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CHAT-FM
Medicine Hat, Alberta;
Frequency	94.5 MHz (FM)
Branding	Wild 94.5
Programming
Format	Country
Affiliations	Medicine Hat Tigers
Ownership
Owner	Jim Pattison Group
Sister stations	CFMY-FM
History
First air date	November 1, 1946
Former frequencies	1270 kHz (AM) (1946–2006)
Call sign meaning	Canada Medicine HAT (broadcast area)
Technical information
Class	C1
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	175.8 meters (577 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	50°04′34″N 110°45′18″W / 50.076°N 110.755°W
Links
Website	wild945.ca

CHAT-FM is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts a country format at 94.5 FM in Medicine Hat, Alberta. The station is owned by the Jim Pattison Group.

History

The station originally began broadcasting as an AM station on November 1, 1946, at 1270 kHz, where it remained until the station moved to 94.5 FM in 2006.^[1] It was a network affiliate of CBC Radio's Dominion Network until 1962 when the network dissolved. It then became an affiliate of the main CBC Radio network and remained so until 1994 when CBC built a repeater of CBR for the Medicine Hat area.

In October 2022, the station rebranded as Wild 94.5, taking its name from Calgary sister station CKWD-FM.^[2]

The current programming line-up consists of Mornings with Jesse and Lance, Midday's with Kim Johnston, Afternoons with Addison Petrie, and Evenings with Justin Hartman.^[3]

Notable people

Jurgen Gothe, who later became a prominent national broadcaster on CBC Radio 2, got his start as an advertising copywriter for the station.^[4] Doug McArthur, accomplished news broadcaster, was a linchpin of the radio news department throughout the 1980s.

References

^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2005-242
^ Thiessen, Connie (2022-10-07). "Pattison Media expands its WILD Country radio brand". Broadcast Dialogue. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
^ "Hosts". Wild 94.5 - Medicine Hat's New Country. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
^ "Gothe understands the magic of his medium". Broadcast Week, August 15, 1987.