CHLK-FM, branded as ''88.1 myFM'', is a Canadian radio station offering an

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format with a focus on local/regional

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programming broadcasting at 88.1 FM in

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. The station was founded by Norm Wright and Brian Perkin in 2007. The station is located at 43 Wilson Street West in the town of Perth, while the antenna is at the top of a

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cell tower located at the edge of town on Sproule Road off Lanark Road 511, approximately north of Dufferin Street ( Highway 7). The station was licensed by the

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on March 14, 2006, and began its first official broadcast day on August 10, 2007, at 6:00am as ''Lake 88.1''. On December 13, 2010, the station received approval from the CRTC to increase the average

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(ERP) from 700 to 2,800 watts (maximum ERP from 1,350 to 5,400 watts with an average height of antenna above average terrain of 91.5 metres). Lake 88.1 increased its signal strength at 12:10pm on April 12, 2011. In 2014, Norm Wright retired and sold his shares to partner Brian Perkin and his wife Jennifer Perkin. CHLK-FM receives interference from WSLZ on 88.1 FM out of

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, in the Westport and areas north of

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. On February 26, 2021, Brian Perkin (Perth FM Radio Inc.), the owner of CHLK-FM sold the station to

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(MBC) and was approved by the CRTC on March 12, 2021. On January 29, 2024, CHLK-FM dropped its longtime Lake 88.1 branding and rebranded the station as ''88.1 myFM'' retaining the adult contemporary format.'A change': Lake 88.1 officially shifts branding to Lanark and Leeds 88.1 myFM, aligning with other My Broadcasting Corporation's stations
''Inside Ottawa Valley'', February 3, 2024

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