CKIS-FM
Encyclopedia
CJAQ-FM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts at 96.9 FM in Calgary
, Alberta
. The station uses the on-air brand name Jack FM
. It is the second Jack FM
station in Canada
and the world, after its sister CKLG-FM
in Vancouver
.
/top 40 hybrid as Kiss FM, with the CKIS calls (previously, they were used by CHUM Radio-owned CKGM Montreal, its original calls). "Pirate Radio with Chris Sheppard" was a featured show on the station at the time. The station changed calls to CHRK in 1999 and format to classic rock
as Rock 97 when Rogers acquired the station. The station changed to urban music in July 2002 and returned the Kiss branding to the station (KISS 96.9). On April 1, 2003 at midnight MT
, the station returned to its CKIS calls and flipped to its current format.
The station flipped call signs with CJAQ
in Toronto
, Ontario
in June 2009, after the Toronto station was rebranded from Jack FM to Kiss 92.5.
:
1 In 1997, rebroadcaster CJAQ-FM-1 received CRTC approval to operate at 94.3 FM, until it moved to its current frequency at 94.1 FM in 2004.
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
. The station uses the on-air brand name Jack FM
Jack FM
JACK FM is the alternative name and on-air brand of 60 radio stations in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Russia. Jack stations play a mix of 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s hits with some current hot adult contemporary singles. Jack's slogan "playing what we want" can also be...
. It is the second Jack FM
Jack FM
JACK FM is the alternative name and on-air brand of 60 radio stations in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Russia. Jack stations play a mix of 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s hits with some current hot adult contemporary singles. Jack's slogan "playing what we want" can also be...
station in Canada
Canada
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and the world, after its sister CKLG-FM
CKLG-FM
CKLG-FM is a Canadian radio station in the Greater Vancouver region of British Columbia. It broadcasts at 96.9 MHz on the FM band with an effective radiated power of 75,000 watts from a transmitter on Mount Seymour in the District of North Vancouver...
in Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
.
History
The station originally signed on back in 1927 as CJCJ, an AM radio station and has gone through various ownerships, callsigns, frequencies and formats over the years' most notably from 1964 to 1987 as CKXL 1140 then owned and operated by Moffatt Broadcasting. In 1996, the station moved to the FM band and changed formats to a country musicCountry music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
/top 40 hybrid as Kiss FM, with the CKIS calls (previously, they were used by CHUM Radio-owned CKGM Montreal, its original calls). "Pirate Radio with Chris Sheppard" was a featured show on the station at the time. The station changed calls to CHRK in 1999 and format to classic rock
Classic rock
Classic rock is a radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format features music ranging generally from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, primarily focusing on the hard rock genre that peaked in popularity in the...
as Rock 97 when Rogers acquired the station. The station changed to urban music in July 2002 and returned the Kiss branding to the station (KISS 96.9). On April 1, 2003 at midnight MT
Mountain Time Zone
The Mountain Time Zone of North America keeps time by subtracting seven hours from Coordinated Universal Time, also known as Greenwich Mean Time, during the shortest days of autumn and winter , and by subtracting six hours during daylight saving time in the spring, summer, and early autumn...
, the station returned to its CKIS calls and flipped to its current format.
The station flipped call signs with CJAQ
CKIS-FM
CJAQ-FM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts at 96.9 FM in Calgary, Alberta. The station uses the on-air brand name Jack FM. It is the second Jack FM station in Canada and the world, after its sister CKLG-FM in Vancouver.-History:...
in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
in June 2009, after the Toronto station was rebranded from Jack FM to Kiss 92.5.
Rebroadcasters
CJAQ-FM has repeaters in Alberta and British ColumbiaBritish Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
:
1 In 1997, rebroadcaster CJAQ-FM-1 received CRTC approval to operate at 94.3 FM, until it moved to its current frequency at 94.1 FM in 2004.
External links
- 96.9 Jack FM
- CJAQ-FM history at Canadian Communications FoundationCanadian Communications FoundationThe Canadian Communications Foundation is a history of Canadian broadcasting for radio and television chronicles and documents. It also provides a history of radio and television stations, including networks, programs, broadcasters and many others....
- CKXL HISTORY-PHOTOS 1971-1972