CKQK-FM

CKQK-FM
City Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Branding Hot 105.5
Slogan PEI's #1 Hit Music Station
Frequency 105.5 MHz (FM)
First air date July 25, 2006
Format Top 40
ERP 33 kilowatts (average)
88 kilowatts (peak)
horizontal polarization only
HAAT 212.6 meters (698 ft)
Class C1
Owner Newcap Radio
Sister stations CHTN-FM
Webcast Listen live
Website www.hot1055fm.com

CKQK-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting at 105.5 FM in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island with a Top 40 format branded on-air as Hot 105.5. The station is owned by Newcap Radio which also owns sister station CHTN-FM. CKQK's studios & offices are located at 176 Great George street in the downtown Charlottetown area.

On July 11, 2006 Newcap received approval from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to operate a new FM radio station at Charlottetown. [1]

The station launched on July 25, 2006 under an active rock format branded as K-Rock 105.5 but was re-branded under a new format on January 12, 2012, with the station's last song AC/DC's "Thunderstruck," being abruptly cut mid-way at 1:05 PM (AST) in favour of a lengthy launch montage that was then followed by the first song under the new format being Flo Rida's "Good Feeling."[2] Hot 105.5's logo and presentation is being patterned after its Top 40/CHR sister station CIHT-FM in Ottawa.[3]

On November 13, 2008, CKQK applied to add a new FM transmitter at Elmira and another at St. Edward, Prince Edward Island. The application was approved on January 19, 2009.[4]

Rebroadcasters of CKQK-FM
City of licenseIdentifierFrequencyRECNet
ElmiraCKQK-FM-1103.7 FMQuery
St. EdwardCKQK-FM-291.1 FMQuery

On Air Staff

  • The Morning Hot Tub, With Ashley Bee and Johnny Novak: 6a-10a
  • Middays with Angela McNally: 10a-1p
  • Afternoon Drive with Matt Macleod: 1p-6p
  • Evenings with Hot Dan: M-F 6P-10p and the Saturday night throw down

Former On Air Staff

  • Colin Mckay; Colin & Zack in the Fish Bowl! (now at ROCK 88-9 Saint John)
  • Rob Johnson
  • Blair Rhodes
  • Sherri K
  • Myles Mackinnon (Owns 3rd degree in summerside)
  • Firth ( now afternoons at CFCY )
  • Morgan Sheppard ( Lives in Toronto)
  • Megan Coady ( now at virgin radio in Halifax )
  • G
  • Jesse
  • Kris Irwin
  • Alex
  • Shaugn Best ( now at new country in Fredericton)
  • Zack Bell ( now works for Ken Mac Energy)
  • Laura Woodworth ( studying to be a lawyer)
  • Timothy O'Brien
  • Stephanie Muller

References

  1. ↑ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2006-290, Use of frequency 105.5 MHz by the new FM radio station in Charlottetown., CRTC, July 11, 2006
  2. ↑ From Media Fire (January 12, 2012)
  3. ↑ "Prince Edward Island Gets Hot" from Radio Insight (January 12, 2012)
  4. ↑ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2009-17

Coordinates: 46°12′44″N 63°20′29″W / 46.21222°N 63.34139°W / 46.21222; -63.34139


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