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Radio station in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
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
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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.
[1]
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
.
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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.
[3]
Notable people
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Jurgen Gothe
, who later became a prominent national broadcaster on
CBC Radio 2
, got his start as an advertising copywriter for the station.
[4]
Doug McArthur, accomplished news broadcaster, was a linchpin of the radio news department throughout the 1980s.
References
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