CKRW-FM

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CKRW-FM
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Broadcast area Yukon
Frequency 96.1 MHz (FM)
Branding96.1 The Rush
Programming
Format Hot adult contemporary
Affiliations Premiere Networks
Ownership
OwnerKlondike Broadcasting
History
First air date
November 17, 1969 (AM)
September 14, 2004 (FM)
Call sign meaning
CK Radio Whitehorse
Technical information
Class B1
ERP vertical polarization only:
4,400 watts
HAAT 364 meters (1,194 ft)
Links
Website ckrw.com

CKRW-FM (96.1 The Rush) is a hot adult contemporary radio station in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada.

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History

Its first transmission was on 17 November 1969 at 6:00 a.m.; it began simulcasting on AM and FM on September 14, 2004 at 610 kHz and 96.1 MHz. [1] The FM station was considered the primary signal by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, although unlike most AM to FM conversions the station retained its AM transmitter in order to serve listeners who were unable to receive the FM signal due to the Whitehorse area's mountainous terrain. However, as of 2017 the AM transmitter is off the air, and with a defective transmitter and a previously damaged and unrepairable radio tower at hand, it is unlikely that CKRW will restore the AM service.

CKRW's programming is also transmitted into other Yukon communities, including Watson Lake, Haines Junction, Faro, Mayo and Teslin. CKRW is also rebroadcast on CFYT-FM in Dawson City when that station is not originating its own programming.

From 1982 to 1989, CKRW affiliated with CKO, carrying correspondent reports from that all-news network as part of its local newscasts. The affiliation ended when CKO left the air.

The Shaw Direct direct broadcast satellite service carries CKRW on channel 856, and the NorthWesTel television service in Whitehorse carries CKRW on channel 8.

Transmitters

Rebroadcasters of CKRW-FM
City of license Identifier Frequency Power Class RECNetCRTC Decision
Carmacks VF226798.7 FM10 watts LP Query 94-246
Faro VF206398.7 FM12 wattsLP Query 89-214
Haines Junction VF226998.7 FM10 wattsLP Query
Mayo VF226898.7 FM10 wattsLP Query
Old Crow CKRF-FM88.9 FM1 wattD Query
Teslin VF227098.7 FM10 wattsLP Query
Watson Lake VF214398.7 FM10 wattsLP Query 92-4
Atlin, British Columbia CKRW-FM-198.7 FM36 wattsLP Query
Inuvik, Northwest Territories CKRW-FM-298.7 FM44 wattsLP Query 2010-609

Some CKRW programming can also be heard on CFYT-FM in Dawson City which repeats CKRW during hours that local programming is not broadcast.

On April 5, 2017, the CRTC approved the application by Klondike Broadcasting Company Limited to amend the broadcasting licence for the English-language commercial AM radio programming undertaking CKRW Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, in order to authorize the station to originate programming from its rebroadcasting transmitter CKRW-FM Whitehorse under its existing technical parameters until 5 April 2018. [2]

On June 29, 2017, Klondike Broadcasting Company Limited (Klondike) submitted an application to operate an English-language commercial FM radio station in Whitehorse to replace its commercial AM radio station CKRW Whitehorse. The station would operate at 96.1 MHz (channel 241B) with an effective radiated power of 4,400 watts (non-directional antenna with an effective height of antenna above average terrain of 359 metres). [3] The CRTC approved Klondike Broadcasting Company Limited (Klondike's) application to convert CKRW from the AM band to the FM band on January 4, 2018. [4]

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References

  1. Decision CRTC 2004-169
  2. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2017-89, CKRW Whitehorse – Licence amendment, CRTC, April 5, 2017
  3. Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2017-223, CRTC, June 29, 2017
  4. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2018-2, CKRW Whitehorse – Conversion to the FM band, CRTC, January 4, 2018

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