Broadcast area | Niagara Region |
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Frequency | 89.1 MHz (FM) |
Branding | Country 89 |
Programming | |
Format | Country |
Affiliations | Niagara IceDogs Niagara River Lions |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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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 "Niagara's 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.
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 .
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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