CKOM
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| City of license | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
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| Branding | News Talk 650 CKOM |
| Frequency | 650 AM |
| First air date | June 8, 1951 |
| Format | news/talk |
| ERP | 10 kW |
| Former callsigns | CKOM (1951-1998) CINT (1998-2002) |
| Owner | Rawlco Communications |
| Website | News Talk 650 CKOM |
CKOM is a radio station in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan broadcasting at 650 kHz. Its format is news/talk. It shares studio space with sister stations CFMC and CJDJ at 715 Saskatchewan Crescent West, also the home of Rawlco Radio's Corporate Offices.
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[edit] History
CKOM began broadcasting at 1340 kHz on June 8, 1951 with an output of 250 watts and it's offices were based out of the historic Empire Hotel. By 1960, it has increased its strength to 10,000 watts and was broadcasting full time at a frequency of 1250 kHz.
In 1985, the channel was sold to Rawlco Communications and changed frequencies to 650 kHz. The station was programmed in a Hot Hits/Top 40 format.[1]
In 1998, the station switched to a news/talk format. The station was branded as 'NTR', and for a brief period of time changed its callsign to CINT before returning to the original callsign CKOM. During this time, the CKOM callsign belonged to the FM station at 102.1 now known as Rock 102 FM.
In September 2006, the station changed its on-air brand to become 'News Talk 650'.
CKOM is part of a two station network along with CJME in Regina. The two stations broadcast an identical program schedule, with the exception of local morning shows and some weekend programming.
In late 2008, the station added the CKOM call letters back to its on-air brand, becoming known as 'News Talk 650 CKOM'.
[edit] Programs and Hosts
- The CKOM Morning News with Gerald Bauman (5:30am to 6:30am, weekdays)
- The Brent Loucks Show (6:30am to 8:30am, weekdays)
- John Gormley Live (8:30am to 12:30pm, weekdays)
- CKOM News at Noon (12:30pm to 1:00pm, weekdays)
- Charles Adler (1:00pm to 3:00pm, weekdays)
- The Richard Brown Show (3:00pm to 6:00pm, weekdays)
- Sports Night with Drew Remenda (6:00pm to 8:00pm, weekdays)
- Prime Time Sports (8:00pm to 9:00pm, weekdays)
- John Gormley Live Encore (9:00pm to 12:00am, weekdays)
[edit] Notable past and present personalities
- Mitchell Blair
- John Gormley
- Michelle Hugli
- David Kirton
- Brent Loucks
- Dave "Music" Morgan
- Penny Murphy
- Drew Remenda
- Don Scott
- Murray Wood
- Richard Brown
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- News Talk 650 CKOM
- CKOM history at Canadian Communications Foundation
- Query the REC's Canadian station database for CKOM
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