CHAX

CHAX is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 840 AM in,. The station, owned by, airs an active rock, news and sports format. CHAX's studios are located in downtown Peterborough, with it's transmitter towers located in.

History
The station originally launched in 1930. CHAX was an affiliate of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's Trans-Canada Network and then of CBC Radio, until 1979. It was bought by Standard Broadcasting in the mid-1990s, later joining the Rogers Radio family.

In 2006, CHAX underwent a format change. News and sports programming was cut back (although not entirely eliminated) in favor of blocks of mostly classic rock music.