91.5 CKPR is a Canadian radio station broadcasting from Thunder Bay, Ontario. Dougall Media is the station owner. The company also manages its sister stations, CJSD FM, CFNOFM, CKPRDT, and CHFD DT. It is an on-air hot adult contemporary format at 91.5 FM and 93.5 FM in Atikokan, Ontario. Its transmission is available for 24 hours on the FM band. The channel call sign is CKPR FM which means CK Pioneer Radio or CK Port Arthur (broadcast area). Its effective radiator power is 100 kW horizontal polarization only with a class C station.
FM broadcasts vibrant programming like entertainment, news, sports, talk shows, live events, music shows, and current issues. It is playing Thunder Bay’s Best Music. The channel music playlist includes American Top 40, Backtrax USA, and The Best of the Wake-Up Crew. Its music features artists like Shawn Mendes, Taylor Swift, Adele, Pink, Ed Sheeran, Bruno Mars, and Rihanna. Listeners can hear the station’s transmission on the internet through live streaming, Radio player Canada, CKPR App for iOS and Android, TuneIn Radio Apps, and Amazon Alexa and Google Home/Nest Smart Devices.
History of 91.5 CKPR
The station’s first broadcast took place in Midland in 1927. In 1931, the Dougall Motor Car Company acquired it and moved it to Fort William. Initially broadcasting at 890 AM, the station changed frequencies to 780 in 1933, 930 in 1935, 730 in 1938, and then 580 in 1941. In 1947, the station joined the Trans-Canada Network as an affiliate; in 1962, it joined CBC Radio. Owners of the station began simulcasting on CKPR FM in 1948. The owners also purchased CFPA-TV, the city’s CBC Television affiliate, in 1962; after that, it too adopted the CKPR callsign. Dougall applied to move the station to 91.5 FM in 2006.
The CRTC approved this application on February 2, 2007. On June 4, 2007, at 12:00 pm, the transition took place, and Thunder Bay Television broadcasted its lives. Following the station’s FM conversion, it discontinued its previous news/talk programming and switched to an adult contemporary format. Eventually, the station developed into the hot adult contemporary format. The station submitted a request to the CRTC on March 2, 2011, to add an FM transmitter at Atikokan so that it could rebroadcast the programming of CKPR-FM Thunder Bay. The station had a slight rebranding on February 3, 2022, becoming Thunder Bay’s Radio Station, 91.5 CKPR.
Programs
The Wake-Up Crew with Brad & Laura – 6 am to 10 am
Val Mitchell – 10 am to 3 pm
Bill Hogan – 3 pm to 7 pm
On-Air with Ryan Seacrest – 7 pm to 11 pm
91-Minute Commercial-Free Coffee Break – 10 am with Val
The Retro Lunch – Noon with Val
American Top 40 with Ryan Seacrest – 9am to 1pm / Saturday & 7pm to 11pm / Sunday
Laura – 1pm to 7pm / Saturday
Backtrax USA – 7pm to 11pm / Saturday
The Best of the Wake-Up Crew – 9am to 1pm / Sunday
JD – 1pm to 7pm / Sundays
Contact Details
Address: 87 Hill Street North, Thunder Bay, Ontario, P7A 5V6
Contest Line: (807) 346-CKPR (2577)
Toll-Free Contest Line: (888) 218-1428
Text Line: (807) 631-0915
Official Website: https://www.ckpr.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/915CKPR/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/915CKPR
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/915ckpr/
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