CHOM-FM
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| City | Montreal, Quebec |
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| Broadcast area | Greater Montreal |
| Branding | CHOM 97-7 |
| Slogan | The Spirit of Rock |
| Frequency | 97.7 MHz |
| First air date | July 16, 1963 (as CKGM-FM) October 19, 1971 (as CHOM-FM) |
| Format | Mainstream rock |
| ERP | 41,200 watts |
| HAAT | 297.4 meters (976 ft) |
| Class | C1 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 45°30′20.16″N 73°35′30.12″W / 45.5056000°N 73.5917000°W |
| Callsign meaning | Arbitrary coinage |
| Owner |
Bell Media (Bell Media Radio) |
| Sister stations | CITE-FM, CJAD, CJFM-FM, CKGM, CKMF-FM |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www.chom.com |
CHOM-FM is an English language radio station located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Owned and operated by Bell Media, it broadcasts on 97.7 MHz from the Mount Royal candelabra tower, with an effective radiated power of 41,200 watts (class C1) using an omnidirectional antenna, while its studios are located at the Bell Media Building at 1717 Rene-Levesque Boulevard East in Montreal.
The station has a mainstream rock format since the station started using the brand name CHOM, and is sometimes pronounced /ˈʃoʊm/ shoam as if it were a French word, but other Bell Media Radio personalities have also pronounced it as /ˈtʃɒm/ chom.
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