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| Broadcast area | Athabasca |
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| Frequency | 94.1MHz (FM) |
| Branding | Boom 94.1 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic hits |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | August 1,1989 |
Former frequencies | 850kHz (AM) |
| Technical information | |
| Class | B1 |
| ERP | 9,000watts |
| HAAT | 54 meters (177 ft) |
| Links | |
| Website | boom941.com |
CKBA-FM is a Canadianradio station broadcasting at 94.1FM inAthabasca, Alberta with aclassic hits format branded asBoom 94.1. The station is owned byStingray Group.
CKBA was granted a broadcast license for 850kHz in 1988.[1] CKBA began broadcasting on August 1, 1989.[2] At that time, CKBA's license was to provide 24 hours of local programming per week, including 2 hours and 18 minutes of local news. The rest of the programming was re-broadcast fromCFOK in Westlock. At the point the station was known only by its call letters,CKBA.
In 2002, CKBA was acquired by Newcap Broadcasting, and became part of Newcap's "Cat Country" radio network. The station's name was changed to850 CKBA Cat Country. On September 29, 2006, CKBA changed formats fromcountry toclassic hits. Along with the format change came a new name,850 The Fox.
On December 23, 2008, CKBA receivedCRTC approval to convert to 94.1 MHz.[3] The FM transmitter began broadcasting on July 14, 2009. On August 17, 2009, CKBA made the flip to its current frequency. The station was rebranded as94.1 The River retaining theclassic hits format.
Athabasca's old 850 AM transmitter was shut down on September 17, 2009.
On July 7, 2017, the station changed its branding toBoom 94.1.
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