101.7 World FM – CKER is a Canadian Radio broadcasting station, which is situated in Edmonton, Alberta. This radio station utilizes the on-air brand name of 101.7 World FM. It is based upon a multilingual format. In other words, the shows are broadcasted in more than one language. Thus, this station has a wide range of variety of language speaking listeners. Rogers Media owns this radio station. CKER-FM has two sister stations named as CHBN-FM and CHDI-FM.
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About 101.7 World FM – CKER:
CKER-FM was first introduced as the Edmonton’s first and only multilingual radio station to the audiences on November 1, 1980. At that time, it used to be operated on the AM dial with the frequency of 1480 AM and power consumption of 10,000 watts. In 1994, CRTC approved CKER to the FM band at the frequency of 101.9 MHz with a power of 64,000 watts. The power was later increased. Alongside this, there was a shift at the frequency reservation suggested by CRTC as well. On November 29, 2006, O.K Radio Group sold CKER to the current owner of this radio station along with the other stations.
Programming:
CKER-FM famously broadcasts the shows in more than ten languages belonging to 12 different ethnic groups. These programming languages include Arabia, Cantonese, Filipino, German, Italian, Mandarin, Polish, Punjabi, Spanish and Ukrainian. Thus, the programs fulfill the purpose of entertainment and information to different ethnic communities residing in Edmonton. Some of the shows which are broadcasted on this radio station are Nithnem Path, Mandarin Radio, Cantonese Radio, Ukrainian Edition, Power Play Hockey Nights with Patwant Singh & Mallik Dhadwal, World Beat Music, Mornings with Raj, Corazon Latino, Himig Pinoy / Lunes Dagdag Kaalaman, and Basota.
Technical Details:
This radio channel is operated at the frequency of 101.7 MHz (FM), with the ERP of 100,000 watts in horizontal polarization and 24,000 watts in vertical polarization. CKER has an average antenna height range of 272 meters (892 ft.). It has been licensed as class C. The current location of the transmitter coordinates is 53⁰31`54.84`N 113⁰46`51.6`W.
Contact Details:
Mailing Address: 5915 Gateway Blvd. Edmonton, Alberta, T6H 2H3
Contact Number: +1 780-423-2005, +1 780-438-1017
Email: worldfm@rci.rogers.com
Fax: +1 780-437-5129
Official Website: https://www.worldfm.ca/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/1017worldfm
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1017WorldFm/[/expand]