CKKW-FM
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| City | Kitchener, Ontario |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Waterloo Region |
| Branding | KFUN 99.5 |
| Slogan | The Tri-Cities' Greatest Hits |
| Frequency | 99.5 MHz (FM) |
| First air date | 1959 |
| Format | classic hits/oldies |
| ERP |
1.7 kWs (average) 4.3 kilowatts (peak) |
| HAAT | 110.8 meters (364 ft) |
| Class | B1 |
| Callsign meaning | CK Kitchener Waterloo |
| Owner |
Bell Media (Bell Media Radio) |
| Sister stations | CFCA-FM, CKCO-DT |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www.kfun995.com |
CKKW-FM (99.5 FM) is a Canadian radio station licensed to Kitchener, Ontario, with studios located in Waterloo. The station is owned by Bell Media and airs a classic hits format branded on-air as KFUN 99.5.
History
The station originally began broadcasting in 1959 at 1320 AM, until it moved to 1090 AM in 1975.
In February 1984, CKKW began AM-stereo broadcasting with a Motorola C-Quam format.[1]
Originally owned by Carl Pollock and later becoming a subsidiary of his company Electrohome, CHUM Limited acquired CKKW in 1993, and shortly thereafter instated the oldies format and "Oldies 1090" branding. This was maintained until 2009, except for a brief period from 2001 to 2002 when it was part of CHUM's short-lived sports radio network, The Team.
On April 10, 2008, CKKW applied to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission to convert the station from the AM band to the FM band at 99.5 MHz.[2] The application indicated that CKKW will keep its present oldies format on FM. The application was approved on October 3, 2008.[3]
The flip, which occurred on January 6, 2009, resulted in a continuation of the oldies format as "KFUN 99.5".[4] Although the station was allowed to simulcast at 1090 AM until April 6 of that year, the AM signal is believed to have been shut down on January 16; the old AM towers were taken down in March.[5]
The 99.5 MHz frequency was formerly occupied by CIKZ-FM from 2003, until it moved to its current frequency in 2005 due to interference from WDCX-FM in Buffalo, New York.
Personalities
Dave Schneider (midday host/program director,[6] until April 2014)
References
- ↑ http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/index3.html?url=http%3A//www.broadcasting-history.ca/listings_and_histories/radio/histories.php%3Fid%3D331%26historyID%3D123
- ↑ Broadcasting Notice of Public Hearing CRTC 2008-2-3
- ↑ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2008-277
- ↑ http://formatchange.com/ckkw-moves-to-fm-as-k-fun/
- ↑ CKKW's towers start to fall Scott Fybush, North East Radio Watch March 30, 2009.
- ↑ http://foreveryoungnews.com/posts/2421-dj-with-heart-k-w-disk-jockey-dave-schneider
External links
- KFUN 99.5
- CKKW-FM History - Canadian Communications Foundation
- Query the REC's Canadian station database for CKKW-FM
Coordinates: 43°24′13″N 80°31′54″W / 43.40361°N 80.53167°W