CHWE-FM

Winnipeg, Manitoba
Broadcast area	Winnipeg Metropolitan Region
Frequency	106.1 MHz ( FM)
Branding	Energy 106
Programming
Format	CHR/Top 40
Ownership
Owner	Evanov Communications
Sister stations	CKJS-FM, CFJL-FM
History
First air date	July 29, 2011
Former call signs	CFJL-FM (2011)
Call sign meaning	Contemporary Hits Winnipeg's Energy (format, broadcast area and branding)
Technical information
Class	C1
ERP	40,000 watts
HAAT	175 meters (574 ft)
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	energy106.ca

CHWE-FM (106.1 FM, Energy 106) is a radio station in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Owned by Evanov Communications, it broadcasts a CHR/Top 40 format.

CHWE-FM's studios and offices are located behind Polo Park at 202-1440 Jack Blick Avenue in Winnipeg, with sister stations CKJS-FM and CFJL-FM. The transmitter is located at Duff Roblin Provincial Park.

History

On May 8, 2009, Evanov Radio Group was granted approval by the CRTC to launch a new Winnipeg radio station on the 106.1 FM frequency. ^[1] At first it was rumored that the company was going to launch another "Jewel" radio station, similar to CKDX-FM and various other stations around Ontario, as the Winnipeg station was registered as CFJL-FM.

On June 8, 2011, the station began testing its signal. On July 29, 2011, CJFL launched as rhythmic contemporary Energy 106. On October 14, the station added live shows from local nightclubs on Friday and Saturday nights, and launched its full-time airstaff on October 19.

On November 26, 2011, CFJL changed its call sign to CHWE-FM, to match the "Energy" moniker. The CFJL call sign would move to its sister station. ^[2]

The new station's dance-leaning playlist paid off in the Numeris ratings, where in its first book it took a 6.9% share of the audience. ^[3] The station has since moved to a more mainstream Top 40 direction.

In August 2020, Dave Wheeler, formerly of CITI-FM, was announced as the station's new morning host beginning August 31. The hiring proved controversial, as he had originally been fired from CITI in 2018 after making transphobic comments on his morning show. The station's program director defended the hiring, stating that Wheeler had "changed to fit us". Wheeler stated that "I have done a lot of work on me. It's profoundly personal when you take a deep look inside. I have put it all in the rear-view." ^{[4] [5]}

References

External links

• Energy 106
• CHWE-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
• CHWE-FM in the REC Canadian station database

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