CHLB-FM is a Canadian

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that broadcasts a

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format at 95.5 FM in

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. CHLB is currently owned by the

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History

The station originally began broadcasting in 1959 as CHEC at 1090 AM. It was owned by Southern Alberta Broadcasting, which later became a subsidiary of

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. Notable radio personalities during this period included

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, broadcasting as Vik Armen. From 1985 to 1992,

Tim Hitchner ''Brocket 99'' was a comedy Magnetic tape, audio tape that parody, parodied First Nations of Canada, aboriginal people in Canada. It has been described as a "phenomenon" by some, and racist by others. 1986 tape The premise of the Brocket 99 t ...

worked as a radio DJ at the station. In 1986, Hitchner and other employees at CHEC created and recorded Brocket 99, a controversial comedy tape, at the station's studios. The station was acquired by Monarch Broadcasting in 1993. It changed its call sign to CKRX later that same year, adopting new branding as ''1090 Rocks''. The station moved to its current frequency 95.5 FM in 1996, and adopted its current call sign and format in 1997. Monarch Broadcasting was acquired by Pattison in 2000. In October 2022, the station rebranded as ''Wild 95.5'', taking its name from Calgary sister station

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References

External links

Wild 95.5

CHLB-FM
at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the

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