CHTN-FM

CHTN-FM

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Broadcast area	Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Branding	Ocean 100
Slogan	We play everything
Frequency	100.3 MHz (FM)
First air date	December 25, 1974
Format	Classic hits
ERP	33 kWs average 88 kWs peak Horizontal polarization only
HAAT	494 meters (1,621 ft)
Class	C1
Callsign meaning	CHTN is an abbreviation for Charlottetown
Owner	Newcap Radio
Sister stations	CKQK-FM
Webcast	Listen live
Website	www.ocean100.com

CHTN-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, at 100.3 FM with a classic hits format branded as Ocean 100. The station is owned by Newcap Radio.

The station was launched on December 25, 1974, originally broadcasting at 1190 AM before moving to 720 which was approved in 1987 to eliminate the nighttime interference from WOWO 1190-AM, out of Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.A.

In the early 1990s, Newcap entered into a shared-facilities partnership with Maritime Broadcasting System Ltd, the owner of the competing CFCY-AM and CHLQ-FM. Part of the agreement with MBS saw CHTN move to exclusively offer a popular oldies format. CHTN consolidated its broadcasting facilities with MBS for several years on Kent St., and later on the Charlottetown waterfront, until 2005 when the federal regulator, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), ordered the broadcasters to operate separately. This precipitated a move by Newcap to surrender its AM licence and apply for its current FM frequency of 100.3, as well as open a new sister station, CKQK-FM.

CHTN officially moved to its current frequency and format on July 5, 2006 at 8:05 a.m. It was simulcast on its AM frequency for three months before the AM transmitter was shut down. The first song played was "Start Me Up" by The Rolling Stones.

Transmitters

An application to add rebroadcasters at Elmira and St. Edward was approved by the CRTC on January 19, 2009.

The extender transmitters went on the air March 2, 2010.

A free celebration pancake breakfast, with the morning show hosts on location in Tignish and Souris took place on Friday, March 5, 2010.

Rebroadcasters of CHTN-FM

City of license	Identifier	Frequency	Power	Class
Elmira	CHTN-FM-1	99.9 FM	990 watts	A
St. Edward	CHTN-FM-2	89.9 FM	1,600 watts	A

External links

• Ocean 100
• CHTN history - Canadian Communications Foundation
• Query the REC's Canadian station database for CHTN-FM

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