CKPC-FM (92.1 FM, ''Lite 92'') is a

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. Owned by Evanov Communications, it broadcasts a

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format, billed as "Southern Ontario's Favourites". The studios are located at 325 West St in Brantford while its

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located near Brant Rd 24 and McLean School Rd north of Brantford.

Target market

The station's format is designed to attract and cater to the adult audience aged 35+ in South Western Ontario and is actively rated in both the

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and Kitchener/Waterloo markets. The station is powered by a strong signal, reaching much of the population of Southern and

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soft adult contemporary market was targeted by co-owned CKDX-FM until the latter's flip to country music in 2023. CKPC-FM provides relevant news, traffic reports and regional advertising. The station is available on-line via streaming, on services such as Streema, Online Radio Box, Radio Canada Online and

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History

*1933 - Cyrus Dolph begins to operate an AM radio station in Preston (

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), purchased from Wallace Russ, after it had operated as an amateur radio station since 1923 *1934 - CKPC moves to 930

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on the AM dial, moving to 1380 kHz in 1935 *1936 - Power increases to 100

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s; now in Brantford, it operates as Telephone City Broadcast Ltd. *1947 - CKPC applies for an FM licence *1949 - CKPC-FM begins broadcasting at 94.7 FM at 250 watts, simulcasting CKPC. *1951 - Florence Dolph Buchanan, among the first women in broadcasting (and the first woman in

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to own/operate a radio station), takes full control of the station, now with a 1,000–watt signal, from her father Cyrus *1955 - CKPC-FM changes frequency to 92.1 MHz; slogan for both AM and FM stations is "The Established Voice of Industrial Ontario" *1959 - Signal increases to 10,000 watts *1962 - CKPC-FM introduces some original programming, independent of CKPC (AM) *1971 - CKPC-FM becomes completely independent, with all original programming *1972 - Richard Buchanan purchases Telephone City Broadcast Ltd. from his mother *1976 - Signal increases to 50,000 watts *2008 - Signal increases to 80,000 watts; *2008 - Richard Buchanan July 29 loses battle with cancer *2009 - Telephone City Broadcast Limited is purchased by Evanov Communications *2009 - Station name changed from ''FM 92.1'' to ''The New 92''; format moves from hot adult contemporary to

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*2010 - Station rebrands as ''The Jewel'' or ''Jewel 92'', playing "the best current hits, recent favourites, and timeless classics".Evanov rebrands and expands Brantford’s CKPC-FM 2 June 2020
/ref> *2021 - In June, CKPC-FM dropped its ''Jewel 92'' branding and rebranded the station as ''Lite 92'' - "Southern Ontario's Lite Favorites", previously "Lite Favourites".

Logo

File:Jewel 92.png, CKPC-FM logo used 2010-2021 File:Lite921 Stacked Black May2021.png, CKPC-FM logo used 2022-Present

HD Radio

On November 18, 2019, CKPC-FM launched

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multi-casting services. The HD1 sub-channel carries the same programming as the standard analog frequency. As of September 4, 2020, the HD2 sub-channel carries a simulcast of sister station CFWC-FM, the HD3 sub-channel carried a simulcast of CKPC (AM) until the station was closed in August 2023.

References

External links

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