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| Broadcast area | Nipissing District |
| Frequency | 100.5MHz |
| Branding | KiSS 100.5 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Hot adult contemporary |
| Ownership | |
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| CKAT,CKFX-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | 1984 (1984) |
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| Technical information | |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 100,000watts |
| HAAT | 145.5 metres (477 ft) |
| Links | |
| Website | kissnorthbay.com |
CHUR-FM (100.5MHz) is a Canadianradio station, which broadcasts ahot adult contemporary format inNorth Bay, Ontario. The station uses the on-air brandKiSS 100.5.
The station was launched in 1984 by Gateway City Broadcasting, at 1110AM.[1] It was subsequently acquired in 1985 byMid-Canada Radio,[2] who also changed the station's frequency to 840 AM.[3] In 1990, the station was acquired by thePelmorex Radio Network.
During the 1980s, CHUR was a AC/Top 40 music station, until it wentoldies asOldies 840 on September 4, 1992,[4] and adult contemporaryMix 840 in March 1994.[5]
In 1994, Pelmorex receivedCRTC approval to convert CHUR from the AM band to the FM band at 100.5 MHz; converted the station to FM on February 2, 1996;[6][7] and sold it toTelemedia in 1999.[8] Under Telemedia's ownership, the station dropped the hot acMix 100 branding and adopted the "EZ Rock" brand.
In 2002, Telemedia was acquired byStandard Broadcasting, and CHUR was one of the stations sold by Standard toRogers Radio.
In July 2010, the station altered its musical format to present a more contemporary version of itsAC Mainstream Plus blend more in line with theHot AC version ofAmerican Top 40 withRyan Seacrest. With this shift, the station cancelledThe 80's Lunch program andSunday at the 70's.Solid Gold Saturday Night was replaced byAT40.[9] In July 2011, the station adopted a new logo as well as the slogan "Today's Best Music".
By January 2012, morehot adult contemporary andrhythmic contemporary hits were added to the playlist. The station also unveiled the HitStorm countdown, based out of Toronto'sCKIS-FM. In March 2012, all of the Rogers-owned "EZ Rock" stations in Northern Ontario started to air theTop 20 Most Wanted, a countdown show produced byCJMX-FM in Sudbury. By June2012, the station dropped the entire1980s library and most pre-2000 music from its playlist, making it one of the fewAC stations to not follow the adult contemporary pattern.
CHUR was one of four EZ Rock-branded stations owned and operated by Rogers Media, all of which are located in Northern Ontario (the others beingCJMX-FMSudbury,CHAS-FMSault Ste. Marie, andCKGB-FMTimmins).[10] On August 29, 2013, all four "EZ Rock" stations rebranded to "Kiss", discarding the "EZ Rock" branding now owned byBell Media Radio.
In 2020, CHUR changed its moniker to "The New KiSS 100.5", but kept the same slogan and format. The station began carrying theRoz and Mocha Show fromCKIS-FMToronto which also airs on other Rogers-owned "Kiss" stations across Canada.
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