CKKC-FM
City | Nelson, British Columbia |
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Broadcast area | Nelson |
Frequency | 106.9 MHz (FM) |
Branding | |
Programming | |
Format | Adult hits |
Ownership | |
Owner | Bell Media (Bell Media Radio) |
History | |
First air date | 1939 (AM) |
Former call signs | CKLN (1939-1967) |
Former frequencies | 880 kHz (AM) (1991-2006) 1390 kHz (1976-1991) 1420 kHz (1939-1976) |
Technical information | |
Class | B |
ERP | 930 watts average 2,000 watts peak horizontal polarization only |
HAAT | 361 meters (1,184 ft) |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | iheartradio.ca/bounce/nelson |
CKKC-FM is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts an adult hits format at 106.9 FM in Nelson, British Columbia. The station is owned by Bell Media and is branded as . The station's programming is produced partly from its own studios, and from its sister station CJAT-FM in Trail. The station was launched in 1939 by the Nelson Daily News on AM as CKLN,[1] it adopted its current call sign in 1967[2] and moved to the FM band in 2006.[3]
As CKLN, the station was a CBC Radio affiliate until the 1960s.[4]
As part of a mass format reorganization by Bell Media, on May 18, 2021, CKKC dropped the adult contemporary format and the EZ Rock branding and flipped to adult hits, and adopted the branding.[5]
Rebroadcasters[]
- CKKC-1-FM 101.9 FM - Crawford Bay[6]
- CKZX-FM 93.5 FM - New Denver
- CKZX-FM-1 95.3 FM - Kaslo
- CKBS-FM 103.1 FM - Nakusp[7][8]
References[]
- ^ Decision CRTC 91-246
- ^ "CKKC-FM (Ez Rock), Nelson, Astral Media Inc." Archived 2016-12-20 at the Wayback Machine, Radio Station History, Canadian Communications Foundation
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2005-41
- ^ CKLN history, BC Radio History
- ^ Bell Media Bounces 25 Stations Across Canada to New Variety Hits Brand
- ^ Decision CRTC 88-481
- ^ Decision CRTC 95-896
- ^ Decision CRTC 97-80
External links[]
- Bounce Radio Nelson
- CKKC-FM history – Canadian Communications Foundation
- CKKC-FM in the REC Canadian station database
- CKBS-FM in the REC Canadian station database
- CKZX-FM in the REC Canadian station database
Coordinates: 49°31′50″N 117°18′02″W / 49.53056°N 117.30056°W
- Radio stations in British Columbia
- Adult contemporary radio stations in Canada
- Bell Media radio stations
- Radio stations established in 1939
- 1939 establishments in British Columbia
- Nelson, British Columbia
- British Columbia radio station stubs