CKUM-FM

CKUM 93.5 FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting at 93.5 MHz in Moncton, New Brunswick. It is the campus radio station of the Université de Moncton. When launched as an FM station, CKUM was originally carried at 105.7 MHz before moving to its present frequency of 93.5 MHz.

History

In 1971, The University of Moncton launched CKUM Radio as a closed circuit, mono network that was hard-wired throughout the campus and could be tuned in by means of a speaker in rooms throughout the various building on the campus.

In 1981, Les Média Acadiens Universitaires Inc. received an FM licence for a new station at the University of Moncton. CKUM would operate on a frequency of 105.7 MHz and have a power of 50 watts. On March 25, 1994, CKUM-FM's application to change frequencies from 105.7 MHz to 94.5 MHz and to increase the effective radiated power from 50 watts to 13,300 watts. The station reapplied a year later to change frequencies from 105.7 MHz to 93.5 MHz at 250 watts and received Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) approval on September 21, 1995.