CKCR FM is a radio station situated in the Revelstoke region of British Columbia, Canada. Its owner is Bell Media. The format it airs is of adult contemporary kind.
History CKCR FM
This radio first went on air in 1965 as CKCR Revelstoke. Its operating frequency was 1340 kHz at that time, and its owner was Hall Gray Broadcasting Co. Limited. It actually used to rebroadcast CKXR, and both the stations were called ‘The Big Network.’ None of the two stations could be called radio stations if taken separately, but they impacted the radio market. CKCR enhanced its operating power from 250 watts to 1k watts during daytime while the power during nighttime remained 250watts. Then, in 1972, CKXR enhanced the operating power to 10k watts during daytime and 1k watts during the evening.
CKCR got its license in 1974 to broadcast the local content as well as the content of CKXR. In the same year, Robert J. Hall and J. Jeanne Hall bought 64% shares of the Hall Gray Broadcasting Ltd. Later on, in 1984, the nighttime operating power of CKCR also changed to 1k watts. In 2007, Astral Media bought the assets related to this station. In turn, Bell Media purchased Astral Media assets in September of 2013, including special and traditional television channels and radio stations.
As of March 2009, it got approval from CRTC to change its frequency to 106.1 and power to 800 watts. The new broadcaster format was adult contemporary music, and it was allowed to run transmissions regarding its local content for 42 hours every week. The license of CKCR got renewed in August of 2017 by CRTC.
Programming
Aquiline Drive – 7 PM to 3
Happy Hour – 3.00 to 8.00 AM – Stephen Keppler
Rich Daniels – 8 to 12
The Roo Phelps Show – 3 PM
Today’s Best Variety – 7 PM – Wednesdays
The weekend shows are Patrick Ryley Saturday Mornings and Rich Daniels Saturday Middays.
Technical Details
Its transmission frequency is 106.1 MHz, and it is known on-air by the name 106.1 EZ ROCK. Its famous slogan is Today’s Soft Rock with Less Talk, and it features a format of the adult contemporary kind. It belongs to class A, and the ERP at which it operates is 800 watts on horizontal polarization only. The HAAT it covers is -818.8 meters which are almost -2660 feet. The transmitter coordinates of this station are 50.99°N 118.22°W.
Contact Details
Address: Box 1420 Suite 207- 555 Victoria Rd. Revelstoke BC V0E 2S0
Studio line: +1 250-837-2149
Office/Sales: +1 250-837-2149
Email: saquiline@ezrock.com
Official Website: https://www.iheartradio.ca/ez-rock/ez-rock-revelstoke
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/revelstokeezrock
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