CKPC-FM (92.1 FM, Lite 92) is a radio station in Brantford, Ontario. Owned by Evanov Communications, it broadcasts a soft adult contemporary format, billed as "Southern Ontario's Favourites".[1] The studios are located at 325 West St in Brantford while its transmitter located near Brant Rd 24 and McLean School Rd north of Brantford.
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| Broadcast area | Brant County Waterloo Region Hamilton Niagara Region |
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| Frequency | 92.1 MHz (FM) (HD Radio) |
| Branding | Lite 92 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Soft adult contemporary HD2: CFWC-FM HD3: vacant |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Evanov Communications |
| CKPC (defunct), CFWC-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | 1949 (on 94.7 MHz) |
Former frequencies | 94.7 MHz (1949–1955) |
Call sign meaning | CK Preston, Canada (original city of licence) |
| Technical information | |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 80 kW |
| HAAT | 230 meters (750 ft) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | lite92.ca |
Target market
editThe station's format is designed to attract and cater to the adult audience aged 35+ in South Western Ontario and is actively rated in both the Hamilton and Kitchener/Waterloo markets. The station is powered by a strong signal, reaching much of the population of Southern and Southwestern Ontario, although the Greater Toronto Area soft adult contemporary market was targeted by co-owned CKDX-FM until the latter's flip to country music in 2023. CKPC-FM provides relevant news, traffic reports and regional advertising.[2]
The station is available on-line via streaming, on services such as Streema, Online Radio Box, Radio Canada Online and iHeartRadio.[3][4][5][6]
History
edit- 1933 - Cyrus Dolph begins to operate an AM radio station in Preston (Cambridge), purchased from Wallace Russ, after it had operated as an amateur radio station since 1923[7]
- 1934 - CKPC moves to 930 kHz on the AM dial, moving to 1380 kHz in 1935
- 1936 - Power increases to 100 watts; now in Brantford, it operates as Telephone City Broadcast Ltd.
- 1947 - CKPC applies for an FM licence
- 1949 - CKPC-FM begins broadcasting at 94.7 FM at 250 watts, simulcasting CKPC.
- 1951 - Florence Dolph Buchanan, among the first women in broadcasting (and the first woman in Canada to own/operate a radio station), takes full control of the station, now with a 1,000–watt signal, from her father Cyrus
- 1955 - CKPC-FM changes frequency to 92.1 MHz; slogan for both AM and FM stations is "The Established Voice of Industrial Ontario"[8]
- 1959 - Signal increases to 10,000 watts
- 1962 - CKPC-FM introduces some original programming, independent of CKPC (AM)
- 1971 - CKPC-FM becomes completely independent, with all original programming
- 1972 - Richard Buchanan purchases Telephone City Broadcast Ltd. from his mother
- 1976 - Signal increases to 50,000 watts
- 2008 - Signal increases to 80,000 watts;[9]
- 2008 - Richard Buchanan July 29 loses battle with cancer[10]
- 2009 - Telephone City Broadcast Limited is purchased by Evanov Communications[11]
- 2009 - Station name changed from FM 92.1 to The New 92; format moves from hot adult contemporary to adult contemporary[12]
- 2010 - Station rebrands as The Jewel or Jewel 92, playing "the best current hits, recent favourites, and timeless classics".[13]
- 2021 - In June, CKPC-FM dropped its Jewel 92 branding and rebranded the station as Lite 92 - "Southern Ontario's Lite Favorites", previously "Lite Favourites".
Logo
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CKPC-FM logo used 2010-2021 -
CKPC-FM logo used 2022-Present
HD Radio
editOn November 18, 2019, CKPC-FM launched HD Radio multi-casting services. The HD1 sub-channel carries the same programming as the standard analog frequency. As of September 4, 2020, the HD2 sub-channel carries a simulcast of sister station CFWC-FM, the HD3 sub-channel carried a simulcast of CKPC (AM) until the station was closed in August 2023.
References
edit- ^ https://jewelradio.com/, Jewel Radio Lite Favourites
- ^ no byline (2016). "ERG Stations". Evanov Radio. Evanov Communications. Archived from the original on 18 February 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- ^ https://streema.com/radios/CKPC_FM, CKPC FM
- ^ https://www.iheart.com/live/lite-921-7766/, Lite 92.1
- ^ https://onlineradiobox.com/ca/ckpc/, CKPC
- ^ http://www.radio-canada-online.com/ckpc-fm-lite-92, Lite 92
- ^ "CKPC". Hammond Museum of Radio. Hammond Museum of Radio. 10 February 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
CKPC first went on the air in 1923 in the town of Preston when Mr. Wallace Russ and two of his radio "ham" friends, Tom Mead of and Charles Bonner of Galt were experimenting with a low-powered radio transmitter. Suddenly the phone rang. It was a neighbour reporting that he could hear the three men talking through his radio receiver. The experimenters were unaware that their voices were being transmitted on the broadcast band, and so CKPC hit the airwaves for the first time, in an unscheduled entrance.
- ^ "CKPC Brantford". Broadcasting History. Bill Dulmage & Mike Tennant. February 2014. Archived from the original on August 21, 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2006-678
- ^ Ibbotson, Heather (30 July 2008). "CKPC radio stations sold". Simcoe Reformer. Simcoe, Ontario. Archived from the original on 27 February 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ Media, Sun (10 July 2009). "CKPC radio stations sold". Simcoe Reformer. Simcoe, Ontario. Archived from the original on 27 February 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ Broadcasting Information Bulletin CRTC 2009-634, CRTC, October 8, 2009. See 2009-0981-4 (August 28, 2009) under Appendix 1 to Broadcasting Information Bulletin CRTC 2009-634
- ^ Evanov rebrands and expands Brantford’s CKPC-FM 2 June 2020
External links
edit- Lite 92
- CKPC-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
- CKPC-FM in the REC Canadian station database