CKPC (AM)
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| Frequency | 1380 kHz (AM) |
| Branding | "AM 1380" |
| Programming | |
| Format | news / country |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Evanov Communications |
| History | |
First air date | 1923 |
Call sign meaning | CK Preston, Canada |
| Technical information | |
| Class | B |
| Power | 25,000 watts |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live! |
| Website | AM1380 |
CKPC is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts at 1380 kHz in Brantford, Ontario. Owned and operated by Evanov Communications, the station airs a country music format branded as AM 1380.
History
CKPC went on the air in 1923. Its original city of license was Preston, Ontario (now part of the city of Cambridge, Ontario), but was moved to Brantford shortly after. The station first started out as an amateur radio station, but the founder (Wallace Russ) quickly applied for a broadcast license after a few trial broadcasts. His license was granted, and he started broadcasting from his home in Preston at a power of just 5 watts. After Russ sold the station to his friend Cyrus Dolph, he still remained active with the station, and watched it grow throughout its early years. Its power would later increase to 25 watts in 1927, doubling in power and moving to 1010 kHz at 50 watts in 1930, and to 880 kHz. The station's main content was local news, and local artists and talents from Kitchener, Hamilton, and Brantford.
On December 29, 1927, the station officially moved to the Arcade Building in downtown Brantford, under the supervision of his daughter, Florence Dolph Buchanan, and her husband (and station manager) J.D. Buchanan. Its transmitter was located in the Six Nations Reserve at the time.
In 1934, the station moved again on the AM dial, to 930 kHz. Six years later, Florence Buchanan became both owner and manager of CKPC-AM, becoming the first woman in Canada to own and/or operate a radio station. The next year, the station moved to its present frequency, 1380 kHz.
The station grew significantly through the postwar years, and moved to bigger facilities in Brantford.
On June 1, 2004 CKPC-AM switched from an adult contemporary format to an oldies one.
On June 24, 2010 at noon the station switched to playing Country Music hits from the 1960s to the present.
See also
- CKPC-FM, sister station to CKPC-AM
External links
- AM 1380
- CKPC-AM's History
- CKPC AM history at Canadian Communications Foundation
- CKPC in the REC Canadian station database
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