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| Broadcast area | Red Deer County |
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| Frequency | 105.5 MHz (FM) |
| Branding | BIG 105 |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Format | Hot adult contemporary |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Jim Pattison Group |
| CFDV-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | April 30, 1949 |
Former call signs | CKRD |
Former frequencies | 1230 kHz (AM) (1949-1954) 850 kHz (1954-1985) 700 kHz (1985-2000) |
| Technical information | |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 224 meters (735 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 52°16′30″N 113°41′28″W / 52.275°N 113.691°W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | big105.fm |
CHUB-FM (105.5 FM, BIG 105) is a radio station in Red Deer, Alberta. Owned by the Jim Pattison Group, it broadcasts a hot adult contemporary format.
History
The station originally began broadcasting as CKRD at 1230 kHz/AM in 1949. In 1954, CKRD moved from 1230 to 850 AM and moved to its last AM frequency at 700 AM in 1985,[1] until it moved to its current FM frequency at 105.5 in 2000 with the current callsign, CHUB.[2]
References
External links
- Big 105
- CHUB-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
- CHUB-FM in the REC Canadian station database