area winnipeg manitoba branding 94.3 the drive slogan winnipeg s greatest hits frequency 94.3 mhz fm first air date 1963 format classic hits audience share 4.1 % rank 9 1 erp 100 000 watts haat 111.5 meters 366 ft class c callsign meaning derived from chic owner jim pattison group jim pattison broadcast group ltd. sister stations cfqx fm webcast listen live website 943thedrive . ca chiq fm is a canadian radio station broadcasting at 94.3 fm in winnipeg manitoba . the station broadcasts a classic hits format branded as 94.3 the drive . chiq fm s studios are located at 177 lombard avenue in downtown winnipeg along with its sister station cfqx fm . both stations are owned by jim pattison group . history edit chiq fm first launched in 1963 as cjqm fm which simulcast cjqm am an easy listening station owned by winnipeg broadcast associates ltd. a division of vancouver broadcast associates the original owner of vancouver stations chqm and chqm fm . despite the success of the format in vancouver at chqm cjqm failed to attract an audience in winnipeg and was sold in 1965 becoming cfrw fm and then was bought by chum radio . chum radio then changed cfrw s call letters to chiq fm in 1975 . 2 after 1975 chiq fm was branded as q94fm . it aired an adult contemporary format and used the slogan winnipeg s lite rock choice . in the mid 1990s chiq was an affiliate of the syndicated dance music show pirate radio with chris sheppard . in 1997 chiq switched to a hot ac format still named q94fm with the slogan of today s best music . on august 29 2006 at 8 45 am q94fm announced that after 25 years that it would no longer exist and that a new station would be created within a seven day time span based on comments provided by listeners . 3 prior to the announcement the regular morning staff had not shown up for work . this left many to speculate that they knew of the upcoming changes and did not want to announce their own demise . a later report debunked that theory for the interim . 4 the station then went on for two weeks allowing listeners to call in and choose how they wanted the new 94.3 to be like . on september 5 2006 at 7 45 am chiq re launched its hot ac format as the all new q94 and kept its callsign chiq fm as well as its slogan today s best music . all the q94fm personalities returned . in 2007 chiq fm along with the other chum stations were sold to ctvglobemedia and long time morning show hosts beau and tom since 1989 moved to sister station 999 bob fm . on august 29 2008 at 8 45 am cdt chiq fm relaunched again this time with an alternative leaning chr similar to modern ac format as curve 94.3 winnipeg s pop alternative playing 943 songs in a row commercial free . when the 943 songs concluded the station resumed broadcasting with an on air staff contests and 40 minutes of non stop good stuff . in addition chiq fm was added to mediabase s canadian alternative rock panel . on september 3 2010 curve 94.3 changed its slogan to real music variety with only slightly changing its genre of music . on november 17 2010 a majority of the station s airstaff was released . 5 on november 23 at 9 00 am chiq began stunting with christmas music using the slogan winnipeg s christmas music station until a new format was unveiled . 6 to keep the new format secret ctv registered four . com and . ca domains for the new radio station ; these included kool943.com . ca fab943.com . ca thebeat943.com . ca and country943.com . ca. 7 on december 26 2010 at 3 00 pm chiq fm became fab 94.3 playing an oldies classic hits format formerly carried by sister station cfrw now a sports station . the first song on fab was she loves you by the beatles . 8 9 on january 4 the bob fm morning show and chiq s past morning show the show on curve 94.3 switched stations . this brought beau and tom who previously worked at the station back on air in the mornings . 10 on january 27 2012 long time personality tom milroy retired from radio after 20 years on chiq fm q94fm and fab 94.3 three years on sister station cfwm fm and almost 40 years in the radio business . 11 on may 16 2013 the jim pattison group announced a deal to acquire both cfqx fm and chiq fm for an undisclosed amount as a part of bell s acquisition of cfqx s parent company astral media . the deal will give the jim pattison group its first stations in manitoba and would make chiq a sister station to cfqx . 12 on december 20 2013 the crtc approved jim pattison s acquisition of chiq fm and cfqx fm the acquisition was closed in early 2014 . 13 following the purchase the station was consolidated into cfqx s facilities in downtown winnipeg . as well the station dropped most of the 1960s songs from its playlist . on february 5 2016 at 10 00 a.m. chiq re branded as 94.3 the drive . while maintaining a classic hits format the station now primarily focuses on music from the 1970s and 80 s. the station also announced a new morning show hosted by kerri salki and trevor gowen . 14 15 references edit spring 2016 numeris survey 1 chiq history schmeichel david august 29 2006 . 94.3 fm changing its tune . winnipeg sun . access date requires url help gallant marc august 30 2006 . beau dez and tom will still be in the building said program manager andrew long . winnipeg free press . access date requires url help http www.chrisd.ca blog 31553 curve 943 winnipeg on air talent change a curve for the holidays from all access november 23 2010 http radioinsight.com 2010 getting fab in winnipeg https radioinsight.com blog headlines netgnomes 28149 getting fab in winnipeg http formatchange.com curve 94 3 winnipeg becomes fab 94 3 http www.chrisd.ca blog 33260 fab 943 winnipeg radio super hits 60s 70s music http www.chrisd.ca blog 49284 tom milroy fab 94 3 winnipeg radio retiring pattison group looks to buy castoffs from bell astral deal . the vancouver sun . retrieved 22 may 2013 . crtc grants approval for jim pattison broadcast group acquisition of ckce fm cfqx fm & chiq fm . the jim pattison group . 20 december 2013 . retrieved 10 february 2014 . fab no more station rebranded as the drive . winnipeg sun . retrieved 6 february 2016 . https radioinsight.com blog headlines 96616 fab 94 3 winnipeg goes on a drive external links edit official website chiq fm history canadian communications foundation query the rec s canadian station database for chiq fm v t e radio stations in winnipeg selkirk manitoba winnipeg cjml 580 cjob 680 ckjs 810 cbw 990 cfrw 1290 cksb 10 fm 88.1 cbw 1 fm 89.3 cksb fm 89.9 ckxl 91.1 citi 92.1 ckyz 92.9 cjnu 93.7 chiq 94.3 chvn 95.1 ckuw 95.9 cjkr 97.5 cbw fm 98.3 cjgv 99.1 cfwm 99.9 cfjl 100.5 cjum 101.5 cky fm 102.3 ckmm 103.1 ciur 104.7 chwe 106.1 ckcl 107.1 defunct ckic 92.9 cjwv 107.9 selkirk cfqx 104.1 cicy 105.5 specialty services radio humsafar nearby radio markets brandon westman region pembina valley region see also list of radio stations in manitoba v t e jim pattison group people jim pattison president and ceo jim pattison media group broadcast television stations cfjc chat ckpg great west television joint venture with bell media radio stations by call sign cfdv cfmy cfqx chat chbw chbz chdr chiq chlb chpq chub chwf cibh cibw cifm cjav cjbz cjdr cjjr cjxx cjzn ckbz ckce ckdv ckiz ckkn ckkq cklr cklz ckpk ckqq ckwv outdoor signs pattison outdoor advertising overwaitea food group overwaitea foods pricesmart foods save on foods urban fare entertainment ripley entertainment ripley s believe it or not attractions ripley publishing ltd guinness world records coordinates 49 47 58 n 97 16 30 w 49.7994 n 97.2750 w 49.7994 ; 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