CJTK-FM is a Canadian radio station, which airs Christian music and programming at 95.5 FM in Sudbury, Ontario. The station is owned by Eternacom, and was licensed by the CRTC in 1997. The station is branded as KFM and uses one of the current slogans as "Positive & Encouraging".
On June 6, 1997, Curtis Belcher, the owner of Enternacom Inc., received CRTC approval to operate a new Christian music radio station in Sudbury and began broadcasting later that same year.[1]
CJTK-FM started as a small low-power 35 watt FM radio station in Sudbury at 95.5 FM in late 1997, which CJTK became the first Christian station to be granted a power increase, and go from low-power status (35 watts), to a full power (1,400 watts).[2]
In 2000, the station received approval to add an FM rebroadcaster at North Bay to operate on the frequency, 89.5MHz.[3] On February 26, 2004, the CRTC denied Eternacom's request to change CJTK-FM-1's frequency from 89.5 MHz to 99.3 MHz. [4] In 2005, CJTK-FM applied to change North Bay's frequency from 89.5 MHz to 107.3 MHz, although when the application was approved, the station would operate at 103.5MHz instead. Once the change took place, the CJTK-FM-1 operating at 89.5 was deleted. On December 5, 2005, CJTK received approval to add a rebroadcaster at Little Current on the frequency, 102.1MHz and began broadcasting in September 2006. A repeater was also added in Elliot Lake on 102.5MHz in 2008.
The Canadian Communications Foundation website reports that in 2007, Eternacom received approval to change the authorized contours of CJTK-FM by increasing effective radiated power from 1,400 watts to 8,100 watts. It's uncertain if there are any CRTC decision references regarding the power increase to 8.1kW.[5]
CJTK's previous logo.
In 2009, CJTK adopted its current logo and branding as KFM. Both the current and the former logo are still used on CJTK's website. The station's former brandings were known as K95.5, or just simply the K and was also used on CJTK's other repeaters.
On October 11, 2011, Eternacom Inc. applied to add a new low-power FM transmitter in Mattawa, Ontario, which will rebroadcast the programming of CJTK-FM-1 North Bay. The proposed new FM transmitter was approved on December 6, 2011, and will operate in Mattawa at 93.9MHz. This will be Mattawa's first local FM signal in that community.[7]
On March 30, 2015, the CRTC approved Eternacom's application to add an FM transmitter at Timmins, which will rebroadcast CJTK-FM on 105.5MHz.[8]
On August 16, 2018, the Commission approved an application by Eternacom Inc. (Eternacom), on behalf of Harvest Ministries Sudbury, for authority to acquire from Eternacom the assets of the English-language commercial specialty (Christian music) radio stations CJTK-FM Sudbury, CJTK FM-1 North Bay and CJTK-FM-3 Elliot Lake, Ontario, and their rebroadcasting transmitters and for broadcasting licences to continue the operation of the stations.[9]
On November 16, 2023, Harvest Ministries Sudbury (Harvest) submitted an application to acquire from Cochrane Christian Radio, the assets of the English language low-power commercial specialty (Religious music) FM radio station CFCJ-FM in Cochrane, Ontario. [10]
CKBB-FM
In 2001, Eternacom launched a sister station, CKBB-FM, airing tourist information programming at 102.9 FM in Sudbury.[11] The station was branded as STIR Sudbury's Tourism and Information Radio. CKBB-FM went dark in 2005.[12] Despite the station ceasing operations, on June 5, 2006, the CRTC renewed CKBB-FM's licence from September 1, 2006, to August 31, 2013,[13] although the station never actually relaunched.
The rebroadcaster in North Bay airs its own separate morning program, but simulcasts the Sudbury station the rest of the time. Eternacom also has a rebroadcaster at Elliot Lake, which also offers some local programming.
On January 5 and 6, 2017, Eternacom Inc, applied to add six new FM transmitters to rebroadcast CJTK-FM to the following communities.
New Liskeard / Temiskaming Shores
Englehart
Sault Ste. Marie
Sundridge
Spring Bay
Iroquois Falls
Eternacom received approval to add the new FM transmitters on June 19, 2017.[14] Most of these new transmitters had already signed on the air in late 2017 and 2018. Eternacom, the owners of CJTK-FM plans to expand up to 20 stations by 2020.[15]
On May 22, 2019, Harvest Ministries Sudbury applied to add a new FM transmitter to rebroadcast CJTK-FM at Kapuskasing on the frequency of 88.5MHz.[16] This application was approved by the CRTC on September 4, 2019.[17]
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References
↑ CRTC Decision 1997-255, Curtis Belcher, on behalf of a company to be incorporated (Eternacom Inc.) Sudbury, Ontario - 199610936 New Christian music FM radio station, CRTC, June 6, 1997
↑ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2015-114, CJTK-FM Sudbury - New transmitter in Timmins; English-language commercial FM specialty (Christian music) radio station in Timmins, CRTC, March 30, 2015 (Under Interventions regarding the Eternacom application)
↑ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2018-286, CJTK-FM Sudbury, CJTK-FM-1 North Bay, CJTK-FM-3 Elliot Lake and their transmitters – Acquisition of assets, CRTC, August 16, 2018
↑ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2017-205, CJTK-FM Sudbury – New transmitters in Iroquois Falls, Sault Ste. Marie, Englehart, New Liskeard, Sundridge and Spring Bay, CRTC, June 19, 2017
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