CHWF-FM (''106.9 The Wolf'') is a Canadian
radio station
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located in
Nanaimo, British Columbia
Nanaimo ( ) is a city of about 100,000 on the east coast of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. "The Harbour City" was previously known as the "Hub City", which was attributed to its original layout design with streets radiating fr ...
, operating on 106.9
FM under the ownership of
Jim Pattison Group
The Jim Pattison Group is a Canadian conglomerate based in Vancouver. Jim Pattison, a Vancouver-based entrepreneur, is the chairman, CEO, and sole owner of the company. The Jim Pattison Group, Canada's second largest privately held company, h ...
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), broadcasting a
country
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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 (on 102.3 MHz) 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
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Since 2 ...
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; 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
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with the establishment of
Courtenay station
CKLR-FM, the ownership of
Parksville stations
CIBH-FM and
CHPQ-FM, and the acquisition of
Port Alberni station
CJAV.
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
CHWF-FM
at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
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Radio stations established in 1981
1981 establishments in British Columbia