CKBT-FM

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CKBT-FM
Broadcast area Waterloo Region
Frequency 91.5 MHz (FM)
Branding91.5 The Beat
Programming
Format CHR/Top 40
Ownership
Owner
CJDV-FM
History
First air date
January 31, 2004
Call sign meaning
C Kitchener's BeaT (branding)
Technical information
Class B
ERP 3,600 watts average
10,000 watts peak
HAAT 232.5 metres (763 ft)
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website 915thebeat.com

CKBT-FM (91.5 MHz) is a Canadian radio station licensed to Kitchener, Ontario, and serving the Waterloo Region. It is owed by Corus Entertainment with studios on Speedvale Avenue East in Guelph. [1] It broadcasts a CHR/Top 40 format branded as 91.5 The Beat.

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CKBT-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 3,600 watts (10,000 watts peak) using a directional antenna. Its transmitter is on Ayr Road (Ontario Highway 15) in Brant. [2]

History

The station was launched by CanWest Global on January 31, 2004. [3] The original studios were at 235 King Street East, Suite 120, Kitchener. The station originally aired a Rhythmic Top 40 format (e.g. hip hop, reggae and R&B), until switching to its current format in 2007.

In September 2006, Corus Entertainment, already owner of CJDV-FM in nearby Cambridge, announced it would buy CKBT and Winnipeg's CJZZ-FM (now CFPG-FM) from CanWest, subject to Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) approval. The transaction was approved by the CRTC on July 6, 2007, [4] and as of July 29, 2007, CKBT was officially made part of Corus Entertainment's radio properties.

On August 14, 2009, CKBT moved into broadcast facility with sister station CJDV-FM at 50 Sportsworld Crossing Road, Kitchener. The stations later relocated to Speedvale Drive in Guelph.

Former logo (2008-2017) CKBT FM.png
Former logo (2008–2017)

References

43°15′39″N80°26′38″W / 43.26083°N 80.44389°W / 43.26083; -80.44389


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