CBKF-FM

CBKF-FM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts the programming of Radio-Canada's Ici Radio-Canada Première network at 97.7 FM in Regina, Saskatchewan.

CBKF-FM
CityRegina, Saskatchewan
Broadcast areaSaskatchewan
BrandingIci Radio-Canada Première
Frequency97.7 MHz (FM)
First air dateApril 24, 1975
FormatNews/Talk
ERPvertical polarization:
5.6 kWs
horizontal polarization:
22.3 kWs
HAAT146.2 meters (480 ft)
ClassB
OwnerCanadian Broadcasting Corporation
WebsiteRadio-Canada Saskatchewan

History

The station was launched on April 24, 1975. In 1973, two years prior to the station's launch, the network also purchased two established francophone community radio stations, CFRG in Gravelbourg and CFNS in Saskatoon, and converted them to rebroadcasters of CBKF. The stations were recalled as CBKF-1 and CBKF-2, respectively.

The CFRG calls are now used by a privately owned French-language community station in Gravelbourg operating at 93.1 FM.

A community group in Prince Albert, the Société canadienne-française de Prince Albert, currently holds a separate license to rebroadcast CBKF's programming in that city.[1]

On May 30, 2013, the CRTC approved the CBC's request to increase CBKF-FM's wattage from 13,700 watts to 22,300 watts, with a decrease in the effective height of antenna above average terrain from 153 to 146.2 metres.[2]

Programming

The station's current local programs are Point du jour, in the mornings from 6:00 a.m. to 9 a.m. and Pour faire un monde in the afternoons, 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. The Saturday morning program, Culture et confiture, originates from CBUF-FM Vancouver. On holidays, CKSB-10-FM produces holiday morning program for western Canada - Les matins de l'Ouest. Le retour de l'ouest, produced by Alberta's CHFA-FM, replaces regional drive programming on Première outlets in western Canada. For several years, CBKF-FM also used to broadcast a Sunday morning Catholic Mass from the Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption Cathedral in Gravelbourg.

Transmitters

Rebroadcasters of CBKF-FM
City of licenseIdentifierFrequencyPowerClassRECNet
BellegardeCBKF-FM-491.9 FM4,700 wattsBQuery
GravelbourgCBKF-1690 AM5,000 wattsBQuery
North BattlefordCBKF-FM-596.9 FM9,600 wattsBQuery
Prince AlbertCKSF-FM90.1 FM3,000 wattsBQuery
SaskatoonCBKF-2860 AM10,000 wattsBQuery
Zenon ParkCBKF-FM-393.5 FM1,340 wattsBQuery

References

  1. CRTC Decision 2005-346.
  2. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2013-270, CBKF-FM Regina – Technical amendment

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