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. The station airs a

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branded as ''Classic Rock 107.9''. It is owned by

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."MY Broadcasting to Purchase Pineridge Broadcasting"
''Broadcaster'', June 16, 2015.

History

On August 27, 1957, the station first

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the air. It originally broadcast at 1500 kHz on the AM band. In 1963, CHUC moved to 1450 kHz. CHUC had a middle of the road format of popular adult music,

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and

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. In 2005, the

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approved an FM conversion for the station. It moved to its current frequency in 2006, airing an

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/ classic hits format. CHUC's branding after the move to FM was ''107.9 The Breeze'' with the slogan "The Greatest Classic Hits of All Time." 1079thebreezelogo

The AM signal remained in operation, rebroadcasting the FM station's programming, until November 7, 2007."C&K Out, Imus In at WABC"
North East Radio Watch, November 5, 2007. The AM transmitter signed off with the song ''

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'' by

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after airing a special farewell message. The ownership of CHUC changed hands from Pineridge Broadcasting Inc. to

on September 1, 2015. Also in 2015, CHUC dropped its

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/ classic hits format and flipped to

branded as ''Classic Rock 107.9''.

References

External links

Classic Rock 107.9

CHUC-FM
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