106.9 The Wolf is a radio station that is generally known by the name of The Wolf. It is based in the Canadian region of Nanaimo, British Columbia. The Jim Pattison Group division owns it. It runs under the slogan of Nanaimo’s Rock Station. The format of this station includes music as well as community services.
History of 106.9 The Wolf
This radio station first went on air on 1st July of 1981. The frequency of it was 1350 AM at that time under the name CKEG. It was the second radio station that was established in Nanaimo. It is used to transmit music of country format all the time. The power was 10k watts at that time. Central Island Broadcasting Limited founded it, and its owner was Adshead and Ted Schellenberg. This station’s main focus was local, both in its format of news and other community services.
In 1992, FM moved to its present location, which is located in Nanaimo. After that, this company attained Benchmark Ventures in the year 1994. It also changed its frequency to 102.3 FM and its name to CKWV in the next year. It changed its frequency to 1570 AM again in 1999. There was also a format change, i.e., it became oldies. Its name went on air as Good Time Oldies.
In 2001, on the 28th of September, CKEG changed to FM and moved to its current frequency, and its name changed to CHWF. It made active rock its format, but it remained operating at the frequency of 1570 AM till February 2002. Its corporate name also got changed to Island Radio during 2005. Later that year, Jim Pattison Broadcast Group and Island Radio Limited made an announcement, which included the selling of Island Radio’s six stations to the former one. Therefore, Pattison got control of the newly attained stations in June 2006. An interesting and important fact regarding this radio is that its host Ron Jones who worked for constant 31 years, retired in July of 2020.
Programming
The names of different programs that are broadcasted on this radio station include CHWF-FM Afternoon Show, CHFM-FM Middays, CHWF-FM Morning Show, CHWF-FM Weekends, Wolf Evenings, which provide the audience with rock, hard rock, metal, and alternative music. The names of hosts who entertain the audience are Mike Lang, Dylan, etc.
Technical Details
The status of this station is A. It operates at the power of 3k watts. The transmission frequency at which it operates is 106.9 FM. The transmitter coordinates are 49° 13′ 18″ N, 124° 00′ 17″ W. It got its license in 2001, and its license will expire in September of 2021.
Contact Details
Address: 4550 Wellington Road Nanaimo, BC V9T 2H3
Phone: (250) 758-1131
Newsroom Phone: (250) 758-2467
Contest and Request Line: (250) 760-1069
Fax: (250) 758-4
General Enquiries: info@1069thewolf.com
Community Events: nanaimo-events@jpbg.ca
Official Website: http://www.1069thewolf.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1069thewolf
Twitter: https://twitter.com/1069thewolf
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/106.9thewolf/
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