CKCR-FM

CKCR-FM is a Canadian radio station in Revelstoke, British Columbia. The station operates at 106.1 FM/MHz. CKCR is owned by Bell Media and airs an adult contemporary format under the EZ Rock on-air brand.

CKCR-FM
Broadcast areaRevelstoke, British Columbia
Branding106.1 EZ Rock
SloganToday's Soft Rock with Less Talk
Frequency106.1 MHz (FM)
First air date1965 (AM)
2009 (FM)
FormatAdult contemporary
ERP800 watts
(Horizontal only)
HAAT−810.8 metres (−2,660 ft)
ClassA
Transmitter coordinates50.99°N 118.22°W / 50.99; -118.22
OwnerBell Media
Websitewww.iheartradio.ca

History

In 1965, Hall-Gray Broadcasting Co. Ltd. (Bob Hall and Walter Gray) launched CKCR Revelstoke on the AM dial at 1340 kHz. CKCR was a re-broadcaster of CKXR in Salmon Arm.

In 1974 CKCR was given approval to start broadcasting local content of its own in addition to content received from CKXR. That same year CKCR set up a re-broadcaster of its own in golden, CKGR.[1][2]

Over the years, the station went through different ownerships. In October 2007, the assets of Standard Radio (including CKCR) were purchased by Astral Media. Astral's assets were acquired by the station's current owner, Bell Media, in September 2013.

CKCR in Revelstoke has applied to convert from the AM band to the FM band which received Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) approval on March 3, 2009. CKCR will broadcast on 106.1 FM with 800 watts.[3]

See also

References
  1. "CKGR-FM History of Canadian Broadcasting". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
  2. "CKCR-FM History of Canadian Broadcasting". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
  3. CRTC (March 3, 2009). "Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2009-108". CRTC. Retrieved August 25, 2017.

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