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| Broadcast area | Waterloo Region |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 99.5MHz (FM) (HD Radio) |
| Branding | Bounce 99.5 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Adult Hits HD2:Country |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Bell Media |
| CFCA-FM,CKCO-DT | |
| History | |
First air date | July 30,1959 |
Former frequencies | 1320kHz (AM) (1959–1975) 1090 kHz (1975–2009) |
Call sign meaning | CK Kitchener-Waterloo (broadcast area) |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | CRTC |
| Class | B1 |
| ERP | 1,700watts (average) 4,300 watts (peak) |
| HAAT | 110.8 meters (364 ft) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | iheartradio.ca/bounce/kitchener-waterloo |
CKKW-FM (99.5FM) is a Canadian radio station licensed toKitchener,Ontario, with studios located inWaterloo while itstransmitter is located near Ottawa Street South and Trussler Rd in Kitchener. The station is owned byBell Media and airs anadult hits format branded on-air asBounce 99.5.
The station originally began broadcasting on July 30, 1959 at 1320AM, until it moved to 1090 AM in 1975.
In February 1984, CKKW began AM-stereo broadcasting with a Motorola C-Quam format.[1]
Originally owned byCarl Pollock and later becoming a subsidiary of his companyElectrohome,CHUM Limited acquired CKKW in 1993, and shortly thereafter instated theoldies format andOldies 1090 branding. This was maintained until 2009, except for a brief period from 2001 to 2002 when it was part of CHUM's short-lived sports radio network,The Team.
On April 10, 2008, CKKW applied to theCanadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission to convert the station to 99.5 MHz.[2] The application indicated that CKKW will keep its present oldies format onFM. The application was approved on October 3, 2008.[3]
The flip, which occurred on January 6, 2009, resulted in a continuation of theoldies format asKFUN 99.5.[4] Although the station was allowed to simulcast at 1090 AM until April 6 of that year, theAM signal is believed to have been shut down on January 16; the old AM towers were taken down in March.[5] CKKW later flipped toadult hits, but kept the same branding.
As part of a mass format reorganization by Bell Media, on May 18, 2021, CKKW rebranded asBounce 99.5.[6]
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