CHLK-FM

CHLK-FM, branded as Lake 88.1, is a Canadian radio station offering a soft adult contemporary music format with a focus on local/regional news programming broadcasting at 88.1 FM in Perth, Ontario. The station is located at 43 Wilson Street West in the town of Perth, Ontario,[2] while the antenna is at the top of a Bell Mobility cell tower located at the edge of town on Sproule Road off Lanark Road 511, approximately 1 kilometre (0.62 miles) north of Dufferin Street (Highway 7).

CHLK-FM
CityPerth, Ontario
Broadcast areaRideau Lakes Region
Frequency88.1 MHz (FM)
BrandingLake 88.1
SloganLocal Waves Soft Hits
Today's Local Radio
Programming
Formatadult contemporary
Ownership
OwnerBrian Perkin (Perth FM Radio Inc.)
History
First air dateAugust 10, 2007[1]
Call sign meaningCH Lake
CH Lanark County
Technical information
ClassA
ERPmaximum 5,400 watts
HAAT91.5 meters (300 ft)
Links
Websitewww.lake88.ca

The station was licensed by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission on March 14, 2006[3] and began its first official broadcast day on August 10, 2007 at 6:00am. On December 13, 2010, the station received approval from the CRTC to increase the average effective radiated power (ERP) from 700 to 2,800 watts (maximum ERP from 1,350 to 5,400 watts with an average height of antenna above average terrain of 91.5 metres).[4] Lake 88.1 increased its signal strength at 12:10pm on April 12, 2011.

CHLK-FM still receives interference from WSLZ on 88.1 FM out of Cape Vincent, New York in the Westport and areas north of Kingston. No announcements had been made to increase CHLK-FM's power.

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-12-22. Retrieved 2009-03-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Contact Us - Lake 88". Lake88.ca. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
  3. CRTC Decision 2006-66, English-language FM radio station in Perth, CRTC, March 14, 2006
  4. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2010-934, CHLK-FM Perth – Technical change, CRTC, December 13, 2010


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