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Broadcast area | Southwestern Ontario |
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Frequency | 94.3 MHz (FM) |
Branding | 94.3 CKSY |
Programming | |
Format | Adult contemporary |
Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
Ownership | |
Owner | Blackburn Radio |
History | |
First air date | July 1, 1986 on 95.1 FM (May 4, 2002 on 94.3 FM) |
Technical information | |
Class | B |
ERP | 50,000 watts |
HAAT | 135.3 meters (444 ft) |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | cksyfm.com |
CKSY-FM (94.3 MHz) is a commercial radio station in Chatham-Kent, Ontario. Owned by Blackburn Radio, it broadcasts an adult contemporary format for Southwestern Ontario. CKSY is co-owned with classic rock station CKUE-FM and country station CFCO-AM-FM.
CKSY-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 50,000 watts. Its transmitter is on Fairview Line at Harwich Road in the Harwich section of Chatham. [1]
CKSY signed on the air on July 1, 1986. It originally broadcast on 95.1 FM, which had previously been the frequency used by CBEE-FM, a rebroadcaster of CBC Radio One station CBE in Windsor, now at 88.1 FM. CKSY aired easy listening music branded as Cosy, which evolved into a soft adult contemporary format by the mid-1990s.
On May 4, 2002, CKSY switched frequencies with sister station CKUE, relocating to its current frequency of 94.3 FM. In 2005, CKSY and CKUE were acquired by Blackburn Radio.
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