CKRY-FM
CKRY-FM is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts a country music format at 105.1 FM in Calgary, Alberta. The station uses its on-air brand name Country 105. The station is owned by Corus Entertainment, which also owns sister stations CHQR, CFGQ-FM, CICT-DT, and CISA-DT. CKRY's studios are located on 17th Ave SW near Westbrook Mall, while its transmitter is located at 85th Street Southwest and Old Banff Coach Road in western Calgary.
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City | Calgary, Alberta |
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Frequency | 105.1 MHz (FM) (HD Radio) |
Branding | Country 105 |
Slogan | Today's Country |
Programming | |
Format | HD1: Country music HD2: CHQR simulcast |
Ownership | |
Owner | Corus Entertainment (Corus Radio Company) |
Sister stations | CHQR, CFGQ-FM, CICT-DT, CISA-DT |
History | |
First air date | July 9, 1982 |
Technical information | |
Class | C |
ERP | 100 kW |
HAAT | 298.5 meters (979 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 51.050°N 114.075°W |
Repeater(s) | CKRY-FM-2 93.3 FM Banff |
Links | |
Website | www.country105.com |
CKRY is currently the most listened-to radio station in the Calgary market according to a spring 2013 PPM data report being released by BBM Canada.[1] Country 105 has been awarded Station of the Year several times, most recently in 2019.[2]
A transmitter located in Banff, Alberta, rebroadcasts the station at 93.3 FM.[3]
In December 2015, CKRY launched HD Radio services, becoming the first station in Alberta to do so. Their HD2 sub-channel airs a simulcast of sister station CHQR.[4] On April 1. 2016, Corus acquired Shaw Media, giving CKRY two TV stations for additional sister networks. Country 105 is simulcast across Canada on Bell Satellite TV satellite channel 968.[5]
References
- "PPM Top-line Radio Statistics: Calgary CTRL; February 25 - May 26, 2013" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-11-27. Retrieved 2013-08-03.
- (CRTC), Government of Canada, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (20 April 2000). "ARCHIVED - Decision CRTC 2000-108, Addition of a transmitter of CKRY-FM at Banff". www.crtc.gc.ca.
- "Canada Stations".
External links
- Country 105
- CKRY-FM history - Canadian Communications Foundation
- CKRY-FM in the REC Canadian station database