station officially launched as the rhythmic contemporary station Z103.5; its branding and format was modelled upon Orangeville, Ontario sister station CIDC-FM, with a dance-oriented presentation. In 2009, the station segued to a mainstream Top 40/CHR format, and rebranded as Z103 the following year. On January 6, 2012, the station re-launched as Energy 103.5 (with its branding modelled upon CHWE-FM in Winnipeg), returning once again to a rhythmic, dance-oriented presentation. [3]

On March 4, 2013, CKHZ transitioned to hot adult contemporary while maintaining the "Energy" branding, but returned once again to a mainstream CHR format later in the year. On February 12, 2014, after continued low ratings against rival Top 40 station CJCH-FM, CKHZ transitioned back to Hot AC, although promoting itself with a larger focus on classic hits from the 1990s and 2000s.

The new format continued to perform poorly, with CKHZ only holding a 1.9 share in Numeris ratings. On September 3, 2015 after playing "Bye Bye Bye" by NSYNC, CKHZ flipped to country, branded as Hot Country 103.5. The first song on "Hot Country" was "This Is How We Roll" by Florida-Georgia Line. CKHZ's general manager, Trevor Romkey, explained that unlike its new competitor, CHFX-FM (which, in comparison, had a 11.4 share and was the second-place station in the market), the station would focus more on newer songs. [4] [5]

On July 13, 2020, Evanov Radio Group announced it was selling CKHZ and CKHY-FM to Acadia Broadcasting. [6] The sale received CRTC approval on April 26, 2021. [7] [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Acadia Broadcasting".
  2. ↑ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2004-514
  3. ↑ "Halifax Gets Energy Boost". RadioInsight. 2012-01-06. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
  4. ↑ "Halifax gets second all-country radio station as Energy 103.5 changes playlist". Metro Halifax. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  5. ↑ "CKHZ Brings Hot Country Battle To Halifax". RadioInsight. 2015-09-03. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
  6. ↑ "Evanov sells Halifax stations to ACADIA Broadcasting – Evanov Radio Group". Archived from the original on 2020-07-14.
  7. ↑ "Acadia Broadcasting Looks To Acquire Halifax Stations". CKBW. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  8. ↑ "CKHY-FM and CKHZ-FM Halifax – Acquisition of assets and licence amendments". 26 April 2021.

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