CKXC-FM

CKXC-FM
City	Kingston, Ontario
Frequency	93.5 MHz (FM)
Branding	Country 93.5
Programming
Format	Country
Ownership
Owner	Rogers Media ; (Rogers Media, Inc.)
Sister stations	CIKR-FM, WLYK
History
First air date	January 2008
Call sign meaning	C KiX Country (former branding)
Technical information
Class	B
ERP	7.5 kW peak
HAAT	123 meters (404 ft)
Links
Website	country935.ca

CKXC-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting at 93.5 FM in Kingston, Ontario owned by Rogers Media. The station currently broadcasts a country format branded as Country 93.5.

History[]

The station was originally owned by K-Rock 105.7 Inc., consisting of John P. Wright (60%), Douglas Kirk (15%), and Rogers Broadcasting (25%).^[1] The same ownership group also owns CIKR-FM, and operates WLYK in the nearby American community of Cape Vincent, New York through a local marketing agreement.

The station received CRTC approval on August 28, 2007 to operate a new English-language FM radio station in Kingston.^[2] However, the 93.5 FM frequency is an adjacent frequency to a nearby radio station WCIZ-FM in Watertown, New York across the St. Lawrence River broadcasting at 93.3 FM. The antenna configuration used by CKXC is directional to protect WCIZ. The 93.5 MHz frequency was formerly used by WCIZ up until the late 1990s.

K-Rock 105.7 launched Kix 93.5 in January 2008. In late November 2008, Rogers announced it would acquire the remainder of the ownership group, pending CRTC approval. Its application was approved by the CRTC on May 4, 2009.^[3]

Current on air line up include Big G and Mathews in the morning, Jacquie Beckett, Ryan Roberts, Wendy B, Jeff Code, Rick Choma and Lisa Ray also long time TNT TV hosts Crook and Chase host the station's top 40 country countdown.

In 2013,^[when?] The station dropped the "Kix" branding and rebranded as Country 93.5, as part of Rogers' rebranding of its country-formatted stations to a unified brand. Other than the branding change, no format or staff changes are expected.^[4]

References[]

^ "CRTC ownership charts" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-10-09. Retrieved 2008-12-02.
^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2007-334, Conversions to FM band and licensing of a new radio station to serve Kingston, CRTC, August 28, 2007
^ CRTC Decision 2009-249, CIKR-FM and CKXC-FM Kingston – Acquisition of assets, CRTC, May 4, 2009
^ Radio Insight: "Rogers Launches Canadian Country Brand", July 3, 2013.

External links[]

Country 93.5
CKXC-FM history – Canadian Communications Foundation
CKXC-FM in the REC Canadian station database

Coordinates: 44°16′49″N 76°29′48″W / 44.28028°N 76.49667°W / 44.28028; -76.49667

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[1] "CRTC ownership charts" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-10-09. Retrieved 2008-12-02.

[2] Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2007-334, Conversions to FM band and licensing of a new radio station to serve Kingston, CRTC, August 28, 2007

[3] CRTC Decision 2009-249, CIKR-FM and CKXC-FM Kingston – Acquisition of assets, CRTC, May 4, 2009

[4] Radio Insight: "Rogers Launches Canadian Country Brand", July 3, 2013.

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Brockville	CBOB 91.9 CIIB 94.5 CKJJ-2 99.9 CBOF-7 102.1 CJPT 103.7 CFJR 104.9
Central Frontenac	CJCE 93.7-(defunct)
Prescott	CKPP 107.9
Kemptville	CKVV 97.5
Loyalist	CJAI 101.3
Napanee	CKYM 88.7
Bancroft	CHMS 97.7 CBLA-5 99.3 CKJJ-4 103.5
Cape Vincent, New York	WSLZ 88.1 WMHI 94.7 WLYK 102.7
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