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CKPC-FM

Coordinates:43°15′49″N80°18′31″W / 43.26361°N 80.30861°W /43.26361; -80.30861
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Radio station in Brantford, Ontario
CKPC-FM
Broadcast areaBrant County
Waterloo Region
Hamilton
Niagara Region
Frequency92.1MHz (FM) (HD Radio)
BrandingLite 92
Programming
FormatSoft adult contemporary
HD2:CFWC-FM
Ownership
OwnerEvanov Communications
CKPC(defunct),CFWC-FM
History
First air date
1949 (on 94.7 MHz)
Former frequencies
94.7MHz (1949–1955)
Call sign meaning
CK Preston,Canada (original city of licence)
Technical information
ClassC1
ERP80kW
HAAT230 meters (750 ft)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitelite92.ca

CKPC-FM (92.1FM,Lite 92) is aradio station inBrantford,Ontario. Owned byEvanov Communications, it broadcasts asoft adult contemporary format, billed as "Southern Ontario's Favourites".[1] The studios are located at 325 West St in Brantford while itstransmitter located near Brant Rd 24 and McLean School Rd north of Brantford.

Target market

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The station's format is designed to attract and cater to the adult audience aged 35+ in South Western Ontario and is actively rated in both theHamilton andKitchener/Waterloo markets. The station is powered by a strong signal, reaching much of the population of Southern andSouthwestern Ontario, although theGreater Toronto Area soft adult contemporary market was targeted by co-ownedCKDX-FM until the latter's flip to country music in 2023. CKPC-FM provides relevant news, traffic reports and regional advertising.[2]

The station is available on-line via streaming, on services such as Streema, Online Radio Box, Radio Canada Online andiHeartRadio.[3][4][5][6]

History

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  • 1933 - Cyrus Dolph begins to operate anAM radio station in Preston (Cambridge), purchased from Wallace Russ, after it had operated as an amateur radio station since 1923[7]
  • 1934 -CKPC moves to 930 kHz on the AM dial, moving to 1380 kHz in 1935
  • 1936 - Power increases to 100watts; now in Brantford, it operates as Telephone City Broadcast Ltd.
  • 1947 - CKPC applies for an FM licence
  • 1949 - CKPC-FM begins broadcasting at 94.7 FM at 250 watts, simulcastingCKPC.
  • 1951 - Florence Dolph Buchanan, among the first women in broadcasting (and the first woman inCanada to own/operate a radio station), takes full control of the station, now with a 1,000–watt signal, from her father Cyrus
  • 1955 - CKPC-FM changes frequency to 92.1 MHz; slogan for both AM and FM stations is "The Established Voice of Industrial Ontario"[8]
  • 1959 - Signal increases to 10,000 watts
  • 1962 - CKPC-FM introduces some original programming, independent of CKPC (AM)
  • 1971 - CKPC-FM becomes completely independent, with all original programming
  • 1972 - Richard Buchanan purchases Telephone City Broadcast Ltd. from his mother
  • 1976 - Signal increases to 50,000 watts
  • 2008 - Signal increases to 80,000 watts;[9]
  • 2008 - Richard Buchanan July 29 loses battle with cancer[10]
  • 2009 - Telephone City Broadcast Limited is purchased by Evanov Communications[11]
  • 2009 - Station name changed fromFM 92.1 toThe New 92; format moves from hot adult contemporary toadult contemporary[12]
  • 2010 - Station rebrands asThe Jewel orJewel 92, playing "the best current hits, recent favourites, and timeless classics".[13]
  • 2021 - In June, CKPC-FM dropped itsJewel 92 branding and rebranded the station asLite 92 - "Southern Ontario's Lite Favorites", previously "Lite Favourites".

Logo

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  • CKPC-FM logo used 2010-2021
    CKPC-FM logo used 2010-2021
  • CKPC-FM logo used 2022-Present
    CKPC-FM logo used 2022-Present

HD Radio

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On November 18, 2019, CKPC-FM launchedHD Radio multi-casting services. The HD1 sub-channel carries the same programming as the standard analog frequency. As of September 4, 2020, the HD2 sub-channel carries a simulcast of sister stationCFWC-FM, the HD3 sub-channel carried a simulcast ofCKPC (AM) until the station was closed in August 2023.

References

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  1. ^https://jewelradio.com/, Jewel Radio Lite Favourites
  2. ^no byline (2016)."ERG Stations".Evanov Radio. Evanov Communications. Archived fromthe original on 18 February 2017. Retrieved25 February 2017.
  3. ^https://streema.com/radios/CKPC_FM, CKPC FM
  4. ^https://www.iheart.com/live/lite-921-7766/, Lite 92.1
  5. ^https://onlineradiobox.com/ca/ckpc/, CKPC
  6. ^http://www.radio-canada-online.com/ckpc-fm-lite-92, Lite 92
  7. ^"CKPC".Hammond Museum of Radio. Hammond Museum of Radio. 10 February 2014. Retrieved26 February 2017.CKPC first went on the air in 1923 in the town of Preston when Mr. Wallace Russ and two of his radio "ham" friends, Tom Mead of and Charles Bonner of Galt were experimenting with a low-powered radio transmitter. Suddenly the phone rang. It was a neighbour reporting that he could hear the three men talking through his radio receiver. The experimenters were unaware that their voices were being transmitted on the broadcast band, and so CKPC hit the airwaves for the first time, in an unscheduled entrance.
  8. ^"CKPC Brantford".Broadcasting History. Bill Dulmage & Mike Tennant. February 2014. Archived fromthe original on August 21, 2019. Retrieved26 February 2017.
  9. ^Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2006-678
  10. ^Ibbotson, Heather (30 July 2008)."CKPC radio stations sold".Simcoe Reformer. Simcoe, Ontario. Archived fromthe original on 27 February 2017. Retrieved26 February 2017.
  11. ^Media, Sun (10 July 2009)."CKPC radio stations sold".Simcoe Reformer. Simcoe, Ontario. Archived fromthe original on 27 February 2017. Retrieved26 February 2017.
  12. ^Broadcasting Information Bulletin CRTC 2009-634,CRTC, October 8, 2009. See 2009-0981-4 (August 28, 2009) under Appendix 1 to Broadcasting Information Bulletin CRTC 2009-634
  13. ^Evanov rebrands and expands Brantford’s CKPC-FM 2 June 2020

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