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CHUM (AM)
City of license	Toronto, Ontario
Branding	1050 CHUM (pronounced as the word "chum")
Slogan	The Greatest Rock 'n Roll Oldies
Frequency	1050 kHz (AM)
First air date	1944
Format	Oldies (50s, 60s, 70s)
Power	50 KW
Owner	CTVglobemedia
Website	1050chum.com

CHUM, broadcasting at 1050 kHz on the AM dial, is a Canadian radio station licensed to Toronto, Ontario. 1050 CHUM was a legendary Top 40 powerhouse during the late 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, and currently airs an oldies format. The station is owned and operated by CTVglobemedia, and is sister station to 104.5 CHUM FM.

Contents 1 Station history 1.1 Early history and Top 40 format 1.2 From gold-based to oldies 1.3 The Team 1050 1.4 Rebirth of 1050 CHUM 2 The CHUM Chart 3 The CHUM Studios 4 Notable hosts 5 See also 6 External links

CHUM AM was launched as a dawn to dusk radio station on October 28, 1945 by Jack Q'Part, an entrepreneur in the business of patent medicines. The station was taken over in December 1954 by Allan Waters, a salesman from Q'Parts' patent medicine business. Less than three years later, on May 27, 1957, Waters switched to a Top 50 format that had proven itself popular in some U.S. cities; Elvis Presley's "All Shook Up" was the first song played. The station pioneered rock and roll radio in Toronto, and was noteworthy for hosting the 1957 Elvis Presley and 1964/65/66 Beatles concerts at Maple Leaf Gardens, among others. CHUM DJs of the 1960s were zany morning man Al Boliska, who quit in late 1963 to go 'across the street' to CKEY and was replaced by Buffalo, New York radio & TV personality Jay Nelson; housewives jock John Spragge, singer/DJ Mike Darow, witty Bob McAdorey, teen DJ Dave Johnson and all night maven Bob Laine. Later additions to that line up included Duff Roman and Brian Skinner, both of whom came over from CKEY (then owned by Jack Kent Cooke). In the late 1960s, early 1970s, CHUM DJ's included Duke Roberts (also known as Gary Duke for a time), Johnny Mitchell (better known today as Sonny Fox), J. Michael Wilson, Tom Rivers, Scott Carpenter, Jim Van Horne, John Rode, Don Reagan, Terry Steele and Roger Ashby. CHUM was also well known for its contests, like the 1970s' "I Listen to CHUM" promotion, in which DJs would dial phone numbers at random and award $1,000 to anyone who answered the phone with that phrase.

By the mid-1980s, CHUM had lost ground in the Toronto ratings to competitor Top 40 station CFTR (AM) and FM-based music stations. On June 6, 1986, CHUM dropped its Top 40 format for a heavily gold-based adult contemporary format ("Favourites of Yesterday and Today"). By 1989, CHUM adopted an oldies format, drawing heavily on its previous Top 40 reputation to cater to the fans of that era's music.

In 1999, CHUM obtained the radio broadcast rights to Toronto Blue Jays baseball, resulting in a shift towards sports programming on the station.

In 2001, CHUM's owners launched a national sports radio network, The Team, with CHUM serving as the network's flagship (to be called "Team 1050"). As part of the synergy, Toronto Blue Jays broadcasts were available nationwide on the Team Radio Network. That meant the end of music on 1050 CHUM, which occurred on May 7, 2001. Duff Roman and Bob Laine hosted a farewell party, ending with Elvis Presley's "All Shook Up" and an audio montage of CHUM memories. Then at 3 p.m., "The Team Radio Network" was launched on CHUM and CHUM-owned stations across Canada. Noted Canadian sportscaster Jim Van Horne, who had recently left TSN, was the network's marquee host. In the 1970s, before he turned to sports broadcasting, Van Horne had been a rock jock on 1050 CHUM. While the station retained the CHUM call letters, on air the station was not refefred to as 1050 CHUM, but rather by its Team 1050 name. Nevertheless, "1050 CHUM" wasn't entirely put to rest, as the format continued on a webcast at the 1050chum.com website.

"The Team" network did not prove successful, especially in Toronto, where CHUM struggled against long-time sports station CJCL. On August 27, 2002, "The Team" network was closed down, and while a few affiliates nationwide retained the sports format, others reverted to their pre-Team format--including CHUM, which reverted back to oldies.

At 2 p.m. on the 27th, the montage that closed down "1050 CHUM" reintroduced the format, followed by Elvis Presley's "A Little Less Conversation".

In 2007, CHUM and the rest of the CHUM Limited stations (with the exception of Citytv) were sold to CTVglobemedia. That same year, CHUM commemorated the 50th anniversary of the launch of its rock and roll format, highlighted by celebrations on May 26, 2007 that included an open house at the CHUM Studios (in conjunction with Doors Open Toronto) and a concert at Nathan Phillips Square.

The CHUM Chart was, for many years, the most influential weekly Top 40 chart in Canada and has been hailed as the longest-running continuously-published radio station record survey in North America. The first CHUM Chart was released on May 27, 1957, with Elvis Presley's "All Shook Up" the first Number 1 song. The CHUM Chart continued until the week of June 14, 1986, when Madonna's "Live to Tell" was the final Number 1 song.

The CHUM studios is located on 1331 Yonge Street, three blocks south of St Clair Ave, and is regarded as a Toronto landmark. Originally a book bindary and showroom, the building was renovated in 1959 for CHUM's operations, and also eventually housed CHUM-FM and CHUM Radio's national operations. The most prominent feature of the building's exterior is the famous "CHUM Dial 1050" neon sign over the front entrance.

• Roger Ashby
• Al Boliska
• Scott Carpenter
• Mike Darow
• Sonny Fox (aka Johnny Mitchell)
• Dave Johnson
• Roger Kelly
• Bob Laine
• Bob Magee
• Bob McAdorey
• Jay Nelson
• Don Reagan
• Tom Rivers
• Duke Roberts (aka Gary Duke)
• John Rode
• Duff Roman
• Brian Skinner
• John Spragge
• Terry Steele
• Jim Van Horne
• J. Michael Wilson

• CHUM Chart
• The Team
• List of radio stations in Ontario
• CHUM-FM

• Official CHUM website
• From YouTube: 1987 TV spot for "1050 CHUM AM"
• From bostonradio.org: A recollection of CHUM's 2001 change to "The Team"
• Articles from The Globe and Mail and Toronto Star on 1050 CHUM's 50th anniversary of rock and roll.
• Information on the CHUM Radio building

v • d • e Radio stations in the Greater Toronto Area, Ontario
Toronto AM	CJCL 590 • CFMJ 640 • CFTR 680 • CJBC 860 • CFRB 1010 • CHUM 1050 • CHKT 1430 • CHIN 1540 • CHHA 1610 • CHTO 1690
Toronto FM	CKLN 88.1 • CIRV 88.9 • CIUT 89.5 • CKRG 89.9 • CJBC 90.3 • CJRT 91.1 • CHIN-1 91.9 • CJAQ 92.5 • CFXJ 93.5 • CBL 94.1 • CFMZ 96.3 • CKHC 96.9 • CJEZ 97.3 • CHFI 98.1 • CBLA 99.1 • CKFM 99.9 • CHIN 100.7 • CJSA 101.3 • CIRR 103.9 • CHUM 104.5 • CHOQ 105.1 • CHRY 105.5 • CKAV 106.5 • CILQ 107.1
Peel Region	Brampton: CIAO 530 • CFNY 102.1 • Mississauga: CFBN 1280 • CJMR 1320 • CFRE 91.9
Durham Region	Ajax: CJKX 95.9 • Oshawa: CKDO 1580 • CKGE 94.9
York Region	Markham: CHEV 1610 • Newmarket: CKDX 88.5 • Vaughan: CFU758 90.7
Halton Region	Oakville: CHWO 740 • CJYE 1250 • VEK565 90.7
Dufferin County	Orangeville: CIDC 103.5
Ontario Radio Markets: Hamilton • Kenora District • Kingston • Kitchener-Waterloo • London • North Bay • Ottawa • Parry Sound-Muskoka-Haliburton • Pembroke/Ottawa Valley • Rainy River • Sault Ste. Marie • Sudbury • Thunder Bay • Timiskaming • Timmins • Toronto • Windsor-Chatham-Sarnia See also: List of radio stations in Ontario

v • d • e CTVglobemedia Inc.
Corporate directors	Geoff Beattie (Chairman) • David Binet • Ronald Close • Ivan Fecan (President and CEO) • Gordon Lackenbauer • James Leech • Robert Prichard • Pamela Wallin
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Radio stations	AM: CFAX • CFGO • CFRA • CFRW • CFUN • CHUM • CJCH • CKGM • CKKL • CKKW • CKLC • CKLW • CKST • CKWW • FM: CFBT • CFCA • CFJR • CFLY • CFWM • CHBN • CHBE • CHIQ • CHQM • CHST • CHUM • CIDR • CIMX • CIOO • CJMJ • CJPT • CKCE • CKLY • CKPT • CKQM • CKUL
Print	The Globe and Mail • Report on Business Magazine
Other assets	Access Media Group • Agincourt Productions • CHUM-City Building • Masonic Temple • CHUM Radio Sales • CHUM Satellite Services (master Canadian affiliate of Muzak) • CTV Music • Dome Productions • Exploration Distributions • Exploration Productions • Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment
Associated foundation	VideoFACT
Predecessors and historic brands	Telegram Corporation • Baton Broadcasting • CHUM Limited • MCTV • ONT, STN and BBS • WTSN
Shareholders of CTVglobemedia	The Woodbridge Company, 40% • Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, 25% • Torstar Corporation, 20% • BCE Inc., 15%
Many of the assets listed above are only partially owned by CTVglobemedia. Refer to full asset list for detailed information.