CKYY-FM

CKYY-FM

City	Welland, Ontario
Broadcast area	Niagara Region
Frequency	89.1 MHz (FM)
Branding	Country 89
Programming
Format	Country
Ownership
Owner	Wellport Broadcasting (R.B. Communications)
Sister stations	CIXL-FM
History
First air date	February 20, 2015; 7 years ago (2015-02-20)
Technical information
Class	A
ERP	564 watts average 3,100 watts peak horizontal & vertical polarization
HAAT	130.5 meters (428 ft)
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	country89.com

CKYY-FM (89.1 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station in Welland, Ontario, Canada, serving the Niagara Region. It is owned by Wellport Broadcasting, a subsidiary of R.B. Communications. It airs a country music radio format and calls itself "Country 89." The studios and offices for CKYY-FM and sister station CIXL-FM are on Forks Road on the Port Colborne - Welland border.

CKYY-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 564 watts average, with a peak of 3,100 watts. The tower has a height above average terrain (HAAT) of 130.5 meters (428 ft).^[1] CKYY-FM uses a directional antenna to avoid its signal from interfering with stations in the U.S. The transmitter is in the field behind the studio.

History[]

The station's founders received approval from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) on June 26, 2014, to construct a new English-language commercial FM station.^{[2] [3]} The station signed on the air on February 20, 2015.^[4]

On May 10, 2019, Stingray Group announced its intention to purchase R.B. Communications' two stations in Welland.^[5] The sale has been put on pause and Wellport Broadcasting remains sole owner.

References[]

External links[]

• Country 89
• CKYY-FM history – Canadian Communications Foundation
• CKYY-FM in the REC Canadian station database

Coordinates: 42°56′51″N 79°16′15″W / 42.94747°N 79.27073°W / 42.94747; -79.27073