CHTZ-FM
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CHTZ is a radio station in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. The station airs at 97.7 on the FM dial, and broadcasts an active rock format with the brand name HTZ (Hits) FM.
The station launched in 1949 as an FM simulcast of the city's CKTB. The station later launched distinct programming, and adopted a country music format with the new callsign CJQR in 1979. Niagara District Broadcasting, the owner of CKTB and CJQR, was acquired by Standard Broadcasting in 1980.
The station subsequently adopted its current callsign and a contemporary hit radio format in 1986.
In 1998, the station was sold to Affinity Radio Group. In 2000, Affinity was acquired by Telemedia, which was in turn acquired by Standard in 2002. Standard retained ownership of CHTZ after the reacquisition.
Currently, HTZ-FM is led by a veteran group of disc jockeys: Buffalo-based DJ Iron Mike Bensson in the mornings, along with the dim-witted Shannon Slack and long-time sports guy Joe Cahill; long-time rawk chick Kristy Knight who returned to the station earlier in the century after a stint as a record publicist, she had been with the stations from the late-1980s to the late-1990s; another returned veteran, John Gonzo Mark, who came back to the station in 2004; and Double D Diane Daniels in the evenings.
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WCOU 88.3/W284AP 104.7 | WBFO 88.7 | W207BB 89.3 | WFBF 89.9 | WGCC 90.7 | WBNY 91.3 | CIXL 91.7 | NEW 92.1 | WBUF 92.9 | WBLK 93.7 | WNED 94.5 | WJYE 96.1 | WGRF 96.9 | CHTZ 97.7 | WKSE 98.5 | WDCX 99.5 | CKEY 101.1 | WLOF 101.7 | WTSS 102.5 | WEDG 103.3 | CFBU 103.7 | WHTT 104.1 | CFLZ 105.1 | CHRE 105.7 | WYRK 106.5 | WLKK 107.7/W297AB 107.3
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