CJKR-FM

Infobox Radio Station


name = CJKR-FM
branding = Power 97
airdate =
frequency = 97.5 MHz
erp = 310,000 watts
area = Winnipeg, Manitoba
format = Active rock
callsign_meaning =
former_callsigns = 1948-1960 as CJOB-FM on 103.1
1984 - 198? as CKIS on 97.5
1977-1984 as CHMM on 97.5
slogan = "Winnipeg's Best Rock"
owner = Corus Entertainment
webcast = [http://cjkrfm.corusradionetwork.com/shared/player/?id=cjkrfm Listen Live!]
website = [http://www.power97.com/ Power 97]

CJKR is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 97.5 FM in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The station airs an active rock format branded as Power 97. It is available on Bell TV as channel 963.

History

The station was launched in 1948 as CJOB-FM, an FM simulcast of CJOB [cite news | title = Local radio station prepares FM sending | pages = | publisher = Winnipeg Tribune| date = April 13, 1948 ] . The station applied to the BBG to move its broadcast frequency from 103.1 to the current 97.5. [cite news
title = City station asks two FM programs| pages = | publisher = Winnipeg Tribune | date = September 29, 1960 ] It opened with distinct programming in 1962, featured a country music format as CHMM-FM in the late 1970s and early 1980s, and changed its format to soft rock and its callsign to CKIS-FM in 1984 [cite news | last = | first = | title = Local FM station is going to CKIS | page = | publisher = Winnipeg Free Press | date = May 29, 1984] . In the late 1980s, CKIS-FM moved to a Rock format, which was not in compliance with its license at that time. Eventually the station was allowed to amend its license, stick with the Rock format, and changed its call letters to the current CJKR-FM in 1991.

Formerly part of Western International Communications, the stations were acquired by their current owner, Corus Entertainment, in 2000.

References

External links

* [http://www.power97.com/ Power 97]
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