CKKC-FM

CKKC-FM

Nelson, British Columbia
Broadcast area	Nelson Crawford Bay New Denver Kaslo Nakusp
Frequency	106.9 MHz (FM)
Branding	106.9 Summit
Programming
Format	Classic hits
Ownership
Owner	Vista Radio
Sister stations	CHNV-FM
History
First air date	1939 (AM)
Former call signs	CKLN (1939–1967)
Former frequencies	880 kHz (AM) (1991–2006) 1390 kHz (1976–1991) 1420 kHz (1939–1976)
Technical information
Class	B
ERP	930 watts average 2,000 watts peak horizontal polarization only
HAAT	361 meters (1,184 ft)
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website

CKKC-FM is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts an classic hits format at 106.9 FM in Nelson, British Columbia. The station is owned by Vista Radio and is branded as 106.9 Summit. The station's programming is produced partly from its own studios, and from its sister station CJAT-FM in Trail. The station was launched in 1939 by the Nelson Daily News on AM as CKLN, ^[1] it adopted its current call sign in 1967 ^[2] and moved to the FM band in 2006. ^[3]

History

As CKLN, the station was a CBC Radio affiliate until the 1960s. ^[4]

Logo as "Bounce Radio" 2021-2025

As part of a mass format reorganization by Bell Media, on May 18, 2021, CKKC dropped the adult contemporary format and the EZ Rock branding and flipped to adult hits, and adopted the Bounce branding. ^[5]

On February 8, 2024, Bell announced a restructuring that included the sale of 45 of its 103 radio stations to seven buyers, subject to approval by the CRTC, including CKKC, which was to be sold to Vista Radio. The sale was approved in 2025. ^[6]

The sale took effect April 14, 2025, and Vista rebranded the station as 106.9 Summit with a classic hits format.

Rebroadcasters

• CKKC-1-FM 101.9 - Crawford Bay ^[7]
• CKZX-FM 93.5 - New Denver
• CKZX-FM-1 95.3 - Kaslo
• CKBS-FM 103.1 - Nakusp ^{[8] [9]}

References

1. Decision CRTC 91-246
2. "CKKC-FM (Ez Rock), Nelson, Astral Media Inc." Archived 2016-12-20 at the Wayback Machine , Radio Station History, Canadian Communications Foundation
3. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2005-41
4. CKLN history, BC Radio History
5. Bell Media Bounces 25 Stations Across Canada to New Variety Hits Brand
6. Hudes, Sammy (8 February 2024). "'Not a viable business anymore': Bell Media selling 45 radio stations amid layoffs". Toronto Star . The Canadian Press . Retrieved 8 February 2024.
7. Decision CRTC 88-481
8. Decision CRTC 95-896
9. Decision CRTC 97-80

External links

• 106.9 Summit
• CKKC-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
• CKKC-FM in the REC Canadian station database
• CKBS-FM in the REC Canadian station database
• CKZX-FM in the REC Canadian station database

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