CHTN-FM

Infobox Radio station
name = CHTN-FM


area = Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
branding = Ocean 100.3
slogan = We play everything!
airdate = December 25, 1974
frequency = 100.3 MHz (FM)
format = Adult contemporary
erp = 33 kW
class =
sister_stations = CKQK-FM| owner = Newcap Broadcasting
website = [http://www.ocean100.com/ Ocean 100.3]
callsign_meaning = CHTN is an abbreviation for Charlottetown

CHTN-FM is a radio station in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, broadcasting at 100.3 FM. The station, owned by Newcap Broadcasting, plays an adult hits format branded as Ocean 100.3.

The slogan of the station is, "We play everything!".

The station was launched on December 25, 1974, originally broadcasting at 1190 AM before moving to 720 in the 1980s (to coincide with physically moving the broadcast studio to the civic address of 720 North River Road in the suburb of West Royalty), as well as to eliminate the nighttime interference from WOWO, 1190-AM out of Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.A.

In the early 1990s, NewCap entered into a shared-facilities partnership with Maritime Broadcasting System, owner of the competing CFCY-AM and CHLQ-FM systems. Part of the agreement with MBS saw CHTN-AM move to exclusively offer a popular oldies format. CHTN consolidated its broadcasting facilities with MBS for several years on Kent St., and later on the Charlottetown waterfront, until 2005 when the federal regulator, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), ordered the broadcasters to operate separately. This precipitated a move by NewCap to surrender its AM licence and apply for its current FM frequency of 100.3, as well as open a new sister station, K-Rock 105.5 FM.

CHTN officially moved to its current frequency and format on July 5, 2006 at 8:05 a.m. It was simulcast on its AM frequency for three months before the AM transmitter was shut down. The first song played was "Start Me Up" by the Rolling Stones.

Current lineup of "Ocean100" is as follows:

Kirk MacKinnon and Kerri-Wynne MacLeod ("The O-Morning Show") 6-10 a.m., Corey Tremere- 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Gerard Murphy- 2 p.m.-6 p.m., Steve Murnaghan-evenings/weekends and Ron Gillespie Saturday mornings.

External links

* [http://www.ocean100.com/ Ocean 100.3]
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