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| City of license | Kelowna, British Columbia |
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| Broadcast area | Southern Interior |
| Branding | CBC Radio One |
| Frequency | 88.9 MHz (FM) |
| First air date | 1987 |
| Format | public broadcasting |
| ERP | 5.2 kW |
| Class | C |
| Transmitter coordinates | 49°58′0″N 119°31′44″W / 49.96667°N 119.52889°W |
| Callsign meaning | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation T Kelowna |
| Owner | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |
| Website | CBC British Columbia |
CBTK-FM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts the programming of the CBC Radio One network in Kelowna, British Columbia. The station airs at 88.9 on the FM dial in Kelowna.
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History [edit]
The station was launched in 1987.[1] Prior to its launch, CBC Radio programming aired in Kelowna on private affiliate CKOV 630 in the AM band, while most of its other transmitters were rebroadcasters of Vancouver's CBU.
Local programming [edit]
CBTK-FM produces its own local morning show, Daybreak South, as well as a local afternoon show, Radio West, which airs across the whole interior of British Columbia.[2]
Rebroadcasters [edit]
FM conversions [edit]
- On October 13, 2011, CBTK-FM applied to convert CBRD 860 Field from the AM band to the FM band. [3] [4] The application was approved on December 15, 2011 and the new transmitter will operate at 97.1 MHz. [5] CBRD callsign will be replaced by CBTK-FM-1 once the flip from 860 AM to 97.1 FM occurs.
Split of CBYK-FM into separate network [edit]
CBTK-FM was previously repeated on CBYK-FM Kamloops and on 22 CBC radio repeaters in the Thompson and Cariboo regions. On October 28, 2011, the CBC filed an application with the CRTC to convert CBYK-FM from a rebradcaster of CBTK-FM to an anchor of a new regional CBC Radio One network. The CRTC approved the new regional network on March 30, 2012,[6] with a start-up date slated for October 9, 2012.[7][8]
CBUC-FM in Salmon Arm, which was originally to have been part of the new network, will remain a repeater of CBTK-FM, following interventions from various parties, including the City of Salmon Arm, that the region is more economically-tied with the Okanagan region than with Kamloops.[6]
References [edit]
- ^ Decision CRTC 85-536
- ^ Radio West
- ^ Broadcasting Part 1 Applications Open for Comment (see 2011-1369-6) CRTC, October 13, 2011
- ^ 2011-1369-6
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2011-775
- ^ a b CRTC Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2012-187, March 30, 2012.
- ^ CBC: "Countdown to CBC Kamloops", September 10, 2012.
- ^ Kamloops Daily News: "Launch date for CBC Kamloops coming Monday", September 6, 2012.
External links [edit]
- CBC British Columbia
- CBTK-FM history at at Canadian Communications Foundation
- Query the REC's Canadian station database for CBTK-FM
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