CKBI (AM)

CKBI

City	Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
Frequency	900 AM
Branding	900 CKBI
Programming
Format	country music
Ownership
Owner	Jim Pattison Group
Sister stations	CFMM-FM, CHQX-FM
History
First air date	1930
Technical information
Class	A
Power	10 kW
Links
Webcast	CKBI listen online
Website	www.ckbi.com

CKBI is a Canadian radio station in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Owned by the Jim Pattison Group, it broadcasts a country music format branded as AM 900. The station serves as the broadcast home of the Prince Albert Raiders of the Western Hockey League, and also carries live broadcasts of Saskatchewan Roughriders games.^[1]

CKBI began broadcasting as 10BI in 1930 on 250 metres. In 1933, 10BI became a commercial station, adopting its current callsign and moved to 1210 AM. CKBI has been operating at its current frequency of 900 kHz since 1941; 900 AM is a Canadian and Mexican clear-channel frequency. CKBI and XEW are the dominant Class A stations on this frequency. CKBI was an affiliate of the Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission from 1932 until 1936 and was an affiliate of CBC Radio until 1944 and then CBC Radio's Dominion Network from 1944 until 1962.

Rebroadcasters[]

References[]

External links[]

• AM 900 CKBI
• CKBI AM history – Canadian Communications Foundation
• CKBI in the REC Canadian station database

Coordinates: 53°12′03″N 105°45′14″W / 53.2008°N 105.7538°W / 53.2008; -105.7538

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