CKBX is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts at 840
AM in
100 Mile House
100 Mile House is a district municipality located in the South Cariboo region of central British Columbia, Canada.
History
100 Mile House was originally known as Bridge Creek House, named after the creek running through the area. Its origins ...
,
British Columbia
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. Owned by
Vista Broadcast Group
Vista Radio Ltd. (also formerly known as Vista Broadcast Group) is a Canadian radio broadcasting company. The company only owned stations in British Columbia until 2007, when it expanded outside the province by acquiring an existing station in Ye ...
, the station airs a
country music
Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...
format and is branded as Country 840 AM.
History
The station's license was issued on December 15, 1970 to Cariboo Broadcasters Ltd., which owned several other stations. The license permitted Cariboo to operate a new AM radio station at 100 Mile House. It was allotted a frequency of 1240 kHz with a transmission power of 250 watts. Cariboo Broadcasters launched the station in 1971.
In 1975, approval was granted for the station to increase its daytime transmission power from 250 to 1,000 watts.
On October 9, 1985, the CRTC permitted Cariboo to change CKBX's frequency from 1240 kHz to 840 kHz and increase the nighttime power from 250 watts to 500 watts.
On October 4, 2004 at 8:00am, CKBX changed is slogan from "Wild Country" to "The Wolf" – playing modern country and southern rock music.
In 2005, Cariboo Broadcasters was acquired by the
Vista Broadcast Group
Vista Radio Ltd. (also formerly known as Vista Broadcast Group) is a Canadian radio broadcasting company. The company only owned stations in British Columbia until 2007, when it expanded outside the province by acquiring an existing station in Ye ...
.
In 2008, CKBX was converted to a stand-alone radio station serving 100 Mile House and area, becoming ''Country 840''.
See also
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CKCQ-FM
References
External links
Country 840 AMMy Cariboo NowCKBX History-
Canadian Communications Foundation
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Radio stations established in 1970
1970 establishments in British Columbia
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