CKBT-FM

Infobox Radio Station


name = CKBT-FM
airdate = 2004
frequency = 91.5 MHz (FM)
city = Kitchener, Ontario
format = contemporary hit radio
owner = Corus Entertainment
erp =
branding = 91.5 The Beat
slogan = "Hit Music Radio"
class =
website = [http://www.915thebeat.com 91.5 The Beat]
callsign_meaning = C
Kitchener's
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, Ontario. The station broadcasts a Top 40 format as 91.5 The Beat - Hit Music Radio. The station had been airing a rhythmic top 40 format (e.g. rap / hip hop, reggae, R&B) until August 6, 2005, the day they segued to their current format, contemporary hit radio.

The station was launched by CanWest Global in January 2004. [ [http://www.crtc.gc.ca/archive/ENG/Decisions/2003/db2003-152.htm Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2003-152] ] Studios are at 235 King Street East, Suite 120, Kitchener. Its morning DJs had been AJ and Adele, while afternoons were handled by Kwame and Big Mike. Mocha hosted the evening show. AJ was replaced by Edge, and Mocha replaced Kwame in the afternoons. Rob Daniels was then hired for the night show. Later, sometimes, Edge was replaced by Touch and Rob Daniels was replaced by Mr. D.In September 2006, Corus Entertainment, already owner of CJDV-FM in nearby Cambridge, announced it would buy CKBT and Winnipeg's CJZZ-FM from CanWest, subject to Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) approval. The transaction was approved by the CRTC on July 6, 2007 [ [http://www.crtc.gc.ca/archive/ENG/Decisions/2007/db2007-215.htm Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2007-215] ] , and as of July 29, 2007, CKBT was officially made part of Corus Entertainment's radio properties.

References

External links

* [http://www.915thebeat.com 91.5 The Beat]
* [http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/listings_and_histories/radio/histories.php?id=915&historyID=755 CKBT history at Canadian Communications Foundation]
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