Twenty-five years ago this March, the Ottawa Citizen reported on the birth of a new radio station. It said "CHEZ 106 took off into the airwaves last night with all of the power and none of the pollution of a Concorde jet."

In the years to come, CHEZ 106 would ride the wave of music from The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, The Eagles, The Doors, The Who and others. It was music that defined a generation of post war baby boomers.

Now, a quarter century later, there is no sign of waning popularity for this music. The audience remains fanatically loyal, for the songs that have become the bedrock of CHEZ 106’s play-list are the soundtracks of their lives.

In the ensuing years since sign-on, new stars like U2 and REM have been added to the Classic Rock universe, bringing an ever widening tapestry of definitive music to Ottawa rock lovers.

Fads come and go quickly and Classic Rock lovers understand the enduring power of THEIR music.

The performance of Classic Rock stations continent wide underlines that this format has never been stronger.

In being Ottawa’s only Classic Rock station, CHEZ 106 has become a unique and enduring part of the fabric of Ottawa radio and its listeners’ lives.

Uncertain times only underscore the importance of a station like CHEZ 106 that has developed a familiar and comfortable bond with its audience.

CHEZ 106 has built that trust through twenty-five years of the best rock ever made.