CKKY-FM

CKKY-FM is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts a rock format at 101.9 FM in Wainwright, Alberta. The station is branded as K-Rock 101.9 and is currently owned by Newcap Radio.

History

The station began broadcasting in 1984 as 1230 CILW. In 1991, the station moved from 1230 to 830, upon approval by the CRTC. CILW changed its callsign to CKKY sometime in the 1990s, adopting the moniker Key 83.

On December 5, 2008, the application by 3937844 Canada Inc., a subsidiary of Newcap, for a broadcasting licence to operate a new FM radio station in Wainwright, to replace its AM station CKKY, was denied by the CRTC. On February 11, 2010, the station again applied to move from the AM band to the FM band; the application was withdrawn on February 26, 2010.

On January 13, 2011, the station applied to change frequencies from 830 kHz to 1080 kHz. This application received CRTC approval on March 3, 2011. The move from 830 kHz to 1080 kHz was never implemented. Both frequencies would have carried nighttime wattage and antenna restrictions, in order to protect Class-A clear-channel stations WCCO AM 830 in Minneapolis and KRLD AM 1080 in Dallas.