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CKNO-FM 
City of license Edmonton, Alberta Branding 102.3 NOW! Radio Frequency 102.3 MHz (FM) First air date February 2010 Format Hot Adult Contemporary/Classic Hits ERP 100,000 watts Class C1 Transmitter coordinates 53°31′54.7″N 113°46′52.2″W / 53.531861°N 113.781167°WCoordinates: 53°28′44.7″N 113°29′7.6″W / 53.479083°N 113.485444°W Callsign meaning NOW Owner Rawlco Radio Sister stations CIUP-FM Website 102.3 NOW! Radio CKNO-FM (CIAB-FM during testing) is a new Canadian radio station, that broadcasts an adult top 40 format on the frequency 102.3 FM in Edmonton, Alberta.[1] It launched at 1:02 pm on February 23, 2010.[2]
Owned by Rawlco Radio, the station received approval on October 17, 2008.[3] It went on the air February 2010, restoring the adult top 40 format to Edmonton after five years when CKRA-FM dumped it for country music. CKRA-FM, as of 2008, is now a classic hits station. CKNO-FM has been Edmonton's most-successful adult top 40 station, since the other hot adult contemporary stations CKRA-FM (1996-2003 & 2005) & CKNG-FM (2003-2004) had failed in the ratings.
Its main competitors are contemporary hit radio stations CFMG-FM (104.9 Virgin Radio), & CHBN-FM (91.7 The Bounce), adult hits station CKNG-FM (92.5 Joe FM), & adult contemporary station CKEA-FM (Lite 95.7). However, Rawlco calls CKNO-FM as a hits for adults station. Since March 2011, the station was added at the Mediabase hot adult contemporary panel, with Nielsen BDS following suit most recently. It plays more classic hits over any other hot adult contemporary radio station in Canada, just like CKOI-FM in Montreal; rare for an adult top 40 to do that. Based with the classic hits lean at the station, another Rawlco station in Edmonton is CIUP-FM, an adult hits station leaning heavy towards classic hits as well. In addition, CKNO-FM does play a hint of alternative rock & classic rock songs not played by any other adult contemporary or adult top 40 station.
References
External links
- 102.3 NOW! Radio
- CKNO-FM history at Canadian Communications Foundation
- Query the REC's Canadian station database for CKNO-FM
Radio stations in Edmonton, Alberta AM FM - CJSR 88.5
- CKAV-4 89.3
- CBCX-FM-1 90.1
- CBX 90.9
- CHBN 91.7
- CKNG 92.5
- CBX-FM-2 93.9
- CKUA 94.9
- CKEA 95.7
- CKRA 96.3
- CIRK 97.3
- CFWE 98.5
- CIUP 99.3
- CFBR 100.3
- CKER 101.7
- CKNO 102.3
- CHDI 102.9
- CISN 103.9
- CFMG 104.9
- CJRY 105.9
- CJNW 107.1
Alberta Radio Markets: Banff • Calgary • Edmonton • Fort McMurray • Grande Prairie • Lethbridge • Lloydminster • Medicine Hat • Red Deer
See also: List of radio stations in Alberta 
The Edmonton portalCategories:- Radio stations in Edmonton
- Hot adult contemporary radio stations in Canada
- Rawlco Communications radio stations
- Alberta radio station stubs
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