CHWF-FM (''106.9 The Wolf'') is a Canadian
radio station located in
Nanaimo, British Columbia, operating on 106.9
FM under the ownership of
Jim Pattison Group
The Jim Pattison Group is a Canadian conglomerate based in Vancouver. In a recent survey by the Financial Post, the firm was ranked as Canada's 62nd largest company. Jim Pattison, a Vancouver-based entrepreneur, is the chairman, CEO, and sole ...
division Island Radio.
History
CHWF signed on for the first time on July 1, 1981 on its original frequency of 1350
AM as CKEG, Nanaimo's second radio station (after the long-established
CHUB
Chub is a common fish name. It pertains to any one of a number of ray-finned fish in several families and genera. In the UK, the term ''chub'' usually refers to the species ''Squalius cephalus''. In addition, see sea chub.
In family Cyprinidae ...
), broadcasting a
country format from the beginning and operating 24 hours a day with transmission power of 10,000 watts. The station was established by Central Island Broadcasting Ltd. (under the ownership of founders Bob Adshead and Ted Schellenberg), and from the beginning, operated with a local focus, both in its news reporting and in its service to the community.
In 1992, CKEG relocated to its present offices and studios in the north end of Nanaimo. Parent company Central Island Broadcasting, with approval from the
CRTC, acquired Benchmark Ventures (the owner of CHUB at the time) in 1994, subsequently relocating CHUB to share CKEG's facilities, then switching CHUB to the FM band (at 102.3 FM) and renaming it CKWV in 1995, while CKEG moved to the old CHUB frequency of 1570 AM; by 1999, CKEG switched music formats from country to
oldies and adopted the on-air name ''Good Time Oldies''.
CKEG would eventually also switch to FM, moving to its present frequency and becoming CHWF on September 28, 2001, with its current format of
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 o ...
; it continued simulcasting on 1570 AM until February 15, 2002. Central Island Broadcasting changed its corporate name to Island Radio in 2005, reflecting its expanded presence on
Vancouver Island with the establishment of
Courtenay station
CKLR-FM
CKLR-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting at 97.3 FM in Courtenay, British Columbia. The station uses its on-air branding ''97.3 The Eagle'' and currently broadcasts a hot adult contemporary format. The station also broadcasts on cable a ...
, the ownership of
Parksville stations
CIBH-FM
CIBH-FM (''88.5 The Beach'') is a Canadian radio station located in Parksville, British Columbia. The station, which operates at 88.5 FM, is owned by Island Radio, a division of the Jim Pattison Group.
History
CIBH first went on the air on D ...
and
CHPQ-FM, and the acquisition of
Port Alberni
Port Alberni () is a city located on Vancouver Island in the province of British Columbia, Canada. The city lies within the Alberni Valley at the head of the Alberni Inlet, Vancouver Island's longest inlet. It is the location of the head offices o ...
station
CJAV
CJAV-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting at 93.3 FM in Port Alberni, British Columbia. The station currently broadcasts an adult contemporary format branded on-air as ''93.3 The Peak'' and is owned by Jim Pattison Group.
History
CJAV be ...
.
On November 1, 2005, the Jim Pattison Broadcast Group and Island Radio Ltd. announced that Island Radio had agreed to sell its six radio stations (including CHWF) to the Jim Pattison Broadcast Group; following CRTC approval, Pattison assumed control of the stations at midnight on June 30, 2006.
On July 24, 2020, CHWF morning show host Ron Jones retired after 31 years on the air.
Beloved 106.9 FM The Wolf DJ Retires After Nearly Four Decades in Radio
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References
External links
106.9 The Wolf
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Radio stations established in 1981
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