CKMR-FM

CKMR-FM
City	Strathmore, Alberta
Frequency	104.5 MHz (FM)
Branding	104.5 More Country
Programming
Language(s)	English
Format	Country
Ownership
Owner	Golden West Broadcasting
Sister stations	CFIT-FM, CFXO-FM, CHRB, CKUV-FM, CKXY-FM
History
First air date	September 27, 2018
Former call signs	CKOV-FM (2018-2020)
Call sign meaning	CK StrathMoRe (broadcast area)
Technical information
Class	B1
ERP	7,000 watts
HAAT	101.5 m
Links
Website	strathmorenow.com/104-5-fm-blog

CKMR-FM (104.5 FM, 104.5 More Country) is a radio station in Strathmore, Alberta. Owned by Golden West Broadcasting, it broadcasts a country format.

History[]

On December 9, 2014, Clear Sky Radio received approval from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to operate a new English language radio station in Strathmore, Alberta. The new station would operate at 104.5 MHz (channel 283B1) with an average effective radiated power (ERP) of 2,800 watts (maximum ERP of 7,000 watts with an effective height of antenna above average terrain of 101.5 metres).^[1]

In January 2018, prior to its launch, the CRTC approved the sale of a 25% stake in the station to Golden West Broadcasting, with the remainder held by Clear Sky Radio's owners Mary McKinnon Mills and Paul Larsen (all via licensee 2044577 Alberta Ltd.). Clear Sky noted Golden West's experience with small-market stations, and stated that the economic conditions had prevented it from fully realizing its plans for the market.^[2] The station officially launched September 27, 2018 as 104.5 More Country, with the call letters CKOV-FM.

In 2019, the remaining stake in the station was sold to Golden West. In March 2020, its call letters were changed to CKMR-FM, as the CKOV calls had been moved to CKOO-FM in Kelowna following Larsen's acquisition of that station.^[3]^[4]

References[]

^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2014-637, English-language FM radio station in Strathmore, CRTC, December 9, 2014.
^ "CKOV-FM Strathmore – Acquisition of assets". CRTC. 2018-01-22. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
^ "CRTC Radio Ownership - Update – 2021-03-02" (PDF). CRTC. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
^ "Radio station CKOV returns to Kelowna". INFOnews. Retrieved 2021-06-04.

External links[]

104.5 More Country
CKMR-FM history – Canadian Communications Foundation
CKOV-FM in the REC Canadian station database

Coordinates: 51°02′08″N 113°25′29″W / 51.035556°N 113.424722°W / 51.035556; -113.424722

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[1] Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2014-637, English-language FM radio station in Strathmore, CRTC, December 9, 2014.

[2] "CKOV-FM Strathmore – Acquisition of assets". CRTC. 2018-01-22. Retrieved 2019-01-08.

[3] "CRTC Radio Ownership - Update – 2021-03-02" (PDF). CRTC. Retrieved 2021-06-04.

[4] "Radio station CKOV returns to Kelowna". INFOnews. Retrieved 2021-06-04.

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