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CKIX-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting at 99.1 FM in St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. The station currently broadcasts a contemporary hit radio format branded on-air as 99.1 Hits FM. The station is owned by Newcap Radio. ==History== Launched by CHUM Limited on October 15, 1983, CKIX-FM originally carried a country music format known as "Country 99 FM" and then later in the 80s as "KIX Country". Newcap acquired CKIX and sister station CJYQ from CHUM in 1989,〔(Decision CRTC 89-490 )〕 and evolved the brand slightly to "KIXX Country". The studios were relocated from Duckworth Street in 1991 to 208 Kenmount Road (which the Capital Hotel now occupies). Throughout the 1990s the station enjoyed good ratings with their Hot Country format and seasoned morning show announcers such as "Snuffy" Jackson, Blair Burke, Brian O'Connell, Andy Newman and Paul Magee. During the summer of 1995 Barry Crocker and Napolean Montbourquette converted the entire music library to digital as ITC automation was introduced to the station, eliminating several positions in the process. This also ended KIXX's long time affiliation with the overnight national request show "Cryin' Lovin' or Leavin'" hosted by Shelley Fraser. On Monday, February 17th, 2002, Newcap converted its recently acquired VOCM-FM from hot AC (Magic 97) to classic rock (K-Rock). As an unexpected side effect, CKIX's audience dropped significantly. Moreover, rival station OZ FM, which carried a combination of CHR and classic rock music at the time, elected to retain that hybrid format rather than move into the former Magic 97 niche. As a result, on the 28th of June, Newcap dropped CKIX's longtime country format in favour of contemporary hits as "Hits FM". Originally the morning show included the Paul Magee and Erin Chase, but by the summer of 2003 managed to lure away longtime OZ FM radio host Randy Snow. The country music format moved to 590 VOCM, in line with Newcap's other AM stations across the province. The "KIXX" format and branding would eventually be revived on CHVO-FM, a Carbonear station which covers part of the St. John's market, in 2008. Soon after CKIX became Hits FM, an image appeared on the Internet showing a "HITS FM" van with its side door open, modifying the HITS in the logo to "SHIT". () The station subsequently produced a promo that played off this picture. () By January 2012, regarding CHOZ-FM's format shift back to hot adult contemporary, the station returned to their contemporary hit radio format as it has been always a reporter to the Canadian top 40 panel. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「CKIX-FM」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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