CKNG-FM
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CKNG-FM, broadcasting at 92.5 FM, is a radio station
in Edmonton
, Alberta
. The station plays an adult hits
format branded as Joe FM. Since Corus's other adult hits station
in Kitchener, Ontario
flipped to mainstream rock
, CKNG-FM was the only adult hits station owned by Corus until 2011
, when CHAY-FM
flipped from adult contemporary to adult hits
.
CKNG is owned by Corus Entertainment
and has previously been known as Power 92, when they had the popular "phrase that pays" of "Power 92 plays today's best music, now show me my money
!" Power 92 was the top listened-to FM station in Edmonton during its existence. When Corus bought CKNG, they rebranded the station. With the rebranding, it was changed to simply "I listen to Joe".
CKNG is was the ninth most listened to radio station in the Edmonton market as of fall 2008, but as of the December 2010
-February 2011
season, the station was tied with other adult hits
competitor CIUP-FM.
, CKNG-FM became Power 92, a contemporary hit radio
station, starting the top 40 format with The Power by Snap. The station retired its longtime top 40 format in June 2003
, and became a hot adult contemporary radio station as Power 92.5. After seven months as a hot AC station, the station became its current adult hits
format, takng the format from sister station CHQT, which returned to oldies. The last song with the hot adult contemporary format was The Power by Snap (also the first song under the station's top 40 Power 92 era).
Radio station
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in Edmonton
Edmonton
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, Alberta
Alberta
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. The station plays an adult hits
Adult hits
Adult hits is a radio format, popular in the early 2000s, that does not adhere to a specific music genre, but instead draws from a wider playlist...
format branded as Joe FM. Since Corus's other adult hits station
CJDV-FM
CJDV-FM, branded as 107.5 Dave FM, is a mainstream rock radio station, broadcasting at 107.5 FM in Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada, with offices in Cambridge and Kitchener.-History:In 1954, Galt Broadcasting launched CKGR, 1110 AM, a daytimer...
in Kitchener, Ontario
Kitchener, Ontario
The City of Kitchener is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada. It was the Town of Berlin from 1854 until 1912 and the City of Berlin from 1912 until 1916. The city had a population of 204,668 in the Canada 2006 Census...
flipped to mainstream rock
Mainstream rock
Mainstream rock is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations in the United States and Canada.-Format background:...
, CKNG-FM was the only adult hits station owned by Corus until 2011
2011 in radio
The following events occurred in radio broadcasting in 2011.-Events:*January 1: 2 Knoxville stations change formats as WDLF and WYLV flip to K-LOVE and Air 1 , and a few Pittsburgh station change formats, as ESPN Radio moves from WEAE to WBGG, and Radio Disney moves from WWCS to the renamed WDDZ,...
, when CHAY-FM
CHAY-FM
CHAY-FM is a Canadian radio station based in Barrie, Ontario broadcasting with 100,000 watts at 93.1 on the FM dial. It provides an upbeat adult hits format to Simcoe County, including the communities of Orillia, Midland, Collingwood, and dozens of others....
flipped from adult contemporary to adult hits
Adult hits
Adult hits is a radio format, popular in the early 2000s, that does not adhere to a specific music genre, but instead draws from a wider playlist...
.
CKNG is owned by Corus Entertainment
Corus Entertainment
Corus Entertainment Inc. is a publicly traded Canadian media and entertainment conglomerate.Corus is a leading Canadian specialty television and radio producer, with additional assets in pay television, advertising services, television broadcasting, children's book publishing and children's...
and has previously been known as Power 92, when they had the popular "phrase that pays" of "Power 92 plays today's best music, now show me my money
Jerry Maguire
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!" Power 92 was the top listened-to FM station in Edmonton during its existence. When Corus bought CKNG, they rebranded the station. With the rebranding, it was changed to simply "I listen to Joe".
CKNG is was the ninth most listened to radio station in the Edmonton market as of fall 2008, but as of the December 2010
2010 in radio
The following events occurred in radio in 2010.-Events:*Date Unknown: CHOI/Quebec City flips from Alternative Rock to News/Talk.*January 4: KJCS/Lufkin, Texas goes silent....
-February 2011
2011 in radio
The following events occurred in radio broadcasting in 2011.-Events:*January 1: 2 Knoxville stations change formats as WDLF and WYLV flip to K-LOVE and Air 1 , and a few Pittsburgh station change formats, as ESPN Radio moves from WEAE to WBGG, and Radio Disney moves from WWCS to the renamed WDDZ,...
season, the station was tied with other adult hits
Adult hits
Adult hits is a radio format, popular in the early 2000s, that does not adhere to a specific music genre, but instead draws from a wider playlist...
competitor CIUP-FM.
History
By 19911991 in radio
The year 1991 in radio involved some significant events.-Events:* January 18 - Brian Beirne became one of the few celebrities from radio to get a "star" on the Hollywood Walk of Fame....
, CKNG-FM became Power 92, a contemporary hit radio
Contemporary hit radio
Contemporary hit radio is a radio format that is common in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts...
station, starting the top 40 format with The Power by Snap. The station retired its longtime top 40 format in June 2003
2003 in radio
The year 2003 in radio involved some significant events.-Events:* October 10 - Facing an investigation surrounding allegations of illegal drug use, American right-wing radio host Rush Limbaugh publicly admits that he is addicted to prescription pain killers, and will seek treatment.-Debuts:*March...
, and became a hot adult contemporary radio station as Power 92.5. After seven months as a hot AC station, the station became its current adult hits
Adult hits
Adult hits is a radio format, popular in the early 2000s, that does not adhere to a specific music genre, but instead draws from a wider playlist...
format, takng the format from sister station CHQT, which returned to oldies. The last song with the hot adult contemporary format was The Power by Snap (also the first song under the station's top 40 Power 92 era).
Current on-air staff
Other on-air staff
Former on-air staff
External links
- 92.5 Joe FM
- CKNG-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....