CHRK-FM Sydney, Nova Scotia - which rebranded to HOT 101.9 - Cape Breton's #1 Hit Music Station on May 21, 2021. The Hot AC branded station is currently the only one in the Sydney Metro/Cape Breton Regional Municipality and is one of the top rated stations in the market. The rebrand from 101.9 The GIANT to HOT 101.9 comes as Stingray has been gradually introducing formatted branding to station across Canada (including New Country, The Breeze, Rewind and Q.) Hits 99.1 FM in St. John's, Newfoundland also rebranded to 'HOT' on May 21, 2021. The rebrands join the already present 'HOT' stations in Charlottetown, Ottawa, Sudbury and Alberta. HOT 101.9 continues to air a syndicated morning show from Ottawa and an evening show from Calgary (introduced when Stingray bought Newcap) with a local host providing local updates during the morning and a local host for afternoon drive. The station is owned by Stingray.
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