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.

CKRY-FM
CityCalgary, Alberta
Frequency105.1 MHz (FM) (HD Radio)
BrandingCountry 105
SloganToday's Country
Programming
FormatHD1: Country music
HD2: CHQR simulcast
Ownership
OwnerCorus Entertainment
(Corus Radio Company)
Sister stationsCHQR, CFGQ-FM, CICT-DT, CISA-DT
History
First air dateJuly 9, 1982
Technical information
ClassC
ERP100 kW
HAAT298.5 meters (979 ft)
Transmitter coordinates51.050°N 114.075°W / 51.050; -114.075
Repeater(s)CKRY-FM-2 93.3 FM Banff
Links
Websitewww.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]

Country 105 old logo

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
  1. "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.
  3. (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.
  4. "Canada Stations".


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