The station plays an adult contemporary format branded on-air as 102 Spud FM.

CJRW is the only radio station in Prince Edward Island that is not being licensed to Charlottetown.

[citation needed] The station was launched in 1927 as CHGS originally broadcasting at 1120 on the AM dial.

In August 2013, the station changed its format to adult contemporary and re-branded itself as Spud 102 FM.

The station employed local personalities such as Mike Gallant (former city councillor), Dave Peppin, B.J.