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format at 89.5 FM in

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. The station is branded as ''89.5 JR Country''. Owned by Jim Pattison Broadcast Group, the station was licensed to Fabmar Communications in May, 2008. The station began testing on February 11, 2009 and launched at 12:05 pm on February 20, 2009, as ''89.5 The Hawk, Chilliwack's Rock Station'', initially playing an

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format, later adopting a more

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format. The station was also the radio home of the WHL

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from February 2009 until the team's relocation to

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following the 2011 season. Glen Slingerland and Sadie are the 'Breakfast Club' 5:30am-10am. Charlee Morgan is Middays 10am-2pm, John Vosper is Afternoon Drive from 2pm-6pm, Carla Rider is Evening Show Mark Patric is General Manager and Darren Metselaar is General Sales Manager On June 28, 2013 at 10:00 am, the station adopted a classic hits format, and rebranded as ''89.5 The Drive'', beginning with a weekend-long countdown of 500 songs chosen by the listeners of the station. On August 20, 2018, the

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announced its intent to acquire Fabmar Communications pending CRTC approval. On July 1, 2022, CHWK-FM flipped to

branded as ''89.5 JR Country''. CHWK was the former call sign of a radio station in Chilliwack from 1927 until it changed its call sign to

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in 2000.

Former Logo

References

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The JIM Pattison Br Acquires Fabmar Communications To Expand Into Chilliwack, Whitecourt & Melfort
August 14, 2018

External links

89.5 JR CountryCHWK-FM
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