CHUM, broadcasting at 1050 kHz on the AM dial, is a Canadian radio station licensed to Toronto, owned and operated by CHUM Limited. The sister station on the FM dial is 104.5 CHUM-FM. In the United States (and potentially elswhere), each radio station or TV station is assigned a city of license by the Federal Communications Commission that they must serve. While this has become far less meaningful over the decades, stations are still required to post their public file somewhere within the... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman - Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 106 - Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area Ranked 4th... Look up slogan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... FreQuency is a music video game developed by Harmonix and published by SCEI. It was released in November 2001. ... A kilohertz (kHz) is a unit of frequency equal to 1,000 hertz (1,000 cycles per second). ... Mediumwave radio transmissions (sometimes called Medium frequency or MF) are those between the frequencies of 300 kHz and 3000 kHz. ... A radio format or programming format describes the overall content broadcast on a radio station. ... Nominal power is a measurement of a mediumwave radio stations output used in the United States. ... The kilowatt (symbol: kW) is a unit for measuring power, equal to one thousand watts. ... CHUM Limited is a media company based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... A website (or Web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets and hosted on a particular domain or subdomain on the World Wide Web. ... [[Amplitude modulation]] (AM) is a technique used in electronic communication, most commonly for transmitting information via a carrier wave wirelessly. ... A radio station is an audio (sound) broadcasting service, traditionally broadcast through the air as radio waves (a form of electromagnetic radiation) from a transmitter to an antenna and a thus to a receiving device. ... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Diversity Our Strength Image:Toronto, Ontario Location. ... CHUM Limited is a media company based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... CHUM-FM is a Canadian radio station licensed to Toronto, Ontario and operated by CHUM Limited. ...

The 1050 CHUM building

1050 CHUM was a legendary Top 40 powerhouse during the late 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. It was started on October 28, 1945 by Jack Q'Part, an entrepreneur in the business of patent medicines. The station was taken over in December of 1954 by Allan Waters. The CHUM building on Yonge Street north of Summerhill Avenue, with its large 1950s-era neon sign, is a Toronto landmark. Top 40 is a radio format based on frequent repetition of songs from a constantly-updated list of the forty best-selling singles. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, In the Western world, the focus shifted from the social activism of the sixties to social activities for ones own pleasure, save for environmentalism, which continued in a very visible way. ... October 28 is the 301st day of the year (302nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 64 days remaining. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Allan Waters (August 11, 1921-December 3, 2005) was a Canadian businessman and media icon. ... A sign for Yonge Street at the intersection with Maitland Street. ...

The station switched to the top 40 format on May 27, 1957. The station pioneered rock and roll radio in Toronto, sponsored the 1957 Elvis Presley and 1964/65/66 Beatles concerts at Maple Leaf Gardens, among others. It was also well known for its contests, like the early 1970s "I Listen to CHUM" promotion involving DJs calling phone numbers at random and awarding $1,000 to anyone who answered the phone with that phrase. The CHUM Chart was, for many years, the most influential weekly Top 40 chart in Canada and has been hailed as the longest-running continuously-published radio station record survey in North America. On June 14, 1986, the station published its final CHUM Chart. (The number one song that week was Madonna's "Live to Tell".) By that time, the station had dropped behind competitor Top 40 station CFTR in the Toronto ratings. Soon afterward, it switched to a heavily gold-based adult contemporary format, and in 1989, it became an oldies station. May 27 is the 147th day (148th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 218 days remaining. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Maple Leaf Gardens, 2006 Exterior signage as of 2006, with letters missing Maple Leaf Gardens was an indoor arena in Toronto, on the northwest corner of Carlton Street and Church Street. ... The CHUM Chart is a weekly music chart in Canada, which counts down the weeks Top 30 hits. ... June 14 is the 165th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (166th in leap years), with 200 days remaining. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16, 1958), better known as simply Madonna, is a six-time Grammy[1] and one-time Golden Globe award winning American pop singer, songwriter, record and film producer, dancer, actress, author and fashion icon. ... CFTR is also abbreviation for cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator. ... Adult contemporary music, frequently abbreciated to just AC, is a type of radio format that plays mainstream and pop music, without hip-hop or rap since, as per the name, it is geared more towards adults than teens. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

In 2001, CHUM's owners launched a national sports radio network, The Team. Noted Canadian sportscaster Jim Van Horne was the network's star host. Ironically, in the 1970s, before he turned to sports broadcasting, Van Horne had been a rock jock on 1050 CHUM. Although Team 1050, as it became known, was the network's Toronto flagship, 1050 CHUM continued to air its oldies format as a webcast. 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Team was a Canadian sports radio network, which broadcast from 2001 to 2002. ... The word webcast is derived from web and broadcast. ...

On August 27, 2002, however, the network was closed down and the station announced its return to oldies by playing Elvis Presley's "A Little Less Conversation". Its sister station, CHUM-FM (104.5), continues the CHUM Chart tradition today with its hot adult contemporary format. August 27 is the 239th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (240th in leap years), with 126 days remaining. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Elvis Aron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), often known simply as Elvis and also called The King of Rock n Roll or simply The King, was an American singer, musician and actor. ... CHUM-FM is a Canadian radio station licensed to Toronto, Ontario and operated by CHUM Limited. ... The CHUM Chart is a weekly music chart in Canada, which counts down the weeks Top 30 hits. ... Adult contemporary music, frequently abbreciated to just AC, is a type of radio format that plays mainstream and pop music, without hip-hop or rap since, as per the name, it is geared more towards adults than teens. ...

See also

• List of radio stations in Ontario
• CHUM-FM
• Bob Magee

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External link

• Official Site