CKWT-FM

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CKWT-FM
Broadcast area Kenora District, Northwestern Ontario, Canada
Frequency 89.9 MHz (FM)
BrandingWawatay Radio Network
Programming
Format First Nations
Ownership
Owner Wawatay Native Communications Society
CIDE-FM
History
Call sign meaning
C K Wawatay
Technical information
Class A1
ERP vertical polarization only:
224 watts
HAAT 18.5 meters (61 ft)
Links
Website www.wawataynews.ca

CKWT-FM is a radio station of Wawatay Radio Network in Sioux Lookout, Ontario, Canada. The station airs a programming format for First Nations, and serves much of Northwestern Ontario through a network of rebroadcast transmitters.

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Rebroadcasters

City of license Identifier Frequency RECNet
Bearskin Lake CFBL-FM90.1 Query
Poplar Hill [1] CFBY-FM90.1 Query
Sachigo Lake CFEY-FM90.1 Query
Lansdowne House [2] CFHL-FM89.9 Query
Kingfisher Lake CFKL-FM90.1 Query
Kasabonika CFKP-FM90.1 Query
Muskrat Dam CFMD-FM105.1 Query
Naicatchewenin [3] CFNP-FM90.1 Query
Slate Falls [4] CHBJ-FM90.1 Query
Wapekeka [5] CHIO-FM89.9 Query
Seine River [6] CHIX-FM89.9 Query
Wunnummin Lake CHPM-FM90.1 Query
Weagamow Lake CHWL-FM90.1 Query
Cat Lake [7] CJPS-FM89.9 Query
North Spirit Lake [8] CKFC-FM89.9 Query
Kashechewan CKAS-FM90.1 Query
Deer Lake CKDL-FM90.1 Query
Fort Albany CKFA-FM90.1 Query
Fort Severn CKFS-FM90.1 Query
Constance Lake [9] CKID-FM89.9 Query
Attawapiskat [10] CKMT-FM89.9 Query
Summer Beaver [11] CKYW-FM89.9 Query
Peawanuck/Winisk [12] CKWN-FM89.9 Query

Notes

On March 4, 2016, the CRTC approved Wawatay's application for a broadcasting licence to operate a low-power Type B Native FM radio station in Sioux Lookout, Ontario. The station would operate at 89.9 MHz (channel 210A1) with an effective radiated power of 224 watts (non-directional antenna with an effective height above average terrain of 18.5 metres). [13]

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