CKBT-FM
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| City of license | Kitchener, Ontario |
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| Broadcast area | Waterloo Region |
| Branding | 91-5 The Beat |
| Slogan | "Hit Music Radio" |
| Frequency | 91.5 MHz (FM) |
| First air date | 2004 |
| Format | contemporary hit radio |
| ERP | 3,600 watts |
| Class | B |
| Callsign meaning | C Kitchener's BeaT |
| Owner | Corus Entertainment |
| Sister stations | CJDV-FM |
| Website | 91.5 The Beat |
CKBT-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 91.5 FM in Kitchener, Ontario from the Global TV tower at 475 Ayr Road, near Paris. The station broadcasts a contemporary hit radio format branded as 91.5 The Beat.
[edit] History
The station was launched by CanWest Global in January 2004.[1] The original studios were at 235 King Street East, Suite 120, Kitchener.
The station originally aired a rhythmic top 40 format (e.g. rap / hip hop, reggae, R&B), until switching to its current format in 2005.
In September 2006, Corus Entertainment, already owner of CJDV-FM in nearby Cambridge, announced it would buy CKBT and Winnipeg's CJZZ-FM (now CJGV-FM) from CanWest, subject to Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) approval. The transaction was approved by the CRTC on July 6, 2007[2], and as of July 29, 2007, CKBT was officially made part of Corus Entertainment's radio properties.
A year later, Corus reproduced the top 40 format on Barrie's CIQB-FM (which shifted from hot AC).
In August of 2009, the station along with 107.5 Dave FM CJDV-FM moved into new studios at their current location at Sportsworld Crossing (50 Sportsword Crossing Road, Kitchener.)
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- 91.5 The Beat
- CKBT history at Canadian Communications Foundation
- Query the REC's Canadian station database for CKBT-FM
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