CHOO-FM | |
City: | Drumheller, Alberta |
Area: | Drumheller |
Frequency: | 99.5 MHz (FM) |
Branding: | Boom 99.5 |
Format: | Classic hits |
Erp: | 1,700 watts |
Class: | A |
Coordinates: | 51.461°N -112.708°W |
Owner: | Stingray Group |
Sister Stations: | CKDQ |
CHOO-FM (99.5 MHz, Boom 99.5) is a radio station in Drumheller, Alberta. Owned by Stingray Group, it broadcasts a classic hits format.
The station was licensed by the CRTC in 2008,[1] and officially launched at 8:00 AM MST on April 28, 2009 as 99.5 Drum FM.
The CHOO callsign was formerly used at a radio station, known today as CJKX-FM in Ajax, Ontario from 1967-1994 and at another station, (now defunct) in Tofino, British Columbia from 2000–2002. Both of these stations that used the CHOO callsign have no relation to the current CHOO-FM in Drumheller, Alberta.
On January 7, 2019, Stingray Group announced its intent to acquire CHOO-FM from Golden West Broadcasting; this would make it a sister to CKDQ.[2] On August 28, 2019, CHOO flipped from adult contemporary to classic hits as Boom 99.5.