CKHK-FM (107.7 MHz) is a Canadian radio station licensed to Hawkesbury, Ontario. Owned by Evanov Communications, it broadcasts a country format branded as Hot Country 107.7.
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| Broadcast area | Hawkesbury |
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| Frequency | 107.7 MHz (FM) |
| Branding | Hot Country 107.7 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Affiliations | Compass Media Networks Premiere Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Evanov Communications (sold to Radio communautaire Cornwall-Alexandria cooperative pending approval of CRTC) |
| CHRC-FM, CFWC-FM, CKDX-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | April 14, 2008 |
Call sign meaning | CK HawKesbury (broadcast area) |
| Technical information | |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 1,100 watts |
| HAAT | 71.5 meters (235 ft) |
| Links | |
| Website | hotcountry1077.ca |
Evanov announced on September 5, 2024, that the station, along with CHRC-FM in Clarence-Rockland and CJWL-FM in Ottawa are to close effective September 20, 2024 due to " a difficult media climate, and the residual effects of the pandemic."[1] Days before the deadline, however, a deal was announced with the Radio communautaire Cornwall-Alexandria cooperative, the licensee of CHOD-FM, to acquire CHRC and CKHK from Evanov, pending approval by the CRTC.[2]
History
editOn June 27, 2007, Ottawa Media Inc. was licensed by the CRTC to operate a new FM station at Hawkesbury.[3]
On April 14, 2008 at 9:00 AM, the station was launched as 107.7 The Jewel, with a soft adult contemporary format.
In May 2021, the station flipped to country as Hot Country 107.7, as part of a realignment of several Evanov stations.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Evanov to shutter three FM stations". Broadcast Dialogue. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
- ^ Connie Thiessen, "GO FM to acquire two Evanov stations set for closure". Broadcast Dialogue, September 18, 2024.
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2007-204
- ^ "Evanov rebranding four Ontario-Quebec stations". Cartt.ca. 2021-05-03. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
External links
edit- Hot Country 107.7
- CKHK-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
- CKHK-FM in the REC Canadian station database
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