CKKY-FM is a Canadian
radio station that broadcasts at 101.9
FM in
Wainwright, Alberta. The station is branded as ''
Boom
Boom may refer to:
Objects
* Boom (containment), a temporary floating barrier used to contain an oil spill
* Boom (navigational barrier), an obstacle used to control or block marine navigation
* Boom (sailing), a sailboat part
* Boom (windsurfi ...
101.9'' with a
classic hits format and is owned by
Stingray Group
Stingray Group Inc. (formerly Stingray Digital and Stingray Digital Group) is a publicly traded Canadian media and entertainment company based in Montreal, Quebec, with offices in the United States, Belgium, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, S ...
.
History
The station began broadcasting in 1984 as 1230 CILW. In 1991, the station moved from 1230 to 830, upon approval by the CRTC. CILW changed its callsign to CKKY sometime in the 1990s, adopting the moniker ''Key 83''.
On December 5, 2008, the application by 3937844 Canada Inc., a subsidiary of Newcap, for a broadcasting licence to operate a new FM radio station in Wainwright, to replace its AM station CKKY, was denied by the
CRTC. On February 11, 2010, the station again applied to move to FM; the application was withdrawn on February 26, 2010.
On January 13, 2011, the station applied to change frequencies to 1080 kHz. This application received CRTC approval on March 3, 2011. The move to 1080 kHz was never implemented. Both frequencies would have carried nighttime wattage and antenna restrictions, in order to protect
Class-A clear-channel stations
WCCO AM 830 in
Minneapolis and
KRLD in
Dallas.
On November 7, 2012, Newcap applied to convert CKKY to FM. The new station will operate on the frequency of 101.9 MHz, with an
effective radiated power (ERP) of 50,000 watts (non-directional antenna with an effective
height above average terrain (EHAAT) of 169.5 metres). The FM signal will replace the AM 830 transmitter, which will be deleted after the new FM station is in operation and following a three-month simulcast period. The conversion was approved by the CRTC on April 23, 2013.
[Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2013-196]
CKKY Wainwright – Conversion to the FM band; CKWY-FM
CKWY-FM is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts a Contemporary hit radio, CHR/Top 40 format at 93.7 FM broadcasting, FM in Wainwright, Alberta, Wainwright, Alberta. The station is branded as ''Hot 93.7'' and is owned by Stingray Group.
On Jan ...
Wainwright – Technical change, ''CRTC'', April 23, 2013
On October 23, 2013, CKKY moved to 101.9 MHz on the FM band as CKKY-FM, with an
active rock
Active rock is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations across the United States and Canada. Active rock stations play a balance of new hard rock songs with valued classic rock favorites, normally with an emphasis on the harder edge o ...
format as ''K-Rock 101.9'', replacing the
country format that CKKY previously used on AM.
[ Program director Kurt Price cited the saturated country radio market as the reason behind the format change. The former 830 AM transmitter was shut down in conjunction with the flip, instead of simulcasting the FM for the three months allowed by the CRTC. The shutdown of the 830kHz AM transmitter was necessary to allow sister station CFCW (AM) to execute its previously approved move to 840kHz.Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2008-310]
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On July 7, 2017, CKKY flipped to adult hits as ''Boom
Boom may refer to:
Objects
* Boom (containment), a temporary floating barrier used to contain an oil spill
* Boom (navigational barrier), an obstacle used to control or block marine navigation
* Boom (sailing), a sailboat part
* Boom (windsurfi ...
101.9''.
References
External links
Boom 101.9
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* (830 kHz)
* (1080 kHz)
* (101.9 MHz - approved)
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Radio stations established in 1984
1984 establishments in Alberta