CHOZ-FM history and company profile information

CHOZ-FM is a Canadian radio station based in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. Its main St. John's transmitter broadcasts at 94.7 MHz, with additional transmitters located throughout the island. The station, known as OZFM, is one of the various media properties of the Sterling family; this includes local television station CJON-DT.

In what is currently CJYQ geoff Stirling sold his interest. It was originally a Nonetheless it retained"The Rock of the Rock" slogan. CHOZ-FM launched on June 15, 1977 at 93.9 FM, soon after Rock station known as Radio OZ, the Rock's Rock. It finally Transitioned under the OZFM manufacturer to a combination CHR/Classic stone format.

During most of the 1990s it was the most popular FM radio station, both in the province and in the core St. John's market. The station's success was driven largely by the strength of its eclectic morning show, The Dawn Patrol, with Randy Snow, Deborah Birmingham and Larry Jay.

Modern station CKSJ-FM. John's. Already the owner of the town's dominant AM radio channel VOCM, Newcap Yet from the early 2000s its strengthened competitor Contemporary strikes. Another strong contender, Coast Broadcasting's grownup Efficiently split CHOZ's marketplace by switching VOCM-FM (and several other Newcap Radio had started to create a significant effect, particularly in St.

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CHOZ-FM can still boast having the largest audience of any FM radio station in the province, largely because it is the only station with a province-wide network of transmitters, all carrying identical programming, which can therefore be accumulated for ratings purposes as a single station. In contrast, other provincial radio services such as CBC Radio One, VOCM and K-Rock are made up of separate local stations with some unique programming, while several stations operate only in the immediate St. John's area.