CKWR-FM
Community radio station in Kitchener, Ontario
- Kitchener, Ontario
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CKWR-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting a community radio format at 98.5 FM in Kitchener, Ontario. The station has broadcast since 1973.[citation needed]
Their studios are located on 1446 King Street East in Kitchener while their transmitter is located on top of Kitchener City Hall.
History
CKWR is a not-for-profit radio station that serves the communities of Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge and Guelph.[1] It was the first licensed community radio station in Canada, receiving a license in 1973.
On July 21, 1997, the station received approval from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to change CKWR-FM's frequency from 98.7 MHz to 98.5 MHz and increase the effective radiated power from 1,430 watts to 2,400 watts. [2] The change was to eliminate interference received from co-channel station CBCB-FM 98.7 MHz in Owen Sound.
Programming weekdays is adult album alternative with local news and community events announcements. Evenings are specialty programs, and weekends are multicultural.
References
External links
- FM 98.5 CKWR
- CKWR-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
- CKWR-FM in the REC Canadian station database
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Radio stations in Kitchener and Waterloo Region, Ontario, including Wellington County and County of Brant
and Cambridge
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- Nearby regions
- Hamilton-Niagara
- Midwestern Ontario
- Simcoe County/Barrie/Orillia
- Toronto
- See also
- List of radio stations in Ontario
43°27′06″N 80°29′32″W / 43.45167°N 80.49222°W / 43.45167; -80.49222
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