Broadcast area | Niagara Region |
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Frequency | 97.7 MHz (FM) |
Branding | 97.7 HTZ-FM |
Programming | |
Format | Active rock |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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CKTB, CHRE-FM | |
History | |
First air date | February 1, 1949 |
Call sign meaning | Canada's HiTs(Z) (branding) |
Technical information | |
Class | B |
ERP | 50,000 watts |
HAAT | 119.5 meters (392 ft) |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | iheartradio.ca/977htzfm |
CHTZ-FM (97.7 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, serving the Niagara Region. It is owned by Bell Media and it broadcasts an active rock format, branded as 97.7 HTZ-FM (pronounced "Hits FM"). CHTZ shares studios with its sister stations, CKTB and CHRE-FM, in "Oak Hill Mansion", the former home of William Hamilton Merritt, at 12 Yates Street in downtown St. Catharines.
CHTZ-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 50,000 watts. The transmitter is on Cataract Road in Thorold, sharing its tower with CHRE-FM.[1]