CHNS-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting from Halifax, Nova Scotia at 89.9 MHz on the FM dial. It offers a classic hits format branded as 89.9 The Wave. CHNS-FM is owned and operated by the Maritime Broadcasting System. CHNS-FM's studios are located on Lovett Lake Court in Halifax, while its transmitter is located on Washmill Lake Drive in Clayton Park.CHNS was Nova Scotia's first radio station, first hitting the airwaves on May 12, 1926 on 930 AM.