CKRV-FM
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| City | Kamloops, British Columbia |
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| Branding | K 97-5 |
| Slogan | 70s, 80's, 90's |
| Frequency | 97.5 FM |
| First air date | 1984 |
| Format | classic hits |
| ERP | 4.3 kilowatts |
| HAAT | 142.5 meters (468 ft) |
| Class | B |
| Transmitter coordinates | 50°40′14.88″N 120°23′56.40″W / 50.6708000°N 120.3990000°W |
| Callsign meaning | Canada Kamloops RiVer |
| Owner | Newcap Radio |
| Sister stations | CHNL, CJKC-FM |
| Webcast | http://player.k975.ca/ |
| Website | http://www.k975.ca/ |
CKRV-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 97.5 FM in Kamloops, British Columbia. The station broadcasts a classic hits format branded as K 97-5, and prior to 2010, it had a hot adult contemporary format. Even though as a top 40 station, it was still being classified as a hot AC station by Mediabase and Nielsen BDS. CKRV-FM's most recent shift to top 40 was plagued by CKBZ-FM shifting from adult contemporary to hot adult contemporary in the late 2000s.
The station was launched in 1984 by Hal Yerxa's CFCW Ltd. It was acquired by Newcap Broadcasting in 1989, but was then sold to local broadcaster NL Broadcasting, the owner of AM station CHNL in the city, in 1993.
On February 20, 2015, CKRV-FM switched to a variety hits format and adopted a new slogan Kamloops' best variety of the '80s, '90s and WOW, but kept the station's branding.
In June 2017, the station was reacquired by Newcap, along with sister stations CHNL and CJKC-FM.[1]
Recently, in February 2018, CKRV-FM rebranded to K 97-5 and flipped to classic hits.
References
- ↑ "CRTC approves sale of NL Broadcasting to Newcap of Nova Scotia". Kamloops This Week, June 6, 2017.
External links
- CKRV-FM history – Canadian Communications Foundation
- Query the REC's Canadian station database for CKRV-FM
Coordinates: 50°40′15″N 120°23′55″W / 50.67083°N 120.39861°W