"CFYK-FM" was the previous call sign for what is now CBNY-FM, a repeater ofCBU-FM Vancouver.

CFYK-FM

Yellowknife,Northwest Territories
Broadcast area	District of Mackenzie
Frequency	98.9MHz (FM)
Branding	CBC Radio One CBC North
Programming
Format	News/Talk
Ownership
Owner	Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Sister stations	CFYK-DT
History
First air date	January 15, 1950; 75 years ago (1950-01-15)
Former call signs	CFYK (1950–2013)
Former frequencies	1450 kHz (AM) (1950–1952) 1340 kHz (1952–2013)
Call sign meaning	"Canadian Forces Yellowknife"
Technical information
Class	A
ERP	5,500watts
HAAT	50 meters (160 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	62°26′47″N114°23′20″W / 62.44639°N 114.38889°W /62.44639; -114.38889
Links
Website	CBC North

CFYK-FM is a Canadianradio station broadcasting at 98.9 MHz (FM) inYellowknife,Northwest Territories. The station is owned by theCanadian Broadcasting Corporation and broadcasts national programming of theCBC Radio One network along with regional programs as part ofCBC North.

CFYK began broadcasting on January 15, 1950.^[1] Like other radio stations inNorthern Canada at the time, CFYK was licensed to theCanadian Army'sRoyal Canadian Corps of Signals and utilized the technical infrastructure of theNorthwest Territories and Yukon Radio System, but was managed by a civilian committee and operated by volunteers as a commercial-freecommunity radio station.

Initially, programming consisted entirely of local content created by residents of Yellowknife, including schoolchildren and anybody who wished to be heard on the radio.^[1] By 1952, the CBC began to regularly supply the station withtape recordings of CBC programming for broadcast alongside the local content.^[2][3]

In 1958, the CBC announced it would create a new radio network (now known as CBC North) to target Northern Canada.^[4] To establish the service, the corporation would take over the operations of existing volunteer-run radio stations, turning them into CBC-owned outlets staffed by CBC employees. As part of this process, ownership of CFYK was formally transferred to the CBC on December 13, 1958.^[5]

Upon sign-on, CFYK was anAM station operating on a frequency of 1450 kHz with 250 watts of power. In 1952, the frequency was changed to 1340 kHz in order to alleviate interference to air search and rescue operations near Yellowknife.^[6] The station continued to operate at a power of 250 watts until 1965, when the power was increased to 1,000 watts.^[7] Subsequent power increases occurred in the 1980s, with the station receiving approval to operate at 2,500 watts during the day and 4,000 watts at night, although the increased power at night was discontinued in 1992 and the station went to operating at 2,500 watts around the clock.^[8]

On July 10, 2012, the CBC applied to move CFYK to FM on a frequency of 98.9 MHz with aneffective radiated power of 1,220 watts from an antennaheight above average terrain of 46.6 metres (153 ft).^[9] The move was approved on November 7, 2012.^[10] The switch from AM to FM took place on June 3, 2013, at which time the station became CFYK-FM, a call sign originally used by arelay transmitter ofCBU-FM that has since been renamed CBNY-FM.^[8]

On November 28, 2013, the CBC received approval to increase CFYK-FM's effective radiated power to 5,500 watts and raise the antenna height above average terrain to 50 metres (160 ft).^[11]

CFYK produces all of CBC Radio'slocal programs in the Northwest Territories, includingThe Trailbreaker on weekday mornings, the noon-hour programNorthwind,Trail's End in the afternoon, andNorthern Air on weekend mornings.

The station's afternoon programming also differs significantly from the rest of the network. Afternoon programming such asQ is pre-empted; instead, the station airs afternoon programming inFirst Nations languages.CHAK inInuvik, while airing the same regular local programming schedule as CFYK, produces a distinct schedule of First Nations programming in the afternoons.

CFYK has the following rebroadcasters:

The CBC applied with the CRTC to convert the following AM transmitters to FM:

• On April 19, 2013, applied to convertCBQC 1230 to 98.9 MHz.^[18] The application was approved on September 19, 2013.^[19]
• On May 29, 2013, applied to convertCBDO 690 to 107.5 MHz. This application was approved on October 16, 2013.^[20]
• On January 16, 2017, applied to convertCBDI 860 to 97.9 MHz.^[21] The CRTC approved the application on March 17, 2017.^[22] The callsign was then changed toCFYK-FM-1.

CBQG is the last remaining low-power AM transmitter to rebroadcast CFYK-FM.

• CFYK-DT

• CBC North
• CFYK-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by theCanadian Communications Foundation
• CFYK-FM in the REC Canadian station database

• CBC Radio One stations
• Radio stations in Yellowknife

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