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Posted AT 3:21 PM EDT on 12/07/06

The history of CHUM

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1954 Dec. 11, 1954: CHUM Limited (the Company at this time is incorporated under the name York Broadcasters Limited) acquires Toronto radio station CHUM-AM (1050 chum) from Jack Q'Part. Originally launched in 1945, the station is 1,000 watts on 1050 and its transmission is limited to Toronto. Daily broadcasts air from sunrise to sunset. In 1957, the station is reformatted and becomes Canada's first Top 40 24-hour rock station.

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