CKBT-FM (91.5 MHz) is a Canadian radio station licensed to Kitchener, Ontario, and serving the Waterloo Region. It is owned by Corus Entertainment with studios on Speedvale Avenue East in Guelph.[1] It broadcasts a contemporary hit radio format branded as 91.5 The Beat.
CKBT-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 3,600 watts (10,000 watts peak) using a directional antenna. Its transmitter is on Ayr Road (Ontario Highway 15) in Brant.[2]
History
The station was launched by CanWest Global on January 31, 2004.[3] The original studios were at 235 King Street East, Suite 120, Kitchener. The station originally aired a Rhythmic Top 40 format (e.g. hip hop, reggae and R&B), until switching to its current format in 2007.
In September 2006, Corus Entertainment, already owner of CJDV-FM in nearby Cambridge, announced it would buy CKBT and Winnipeg‘s CJZZ-FM (now CFPG-FM) from CanWest, subject to Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) approval. The transaction was approved by the CRTC on July 6, 2007,[4] and as of July 29, 2007, CKBT was officially made part of Corus Entertainment’s radio properties.
On August 14, 2009, CKBT moved into broadcast facility with sister station CJDV-FM at 50 Sportsworld Crossing Road, Kitchener. The stations later relocated to Speedvale Drive in Guelph.
References
External links
- 91.5 The Beat
- CKBT-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
- CKBT-FM in the REC Canadian station database
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