CKYY-FM

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CKYY-FM
CKYY country89 logo.png
Broadcast area Niagara Region
Frequency 89.1 MHz (FM)
BrandingCountry 89
Programming
Format Country
Affiliations Niagara IceDogs
Niagara River Lions
Ownership
Owner
CIXL-FM
History
First air date
February 20, 2015
Technical information
Class A
ERP 564 watts average
3,100 watts peak
horizontal & vertical polarization
HAAT 130.5 meters (428 ft)
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website country89.com

CKYY-FM (89.1 MHz) is a commercial radio station in Welland, Ontario, Canada, serving the Niagara Region. It is owned My Broadcasting Corporation. It airs a country format and identifies on air as "New Country 89.1". The studios and offices for CKYY-FM and sister station CIXL-FM are on Forks Road on the Port Colborne - Welland border.

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CKYY-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 564 watts average, with a peak of 3,100 watts. The tower has a height above average terrain (HAAT) of 130.5 meters (428 ft). [1] CKYY-FM uses a directional antenna to avoid its signal from interfering with stations in the U.S. The transmitter is located on Matthews Road in Welland .

History

The station's founders received approval from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) on June 26, 2014, to construct a new English-language commercial FM station. [2] [3] The station signed on the air on February 20, 2015. [4]

On May 10, 2019, Stingray Group announced its intention to purchase R.B. Communications' two stations in Welland. [5] The sale fell through in early 2020. In 2022, Wellport announced a new deal to sell CIXL and CKYY to My Broadcasting Corporation. [6]

On September 20, 2022, the CRTC approved the change of ownership from R.B. Communications Ltd. to My Broadcasting Corporation. [7]

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References

  1. FCCdata.org/CKYY
  2. Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2013-663, Notice of hearing, CRTC, December 9, 2013
  3. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2013-345, English Language FM radio station in Welland, CRTC, June 26, 2014
  4. Country 89.1 FM is on the air Archived 2015-02-25 at the Wayback Machine , Welland Tribune, February 20, 2015
  5. "Friday's small-cap stocks to watch". The Globe and Mail. May 10, 2019. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
  6. Connie Thiessen, "MBC to acquire GIANT FM and Country 89 Welland". Broadcast Dialogue, August 5, 2022.
  7. "Administrative Decision CRTC L2022-45" (PDF). crtc.gc.ca. 2022-09-20. Retrieved 2022-10-30.

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