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CHOZ-FM
CHOZ-FM (94.7 Hertz, MHz) is a Canadian radio station based in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. Its main St. John's transmitter broadcasts at 94.7 Hertz, MHz, with additional transmitters located throughout the island. The station, known as ''OZ FM'', is one of the various mass media, media properties of the Geoff Stirling, Stirling family; this includes local television station CJON-DT. History CHOZ launched on June 15, 1977 on 93.9 FM broadcasting, FM, soon after Geoff Stirling sold his interest in what is now CJYQ. It was originally a full-time rock music, rock station known as ''The New Radio OZ, The Rock Of The Rock!''. It eventually transitioned into a Contemporary Hit Radio, CHR/Classic Rock hybrid format under the ''OZ FM'' brand; nonetheless, it kept ''The Rock Of The Rock!'' slogan. On August 1, 1984, CHOZ was approved to move to 94.7 FM broadcasting, FM. The station's success was driven largely by the strength of its morning show, ''The Dawn Patrol'', hosted by R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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CHOZ-FM (94.7 MHz) is a Canadian radio station based in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. Its main St. John's transmitter broadcasts at 94.7 MHz, with additional transmitters located throughout the island. The station, known as ''OZ FM'', is one of the various media properties of the Stirling family; this includes local television station CJON-DT. History CHOZ launched on June 15, 1977 on 93.9 FM, soon after Geoff Stirling sold his interest in what is now CJYQ. It was originally a full-time rock station known as ''The New Radio OZ, The Rock Of The Rock!''. It eventually transitioned into a CHR/Classic Rock hybrid format under the ''OZ FM'' brand; nonetheless, it kept ''The Rock Of The Rock!'' slogan. On August 1, 1984, CHOZ was approved to move to 94.7 FM. The station's success was driven largely by the strength of its morning show, ''The Dawn Patrol'', hosted by Randy Snow, Deborah Birmingham and Larry Jay. In the summer of 2003, Snow left the Dawn Patrol to join CKIX ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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CHOZ-FM (94.7 Hertz, MHz) is a Canadian radio station based in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. Its main St. John's transmitter broadcasts at 94.7 Hertz, MHz, with additional transmitters located throughout the island. The station, known as ''OZ FM'', is one of the various mass media, media properties of the Geoff Stirling, Stirling family; this includes local television station CJON-DT. History CHOZ launched on June 15, 1977 on 93.9 FM broadcasting, FM, soon after Geoff Stirling sold his interest in what is now CJYQ. It was originally a full-time rock music, rock station known as ''The New Radio OZ, The Rock Of The Rock!''. It eventually transitioned into a Contemporary Hit Radio, CHR/Classic Rock hybrid format under the ''OZ FM'' brand; nonetheless, it kept ''The Rock Of The Rock!'' slogan. On August 1, 1984, CHOZ was approved to move to 94.7 FM broadcasting, FM. The station's success was driven largely by the strength of its morning show, ''The Dawn Patrol'', hosted by R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CJON-DT
CJON-DT (channel 21), branded on-air as NTV (short for Newfoundland Television), is an independent television station in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, owned by Newfoundland Broadcasting Company Ltd. The station's studios are located on Logy Bay Road in St. John's, and its transmitter is located in the city's Shea Heights section. History In 1955, Newfoundland Broadcasting Company Ltd., owner of CJON radio, applied for and received a licence for the first television station in Newfoundland. Newfoundland Broadcasting was jointly owned by Geoff Stirling and Don Jamieson. The station went on the air later that year on September 6, as a CBC Television affiliate. It was Newfoundland and Labrador's first television station, and remains the province's only privately owned television station to this day. Stirling has contended that this was the only group willing to invest in such a station, although other sources have suggested that Stirling and Jamieson used their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Money For Nothing (song)
"Money for Nothing" is a song by the British rock band Dire Straits, the second track on their fifth studio album '' Brothers in Arms'' (1985). It was released as the album's second single on 28 June 1985 through Vertigo Records. The song's lyrics are written from the point of view of two working-class men watching music videos and commenting on what they see. The song features a guest appearance by Sting who sings the signature falsetto introduction, background vocals and a backing chorus of "I want my MTV". The groundbreaking video was the first to be aired on MTV Europe when the network launched on 1 August 1987. It was Dire Straits' most commercially successful single, peaking at number 1 for three weeks on both the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and Top Rock Tracks chart and number 4 in the band's native UK. In July 1985, the month following its release, Dire Straits and Sting performed the song at Live Aid. At the 28th Annual Grammy Awards in 1986, "Money for Nothing" won ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geoff Stirling
Geoffrey William Stirling (March 22, 1921 – December 21, 2013) was a Canadian-American businessman and media magnate, best known for his work in his home city of St. John's, Newfoundland. Life Stirling was born in St. John's to Edgar Stiling and Ethel (Uphill) Stirling. He attended the University of Tampa, began his media career as a stringer for ''Time'' and the ''Chicago Tribune'',Smallwood, Lennon, the gods and ME by Susan Bourette, November 26, 2004 and retained close ties to the United States throughout his lifetime, including a second winter home in |
CKIX-FM
CKIX-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting on 99.1 FM in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. The station currently broadcasts a Top 40/CHR format branded as ''Hot 99.1''. The station is owned by Stingray Group. History Launched by CHUM Limited on October 15, 1983, CKIX-FM originally carried a country format known as ''Country 99 FM'' and then later in the 1980s as ''KIXX Country''. Newcap acquired CKIX and sister station CJYQ from CHUM in 1989. In 1991, the studios were relocated from Duckworth Street to 208 Kenmount Road (which the Capital Hotel now occupies). On February 17, 2002, Newcap converted its recently acquired VOCM-FM from hot AC to classic rock. As an unexpected side effect, CKIX's audience dropped significantly. Moreover, rival station CHOZ-FM, which carried a combination of CHR and classic rock at the time, elected to retain that hybrid format rather than move into the former "Magic" niche. As a result, on June 28 of the same year, Newcap dropped CKIX' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Broadcast Standards Council
The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) is an industry funded self-regulating organization created by the Canadian Association of Broadcasters to administer standards established by its own members, Canada's private broadcasters. The council's membership includes more than 760 private sector radio and television stations, specialty services and networks from across Canada, programming in English, French and third languages. As such, the council allows the private broadcasting industry to be self-regulating; it acts as an intermediary in the regulatory process, which is governed by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC). The CRTC itself generally hears complaints against only the few CBSC non-members (most notably public broadcasters such as the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, CBC), as well as reviews of CBSC decisions; the latter rarely lead to any additional action. Although first suggested by private broadcasters as early as 1968, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Active Rock
Active rock is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations across the United States and Canada. Active rock stations play a balance of new hard rock songs with valued classic rock favorites, normally with an emphasis on the harder edge of mainstream rock and album-oriented rock. Format background There is no concrete definition of the active rock format. Sean Ross, editor of ''Airplay Monitor'', described active rock in the late 1990s as album-oriented rock (AOR) "with a greater emphasis on the harder end of the spectrum".Toby Eddings, "Active rock finds an Asylum at 93.5", ''The Sun News'', February 7, 1999 ''Radio & Records'' defined the format as based on current rock hits in frequent rotation and targeted to males ages 18–34, akin to the approach of contemporary hit radio (CHR) stations. An active rock station may include songs by classic hard rock artists whereas a modern rock Modern rock is an umbrella term used to describe rock music that is found on colleg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hot Adult Contemporary
Adult contemporary music (AC) is a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the 1980s to the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul, R&B, quiet storm and rock influence. Adult contemporary is generally a continuation of the easy listening and soft rock style that became popular in the 1960s and 1970s with some adjustments that reflect the evolution of pop/rock music. Adult contemporary tends to have lush, soothing and highly polished qualities where emphasis on melody and harmonies is accentuated. It is usually melodic enough to get a listener's attention, abstains from profanity or complex lyricism, and is most commonly used as background music in heavily-frequented family areas such as supermarkets, shopping malls, convention centers, or restaurants. Like most of pop music, its songs tend to be written in a basic format employing a verse–chorus structure. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stingray Group
Stingray Group Inc. (formerly Stingray Digital and Stingray Digital Group) is a Canadian music, media and technology company based in Montreal, Quebec, with offices in Toronto, Ontario, as well as in the United States, Mexico, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Germany and Australia. The company was established in 2007 by Eric Boyko and owned by Boyko Investements Corporation. Stingray provides retail and consumer services, including audio and video channels, digital signage, subscription content, karaoke products, and in-car and on-board infotainment content. Stingray Radio operates over 100 radio stations across Canada. It is Canada's first-largest owner of radio stations History Stingray was founded in May 2007 by Eric Boyko and Alexandre Taillefer, in partnership with Telesystem, following the purchase of karaoke company Soundchoice for $6 million. This gave them a catalogue of karaoke songs and a karaoke channel, allowing them to create The Karaoke Channel (now ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Top 40
In the music industry, the Top 40 is a list of the 40 currently most popular songs in a particular genre. It is the best-selling or most frequently broadcast popular music. Record charts have traditionally consisted of a total of 40 songs. "Top 40" or " contemporary hit radio" is also a radio format. History According to producer Richard Fatherley, Todd Storz was the inventor of the format, at his radio station KOWH in Omaha, Nebraska. Storz invented the format in the early 1950s, using the number of times a record was played on jukeboxes to compose a weekly list for broadcast. The format was commercially successful, and Storz and his father Robert, under the name of the Storz Broadcasting Company, subsequently acquired other stations to use the new Top 40 format. In 1989, Todd Storz was inducted into the Nebraska Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame. The term "Top 40", describing a radio format, appeared in 1960. The Top 40, whether surveyed by a radio station or a p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
