Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "CHPK-FM is a radio station in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, owned by the Jim Pattison Group. It broadcasts a country music format branded as WILD 95.3. CHPK's studios are located on 58th Avenue Southwest in Calgary, while its transmitter is located on Old Banff Coach Road.CHPK-FM's license was granted by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission on May 24, 2012. It is a sister station to CKCE-FM. Its owners, the Jim Pattison Group, purchased that station from Bell Media on May 16, 2013, as part of a series of divestments required as part of its acquisition of Astral Media. The newly acquired station was consolidated into CHPK's facilities. The station officially launched on April 25, 2014 with an adult album alternative format as 95.3 The Peak. The first song on \"The Peak\" was \"Come With Me Now\" by KONGOS.At 10:15 a.m. on February 29, 2016, after playing \"Wake Up\" by Arcade Fire, CHPK flipped to country music as Wild 95.3; the station's general manager Eric Stafford cited low interest and ratings for the station's AAA format as an impetus for the switch. In particular, Stafford believed that The Peak was unable to fully distinguish itself from its main competitor, CFEX-FM, in order to remain competitive. The new Wild format competes mainly against the historically dominant CKRY-FM; Stafford stated that Wild would have a younger-skewing format with a focus on newer material and fewer \"throwback\" songs."@en }
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- CHPK-FM abstract "CHPK-FM is a radio station in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, owned by the Jim Pattison Group. It broadcasts a country music format branded as WILD 95.3. CHPK's studios are located on 58th Avenue Southwest in Calgary, while its transmitter is located on Old Banff Coach Road.CHPK-FM's license was granted by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission on May 24, 2012. It is a sister station to CKCE-FM. Its owners, the Jim Pattison Group, purchased that station from Bell Media on May 16, 2013, as part of a series of divestments required as part of its acquisition of Astral Media. The newly acquired station was consolidated into CHPK's facilities. The station officially launched on April 25, 2014 with an adult album alternative format as 95.3 The Peak. The first song on \"The Peak\" was \"Come With Me Now\" by KONGOS.At 10:15 a.m. on February 29, 2016, after playing \"Wake Up\" by Arcade Fire, CHPK flipped to country music as Wild 95.3; the station's general manager Eric Stafford cited low interest and ratings for the station's AAA format as an impetus for the switch. In particular, Stafford believed that The Peak was unable to fully distinguish itself from its main competitor, CFEX-FM, in order to remain competitive. The new Wild format competes mainly against the historically dominant CKRY-FM; Stafford stated that Wild would have a younger-skewing format with a focus on newer material and fewer \"throwback\" songs.".