CKWR-FM

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CKWR-FM
CKWR FM.png
Broadcast area Waterloo Region
Frequency 98.5 MHz (FM)
BrandingFM 98.5 CKWR
Programming
Format Adult album alternative/Multicultural
Ownership
OwnerWired World Inc.
History
First air date
1973
Former frequencies
98.7 MHz (1973 -1997)
Call sign meaning
C Kitchener-Waterloo Radio
Technical information
Licensing authority
CRTC
Class B
ERP 2,500 watts
HAAT 180 meters (590 ft)
Links
Website ckwr.com

CKWR-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting a community radio format at 98.5 FM in Kitchener, Ontario. The station has broadcast since 1973.[ citation needed ]

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Their studios are located on 1446 King Street East in Kitchener while their transmitter is located on top of Kitchener City Hall.

History

CKWR is a not-for-profit radio station that serves the communities of Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge and Guelph. [1] It was the first licensed community radio station in Canada, receiving a license in 1973.

On July 21, 1997, the station received approval from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to change CKWR-FM's frequency from 98.7 MHz to 98.5 MHz and increase the effective radiated power from 1,430 watts to 2,400 watts. [2] The change was to eliminate interference received from co-channel station CBCB-FM 98.7 MHz in Owen Sound.

Programming weekdays is adult album alternative with local news and community events announcements. Evenings are specialty programs, and weekends are multicultural.

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References

  1. "Canadian Minority Media Database | FM 98.5 CKWR". www.artsrn.ualberta.ca. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
  2. Decision CRTC 97-358, CRTC, July 21, 1997

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