CHOZ-FM
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| City | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador |
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| Branding | OZ FM |
| Slogan | Newfoundland's Best Music |
| Frequency | 94.7 MHz (FM) |
| First air date | June 15, 1977 |
| Format | Hot adult contemporary |
| ERP | 100 kilowatts |
| HAAT | 226 meters (741 ft) |
| Class | C |
| Callsign meaning | OZ for "OZ FM" |
| Owner |
Stirling Communications International (Newfoundland Broadcasting Company Ltd.) |
| Sister stations | CJON-DT |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www.ozfm.com |
CHOZ-FM is a Canadian radio station based in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. Its main St. John's transmitter broadcasts on FM at 94.7 MHz, but additional transmitters are located throughout the province. The station, known as "OZ FM", is one of the various media properties of the Stirling family; this includes local television station CJON-DT.
The station launched on June 15, 1977, at 93.9 FM, soon after Geoff Stirling sold his interest in what is now CJYQ. It was originally a full-time rock station known as "The New Radio OZ, The Rock Of The Rock!"; it is perhaps intended to be the Newfoundland equivalent of other stations then owned by Stirling such as CHOM-FM in Montreal. It eventually transitioned to a combination CHR/Classic rock format under the "OZFM" brand; nonetheless it kept the "The Rock Of The Rock" slogan.
In 1984, CHOZ was granted to change frequencies from 93.9 FM to 94.7 FM.
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 channel's success was driven largely by the strength of its eclectic morning show, "The Dawn Patrol".
Yet by the early 2000s its newly strengthened competitor Newcap Broadcasting had begun to cause a significant effect, particularly in St. John's. Already the owner of the city's dominant radio station, AM station VOCM, Newcap effectively split CHOZ-FM's market by converting VOCM-FM (and several other stations across the province) to classic rock, and soon after CKIX-FM to contemporary hits. Another strong contender, Coast Broadcasting's adult contemporary station CKSJ-FM, launched in 2004.
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