CKKS-FM

CKKS-FM is a Canadian radio station. Owned by Rogers Radio, licensed to Chilliwack, British Columbia and operating at 107.5 FM and 640 watts in that city, the station's main studios and listening area are in Metro Vancouver, where its rebroadcasting transmitter CKKS-FM-2 operates at 104.9 FM on 31,000 watts of power atop Mount Seymour (its studios are located on Ash Street in the Fairview neighbourhood of Vancouver). Its current competitors are Bell Media's CFBT-FM and Newcap Radio's CKZZ-FM.

History

CKKS signed on for the first time on October 1, 1986 as CKSR-FM (with the original on-air brand Star FM 105) under the ownership of Fraser Valley Broadcasters Ltd. to serve the residents of the Fraser Valley; at the time, the 104.9 frequency was originally located in Abbotsford, west of Chilliwack. The station's original format was a mix of adult contemporary and easy listening music.

Beginning in 1995, CKSR began gradually phasing out its easy listening songs in favor of a pure AC format; the conversion would be completed by 1997, the same year the station's signal was expanded to include the Vancouver area, giving Vancouver three adult contemporary stations—CKSR-FM, CHQM-FM and the then CKKS-FM (now CJAX-FM). As part of the expansion, the 104.9 FM transmitter was relocated to Vancouver and a new transmitter (operating on 92.5 FM with 2600 watts) was installed in Abbotsford. Rogers Communications purchased the station in August 1999.