CHYM-FM
CHYM-FM is a Canadian radio station in Kitchener, Ontario. The station currently airs an adult contemporary music format using its on-air brand name as CHYM 96.7 and is owned by Rogers Radio, a division of Rogers Sports & Media.
CHYM's studios are at The Boardwalk, while its transmitter is on Baden Hill also known as the Baden Tower, just west of the Kitchener city limits.
History
[Image:CHYM-FM.png|thumb|CHYM-FM logo until 2011|right|250px]The station was originally launched in 1929 as AM 645 CKCR. The station's frequency moved to 1510 in 1934. In 1949, FM sister station CKCR-FM was launched.
The stations were affiliates of CBC Radio until 1966 and with CBC's Dominion Network from 1949 until 1960.
In 1965, the stations were acquired by Great Lakes Broadcasting, a consortium that included Maclean-Hunter. Both stations changed their callsigns to CHYM that year. In 1972, the FM outlet's callsign was changed again, to CKGL.
In 1982, Maclean-Hunter took over full ownership of the stations.
The CHYM and CKGL intellectual units swapped frequencies on September 4, 1992, at 8:00 a.m., with CHYM moving to the FM band. The stations became part of Rogers in 1994 when that company acquired Maclean-Hunter.
In 2011, CHYM slightly changed its branding from 96.7 CHYM FM to CHYM 96.7. The station also changed its slogan from "Today's Lite Rock" to "Today's Best Music".
In the summer 2016, Rogers relocated the studios of CHYM, CIKZ-FM and CKGL to "The Boardwalk" near Ira Needles Boulevard and University Avenue. Prior to the move, their studios were located at 305 King Street West in Downtown Kitchener.