CKIK-FM

CKIK-FM

Red Deer, Alberta
Broadcast area	Red Deer County
Frequency	101.3 MHz
Branding	Play 101.3
Programming
Language	English
Format	Rhythmic hot adult contemporary
Affiliations	Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner	Harvard Media
Sister stations	CKEX-FM
History
First air date	July 24, 2009
Technical information
Class	C1
ERP	26,000 watts average 50,000 watts peak
HAAT	161 meters (528 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	52°17′24″N113°48′58″W / 52.290°N 113.816°W / 52.290; -113.816
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	play1013.ca

CKIK-FM (101.3 MHz, Play 101) is a radio station in Red Deer, Alberta. Owned by Harvard Media, it broadcasts a rhythmic hot adult contemporary format.

History

The station received CRTC approval on June 1, 2009, ^[1] and launched on July 24, 2009 as Kraze 101.3 with a CHR/Top 40 format. ^[2]

Originally owned by L.A. Radio Group, the station was acquired by Harvard Broadcasting in December 2015. ^[3]

CKIK-FM is a former callsign of a radio station in Calgary, which is known today as CFGQ-FM .

On January 15, 2024, the station flipped to rhythmic adult contemporary rebranding as Play 101, taking its branding and format from Edmonton sister station CKPW-FM. ^[4]

Former Logo

References

1. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2009-320. Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, June 1, 2009.
2. New radio station will begin broadcasting July 24 Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine . AlbertaLocalNews.com, June 30, 2009.
3. "CRTC Approves Harvard Broadcasting's Acquisition of CKIK-FM. Red Deer" Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine . Broadcaster, December 23, 2015.
4. Thiessen, Connie (2024-01-15). "Harvard Media expands 'play' brand in Alberta". Broadcast Dialogue. Retrieved 2024-01-17.

External links

• Play 101
• CKIK-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
• CKIK-FM in the REC Canadian station database