 Moreover, rival station CHOZ-FM, which carried a combination of CHR and classic rock music at the time, elected to retain that hybrid format rather than move into the former Magic 97 niche.As a result, on June 28 of that year, Newcap dropped CKIX's longtime country format in favour of contemporary hits as "99.1 Hits FM".Originally, the morning show included the Paul Magee and Erin Chase, but by the summer of 2003, managed to lure away longtime OZFM radio host Randy Snow.