CKHK-FM

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CKHK-FM
Broadcast area Hawkesbury
Frequency 107.7 MHz (FM)
BrandingHot Country 107.7
Programming
Format Country
Affiliations Compass Media Networks
Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner Evanov Communications
(Sale pending to Radio communautaire Cornwall-Alexandria)
OperatorRadio communautaire Cornwall-Alexandria
CHRC-FM, CFWC-FM, CKDX-FM
History
First air date
April 14, 2008
Call sign meaning
CK HawKesbury (broadcast area)
Technical information
Class A
ERP 1,100 watts
HAAT 71.5 meters (235 ft)
Links
Website hotcountry1077.ca

CKHK-FM (107.7 FM, "Hot Country 107.7") is a radio station in Hawkesbury, Ontario. Owned by Evanov Communications, and currently operated by Radio communautaire Cornwall-Alexandria under a temporary management agreement, it broadcasts a country music format.

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History

On June 27, 2007, Ottawa Media Inc. was licensed by the CRTC to operate a new FM station at Hawkesbury. [1]

On April 14, 2008 at 9:00 AM, the station was launched as 107.7 The Jewel, with a soft adult contemporary format.

In May 2021, the station flipped to country as Hot Country 107.7, as part of a realignment of several Evanov stations. [2]

On September 5, 2024, Evanov announced that the station, along with CJWL-FM in Ottawa and CHRC-FM in Rockland, would close effective September 20, 2024, due to increased competition, changing listener habits, and economic conditions brought upon by the COVID-19 pandemic. [3] However, on September 19, Evanov announced that it had reached agreements to sell all three stations instead, with an agreement to sell CKHK and CHRC to Radio communautaire Cornwall-Alexandria—the cooperative that owns CHOD-FM 92.1 Go FM in Cornwall—pending CRTC approval. While CHOD is a francophone station, it was stated that the new owner would continue operating both stations with English-language programming. [4]

Radio communautaire Cornwall-Alexandria formally filed applications to acquire the stations on January 24, 2025, valuing them at $150,000 each. It is currently operating the stations under a temporary management agreement. [5]

References

  1. ↑ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2007-204
  2. ↑ "Evanov rebranding four Ontario-Quebec stations". Cartt.ca. 2021-05-03. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  3. ↑ "Evanov to shutter three FM stations". Broadcast Dialogue. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  4. ↑ Thiessen, Connie (2024-09-19). "GO FM to acquire two Evanov stations set for closure". Broadcast Dialogue. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  5. ↑ 1001012762 Ontario Inc. Hawkesbury, Ontario Application 2024-0599-3 - Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2025-18, CRTC, January 24, 2025

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