CHAB is a Canadian

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, broadcasting on an assigned frequency of 800

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. It is licensed to

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, and serves the southcentral portion of the province. The station first began broadcasting in 1922 at 1200 AM as 10AB before becoming CHAB on December 17, 1933, before moving to 1220 AM in 1941 and to its current dial position at 800 AM in 1946. The station is currently owned by

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which also owns sister stations CJAW-FM and CILG-FM. CHAB's studios are located at 1704 Main Street North in Moose Jaw. CHAB broadcasts with a power of 10,000 watts day and night, with a directional three-tower antenna during nighttime hours and a non-directional antenna during the daytime. The station was an affiliate of the

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from 1933 to 1936 when it affiliated with the newly formed

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. In 1944, it became an affiliate for the CBC's

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until 1962 when the Dominion Network folded and CHAB became an independent station. Prior to its current

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format, CHAB has been a

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station from the early 1960s until the mid-1990s. Although in the late 1980s, the station aired a few classic hits into their playlist, though it continued to air a top 40 station until the mid-1990s. In the mid-1990s, the station switched to a

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format station rebranded as ''Country 800''. On July 23, 2002, the station switched to its former

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format with its current slogan "The Greatest Hits Of All Time". It became a mix of oldies and classic hits station on May 15, 2006.

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