CKWS-FM
Hot adult contemporary | |
Affiliations | CBC (1942-1944), CBC Trans-Canada Network (1944-1962), CBC Radio (1962-1978) Kingston Frontenacs |
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Ownership | |
Owner |
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CFMK-FM, CKWS-DT | |
History | |
First air date | August 31, 1942 (AM) October 15, 2007 (FM) |
Former call signs | CKWS (1942-1987) CFFX (1987-2007) CFFX-FM (2007-2010) |
Former frequencies | 960 kHz (AM) (1942-2007) |
Call sign meaning | C Kingston Whig-Standard |
Technical information | |
Class | B |
ERP | 4,000 watts average 8,000 watts peak |
HAAT | 247.9 meters (813 ft) |
Links | |
Website | 1043freshradio.ca |
CKWS-FM (104.3
History
The station was launched in 1942 as CKWS, a
FM sister station CKWS-FM (now CFMK-FM) signed on in 1947 (originally as CKWR-FM), and CKWS-TV launched in 1954. For most of the 1960s and 1970s, CKWS battled local rival CKLC for listenership, since both stations had adopted a similar Top 40 format, although CKWS always carried more news and community programming.
The stations were purchased by
The stations were subsequently sold to their current owner, Corus Entertainment, in 2000,[2] at which time they were "reunited" with the television station and moved back to the studios on Queen Street.
On February 14, 2005, the CRTC denied an application by 591989 B.C. Ltd., a subsidiary of Corus Entertainment Inc. to operate a low-power FM transmitter in Kingston. The proposed transmitter would operate at 93.7 MHz with an effective radiated power of 50 watts. The applicant indicated that approval of its proposal would improve the quality of CFFX's signal in Kingston's downtown core. Corus stated that in the central core area of Kingston, the CFFX signal dropped significantly in volume and that it was weak, or very weak, in shopping centres. The licensee further stated that while both AM and FM signals would experience signal degradation in downtown areas, AM signals were significantly more susceptible to electrical noise and interference from computers and similar devices. Corus stated, with respect to the use of the FM spectrum, that it had evaluated the availability of low-power FM frequencies, and found that numerous channels of that type were available for use in Kingston.[3]
Conversion to FM and format changes
As of 2007, CFFX was carrying an oldies format. In April 2007, CFFX applied to move to FM, and was given approval by the CRTC on August 28, 2007.[4] In September, CFFX began testing at 104.3 FM playing a wide variety of different music formats.
On October 15, 2007, CFFX moved from 960 AM to 104.3 FM, adopting an
On August 19, 2010, after the CRTC allowed
On February 24, 2014, the station flipped back to
.References
- ^ "Canadian Communications Foundation - Fondation des Communications Canadiennes". Archived from the original on 2005-07-24. Retrieved 2008-01-21.
- ^ Decision CRTC 2000-87 Archived 2015-02-16 at the Wayback Machine, Acquisition of assets, CRTC, March 24, 2000
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2005-50, CFFX Kingston - Technical change, CRTC, February 14, 2005
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2007-334, Conversions to FM band and licensing of a new radio station to serve Kingston, CRTC, August 28, 2007
- CKWS-TV, February 13, 2015
External links
- 104.3 Fresh Radio
- CKWS-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
- CKWS-FM in the REC Canadian station database