CHYM-FM

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title: "CHYM-FM" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["radio-stations-in-kitchener-waterloo", "rogers-communications-radio-stations", "adult-contemporary-radio-stations-in-canada", "radio-stations-established-in-1929", "1929-establishments-in-ontario", "dominion-network"] description: "Radio station in Kitchener, Ontario" topic_path: "geography/canada" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CHYM-FM" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Radio station in Kitchener, Ontario ::

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Field	Value
logo	CHYM 96.7CHYM logo.png
logo_size	150px
format	Adult contemporary; Christmas music (Nov-Dec)
class	C1
former_callsigns
former_frequencies
owner	Rogers Radio
licensee	Rogers Media, Inc.
name	CHYM-FM
city	Kitchener, Ontario
country	CA
area	Waterloo Region
airdate
frequency	96.7 MHz
licensing_authority	CRTC
erp	80,000 watts
haat	250 m
branding	CHYM 96.7
callsign_meaning	The word chime
sister_stations	CKGL, CIKZ-FM
website	chymfm.com
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| logo = CHYM 96.7CHYM logo.png | logo_size = 150px | format = Adult contemporary; Christmas music (Nov-Dec) | class = C1 | former_callsigns = | former_frequencies = | owner = Rogers Radio | licensee = Rogers Media, Inc. | name = CHYM-FM | city = Kitchener, Ontario | country = CA | area = Waterloo Region | airdate = | frequency = 96.7 MHz | licensing_authority = CRTC | erp = 80,000 watts | haat = 250 m | branding = CHYM 96.7 | callsign_meaning = The word chime | sister_stations = CKGL, CIKZ-FM | website = chymfm.com CHYM-FM (96.7 MHz) is a Canadian radio station in Kitchener, Ontario. The station currently airs an adult contemporary music format using its on-air brand name as CHYM 96.7 and is owned by Rogers Radio, a division of Rogers Sports & Media.

CHYM's studios are at The Boardwalk, while its transmitter is on Baden Hill also known as the Baden Tower, just west of the Kitchener city limits.

History

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The station was originally launched in 1929 as AM 645 CKCR. The station's frequency moved to 1510 in 1934. In 1949, FM sister station CKCR-FM was launched.

The stations were affiliates of CBC Radio until 1966 and with CBC's Dominion Network from 1949 until 1960.

In 1965, the stations were acquired by Great Lakes Broadcasting, a consortium that included Maclean-Hunter. Both stations changed their callsigns to CHYM (pronounced as "chime") that year. In 1972, the FM outlet's callsign was changed again, to CKGL (evidently for "Kitchener, Great Lakes").

In 1982, Maclean-Hunter took over full ownership of the stations.

The CHYM and CKGL intellectual units (call signs, branding, and programming, but not the licences themselves) swapped frequencies on September 4, 1992, at 8:00 a.m., with CHYM moving to the FM band. (CRTC approval was required, but only as a format swap between the existing stations at 570 and 96.7 as required under the regulations at the time, not a formal exchange of frequencies) The stations became part of Rogers in 1994 when that company acquired Maclean-Hunter.

In 2011, CHYM slightly changed its branding from 96.7 CHYM FM to CHYM 96.7. The station also changed its slogan from "Today's Lite Rock" to "Today's Best Music".

In the summer 2016, Rogers relocated the studios of CHYM, CIKZ-FM and CKGL to "The Boardwalk" near Ira Needles Boulevard and University Avenue. Prior to the move, their studios were located at 305 King Street West in Downtown Kitchener.

References

References

1. (1992-08-20). "Decision CRTC 92-599".
2. Record, The. "Kitchener radio stations move to Boardwalk".

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