ODXA | CHWO AM740 Introduction

AM740 is Toronto's 'Best of the Best' station. With 50,000 watts of clear-channel broadcasting power, AM740 has a huge coverage area, extending throughout southern Ontario, from Windsor to Kingston, north to Parry Sound, and south deep into the United States.

AM740 listeners can conveniently take the station with them wherever they're traveling within this large area. During evening and overnight hours, AM740 can be heard at far greater distances, extending east to New York City, south toward Washington DC, and west to Chicago.

AM740 launched January 8th, 2001, and was formally named CHWO-AM.

With access to the largest active music library in Toronto radio, AM740 features a wide range of specialty programming, from big bands and 50s crooners, to the early rock'n'rollers, folk singers, country cross-over artists, and many of today's top artists specializing in 'retro-sounds'.

AM740 is much more than a well-stocked juke-box though. With newscasts every half-hour weekday mornings, and hourly through the day, information flows consistently with news, sports, traffic, weather and plenty of time-checks too. Hourly 'Prime Time Moments' focus on travel, gardening, finances and car-care. AM740 on-air personalities are friendly, cheerful companions who help you through your day.

Did you know that AM740 has half a million listeners?

Here's a snapshot of some little known facts that AM740 Prime Time radio listeners and advertisers alike have taken advantage of:

AM740 has the second largest broadcast footprint in North America and with the maximum allowed power of 50,000 watts can be heard from Kingston to Windsor, north to Parry Sound during the daytime.
AM740 can be heard after sunset "from Maine to Minnesota, and the Carolinas to Thunder Bay", with active listeners in places like New York City, Washington D.C., Chicago, as well as towns and cities all over Ontario.
AM740 is Ontario and Canada's Number One 50+ radio station; it is also the 4th biggest radio station in the country (12+ Avg. Quarter Hour audience)! Tune us in anytime, just about anywhere, for All Time Favourites - AM740!

AM740 is owned by MZ Media Inc. http://www.mzmedia.com/

You can visit the official web site for CHWO - AM740 at: am740.ca

The Ontario DX Association manages the many reception reports sent to CHWO - AM740, Toronto. For more information on reception reports and how you can earn an AM740 QSL or verification card, check out the page: http://www.odxa.on.ca/chwo/reports.html

You can send questions or comments to AM740 at their web site or via: am740@rogers.com

Join a discussion, information and fan group on AM 740 at: groups.yahoo.com/group/AM740