CHNO

Broadcast area	Greater Sudbury, Ontario
Branding	"Z103"
Slogan	Sudbury's #1 Hit Music Station
First air date	1947
Frequency	103.9 MHz (FM)
Format	contemporary hit radio
ERP	11 kW
Class
Callsign meaning	CH Northern Ontario
Owner	NewCap Inc.
Website	www.z103fm.com

CHNO is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts at 103.9 on the FM dial in Greater Sudbury, Ontario. Although the station does not have a Z in its callsign, it uses the on-air brand Z103. It broadcasts a contemporary hit radio format. Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links Z103-sudbury. ... Motto: Come, let us build together. ... Look up Slogan on Wiktionary, the free dictionary A slogan is a memorable phrase used in political or commercial context as a repetitive expression of an idea or purpose. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Sine waves of various frequencies; the lower waves have higher frequencies than those above. ... A megahertz (MHz) is one million (106) hertz, a measure of frequency. ... FM radio is a broadcast technology invented by Edwin Howard Armstrong that uses frequency modulation to provide high-fidelity broadcast radio sound. ... A radio format or programming format describes the overall content broadcast on a radio station. ... CHR is an abbreviation for contemporary hit radio, a radio format that has become fairly common in the United States and Canada as of the 2000s decade. ... In radio telecommunications, effective radiated power or ERP is determined by subtracting system losses from system gains. ... This is the list of broadcast station classes. ... Call sign can refer to different types of call signs: Airline call sign Aviator call sign Cosmonaut call sign Radio and television call signs Tactical call sign, also known as a tactical designator See also: International Callsign Allocations, Maritime Mobile Service Identity This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid... Newcap Broadcasting is a Canadian group of radio stations, owned by Newfoundland Capital Corporation. ... The front page of the English Wikipedia website. ... FM radio is a broadcast technology invented by Edwin Howard Armstrong that uses frequency modulation to provide high-fidelity broadcast radio sound. ... Motto: Come, let us build together. ... CHR is an abbreviation for contemporary hit radio, a radio format that has become fairly common in the United States and Canada as of the 2000s decade. ...

The station began broadcasting on June 24, 1947 on AM 1440. It was a bilingual radio station, airing programming in both English and French. It was operated by Sudbury Broadcasting, a company owned by F. Baxter Ricard. June 24 is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 190 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Mediumwave radio transmissions (sometimes called Medium frequency or MF) are those between the frequencies of 300 kHz and 3000 kHz. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Jump to: navigation, search F. Baxter Ricard (1905-1993) was a pioneering Canadian media proprietor. ...

On November 9, 1954, CHNO moved to AM 900. November 9 is the 313th day of the year (314th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 52 days remaining. ... 1954 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1957, Ricard opened CFBR on AM 550 as a full-time French language station, and CHNO switched to full-time English. On December 31, 1969, CFBR and CHNO swapped frequencies, CHNO moving to 550 and CFBR taking over the 900 slot. In 1980, Baxter also launched the FM station CJMX. Jump to: navigation, search 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... CJMX is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts an adult contemporary format at 105. ...

In 1980, Ricard also became a major shareholder in MCTV. Sudbury Broadcasting continued to operate independently, although it was eventually sold to the Mid-Canada Radio Network in 1985. In 1990, Mid-Canada sold the stations to Pelmorex. Following this sale, CFBR adopted the new call letters CHYC. Jump to: navigation, search 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... MCTV is a system of four television stations in Northern Ontario, Canada, owned by the CTV Television Network. ... Jump to: navigation, search Mid-Canada Radio was a network of Canadian radio stations in Northern Ontario, which operated from 1985 to 1990. ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Pelmorex Radio Network was a system of Canadian radio stations in Northern Ontario, owned and operated by Pelmorex. ... CHYC is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts at FM 98. ...

In the 1970s and 1980s, CHNO was Northern Ontario's most listened-to and most influential radio station, broadcasting a Top 40 format. However, the 1990 launch of CJRQ ended CHNO's dominance, and through much of the 1990s the station struggled through a variety of formats, including oldies, rock music (as The Crusher) and talk radio. This article provides extensive lists of events and significant personalities of the 1970s. ... // Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 1960s and 1970s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ... Northern Ontario is the part of the province of Ontario, Canada, which lies north of Lake Huron, Georgian Bay, the French River and Lake Nipissing. ... Top 40 is a radio format based on frequent repetition of songs from a constantly-updated list of the forty best-selling singles. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... CJRQ is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts in Greater Sudbury, Ontario. ... Jump to: navigation, search // Events and trends The 1990s are generally classified as having moved slightly away from the more conservative 1980s, but otherwise retaining the same mindset. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... Talk radio is a radio format which features discussion of topical issues. ...

In 1998, Pelmorex sold CJMX to Telemedia. The following year, Pelmorex sold CHNO and CHYC to Haliburton Broadcasting Group. Haliburton applied to the CRTC to move the stations to FM, and on February 3, 2000, CHNO moved to 103.9. The FM and AM signals aired simultaneously for a few weeks, and on February 29, the AM signal was closed permanently. Jump to: navigation, search 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Jump to: navigation, search Telemedia was a Canadian media company, which had holdings in radio, television and magazine publishing. ... Haliburton Broadcasting Group is a Canadian group of FM radio stations. ... The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC, in French Conseil de la radiodiffusion et des télécommunications canadiennes) was established in 1968 by the Canadian Parliament to replace the Board of Broadcast Governors. ... February 3 is the 34th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... February 29 is the 60th day of a leap year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 306 days remaining. ...

The station was originally licensed to broadcast at 100 kilowatts, but because of transmitter interference to the Greater Sudbury Airport the station's license was permanently amended to 11 kilowatts. The kilowatt (symbol: kW) is a unit for measuring power, equal to one thousand watts. ... Greater Sudbury Airport (ICAO identifier CYSB) is located in the city of Greater Sudbury, Ontario, approximately 20 kilometres northeast of downtown between the communities of Garson and Skead. ...

On November 9, 2001, Haliburton sold CHNO to Newcap Broadcasting, although Haliburton continues to own CHYC. November 9 is the 313th day of the year (314th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 52 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Newcap Broadcasting is a Canadian group of radio stations, owned by Newfoundland Capital Corporation. ...

In 2003, Friends of Canadian Broadcasting filed a brief with the CRTC alleging that CHNO was operating in a de facto local management agreement with the Rogers Communications stations in the city, CJRQ, CIGM and CJMX. 2003(MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Friends of Canadian Broadcasting is a Canadian public interest group. ... The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC, in French Conseil de la radiodiffusion et des télécommunications canadiennes) was established in 1968 by the Canadian Parliament to replace the Board of Broadcast Governors. ... In U.S. and Canadian broadcasting, a local marketing agreement (or local management agreement, or LMA) is an agreement in which one company agrees to operate a radio station or TV station owned by another licensee. ... Rogers Communications Inc. ... CIGM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts in Greater Sudbury, Ontario. ...

On January 31, 2005, the CRTC disallowed the agreement, ruling in its license renewals for the four stations that the agreement must be terminated no later than May 31 of that year. January 31 is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2005 (Roman: MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... May 31 is the 151st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (152nd in leap years), with 214 days remaining, as the last day of May. ...

External Link

• CHNO
• Recollections from former program director Scott Jackson
• 2005 license renewal (CRTC)