CKRY-FM
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| Frequency | 105.1 MHz (FM) (HD Radio) |
|---|---|
| Branding | Country 105 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Analog/HD1: country music HD2: CHQR simulcast |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| Radio: CHQR, CFGQ-FM TV: CICT-DT, CISA-DT | |
| History | |
First air date | July 9, 1982 |
| Technical information | |
| Class | C |
| ERP | 100 kW |
| HAAT | 298.5 meters (979 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 51°03′00″N 114°04′30″W / 51.050°N 114.075°W |
| Repeater(s) | 93.3 FM (CKRY-FM-2) |
| Links | |
| Website | www.country105.com |
CKRY-FM is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts a country music format at 105.1 FM in Calgary, Alberta. The station uses its on-air brand name Country 105. The station is owned by Corus Entertainment, which also owns sister stations CHQR, CFGQ-FM, CICT-DT, and CISA-DT. CKRY's studios are located on 17th Ave SW near Westbrook Mall, while its transmitter is located at 85th Street Southwest and Old Banff Coach Road in western Calgary.
CKRY is currently the most listened-to radio station in the Calgary market according to a spring 2013 PPM data report being released by BBM Canada.[1]Country 105 has been awarded Station of the Year several times, most recently in 2019.[2]
A transmitter located in Banff, Alberta, rebroadcasts the station at 93.3 FM.[3]
In December 2015, CKRY launched HD Radio services, becoming the first station in Alberta to do so. Their HD2 sub-channel airs a simulcast of sister station CHQR.[4] On April 1. 2016, Corus acquired Shaw Media, giving CKRY two TV stations for additional sister networks. Country 105 is simulcast across Canada on Bell TV satellite channel 968.[5]
References
- ^ "PPM Top-line Radio Statistics: Calgary CTRL; February 25 - May 26, 2013" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-11-27. Retrieved 2013-08-03.
- ^ [1]
- ^ (CRTC), Government of Canada, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (20 April 2000). "ARCHIVED - Decision CRTC 2000-108, Addition of a transmitter of CKRY-FM at Banff". www.crtc.gc.ca.
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- ^ [2]
External links
- Country 105
- CKRY-FM history - Canadian Communications Foundation
- CKRY-FM in the REC Canadian station database
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