CKKW-FM (99.5
FM) is a Canadian radio station licensed to
Kitchener Kitchener may refer to:
People
* Earl Kitchener, a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
** Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener (1850–1916), British Field Marshal and 1st Earl Kitchener
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,
Ontario, with studios located in
Waterloo
Waterloo most commonly refers to:
* Battle of Waterloo, a battle on 18 June 1815 in which Napoleon met his final defeat
* Waterloo, Belgium, where the battle took place.
Waterloo may also refer to:
Other places
Antarctica
*King George Island (S ...
while its
transmitter is located near Ottawa Street South and Trussler Rd in Kitchener. The station is owned by
Bell Media and airs an
adult hits format branded on-air as ''Bounce 99.5''.
History
The station originally began broadcasting on July 30, 1959 at 1320
AM, until it moved to 1090 AM in 1975.
In February 1984, CKKW began AM-stereo broadcasting with a Motorola C-Quam format.
Originally owned by
Carl Pollock
Carl Arthur Pollock, OC (1903 – August 16, 1978) was a Canadian businessman. Born in Kitchener, Ontario, graduated from the University of Toronto in electrical engineering. A scholarship from the Massey Foundation financed two years at ...
and later becoming a subsidiary of his company
Electrohome,
CHUM Limited acquired CKKW in 1993, and shortly thereafter instated the
oldies format and ''Oldies 1090'' branding. This was maintained until 2009, except for a brief period from 2001 to 2002 when it was part of CHUM's short-lived sports radio network,
The Team.
On April 10, 2008, CKKW applied to the
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC; french: Conseil de la radiodiffusion et des télécommunications canadiennes, links=) is a public organization in Canada with mandate as a regulatory agency for broadcasti ...
to convert the station to 99.5
MHz. The application indicated that CKKW will keep its present oldies format on
FM. The application was approved on October 3, 2008.
The flip, which occurred on January 6, 2009, resulted in a continuation of the
oldies format as ''KFUN 99.5''. Although the station was allowed to simulcast at 1090 AM until April 6 of that year, the
AM signal is believed to have been shut down on January 16; the old AM towers were taken down in March. CKKW later flipped to
adult hits, but kept the same branding.
As part of a mass format reorganization by Bell Media, on May 18, 2021, CKKW rebranded as ''Bounce 99.5''.
Bell Media Bounces 25 Stations Across Canada to New Variety Hits Brand
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References
External links
Bounce 99.5
CKKW-FM History
- Canadian Communications Foundation
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Radio stations established in 1959
1959 establishments in Ontario
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