Neil Young told Rolling Stone that going to bed with his radio tuned to 1050 CHUM was "when he really became aware of what was going on in music".  Mike Myers remembers collecting CHUM Charts and listening to Jay Nelson.  When the Barenaked Ladies hear the name CHUM, their first thought is the historic red neon sign. 

On May 27th, 1957, the late Allan Waters backed by a bunch of crazy deejays and the rest of the CHUM radio family turned 1050 CHUM into Canada's first 24-hour Top Forty radio station.  Music, radio and Toronto have never been the same again.  CHUM was the first radio station in Canada to play Elvis and the Beatles.  And 1050 CHUM is honoured at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. 

The CHUM Chart, the CHUM music and the CHUM deejays continue to influence generations.  While the world famous CHUM neon sign remains a beacon that shines brightly at 1331 Yonge Street.