CKBW-FM

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CKBW-FM
Broadcast area	Bridgewater, Nova Scotia
Branding	CKBW
Slogan	South Shore's best variety
First air date	December 27, 1947
Frequency	98.1 MHz (FM)
Format	Hot adult contemporary
Owner	Acadia Broadcasting Co. Ltd.
Website	http://www.ckbw.com/

CKBW-FM is a Canadian radio station at 98.1 MHz on the FM dial in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia. The station also operates relays in Liverpool, Nova Scotia at 94.5 MHz and Shelburne, Nova Scotia at 93.1 MHz. The station plays a Hot Adult Contemporary format and brands itself as the South Shore's Best Variety. CKBW is owned by Acadia Broadcasting, a subsidiary of Ocean Capital Investments.

CKBW's first broadcast was at AM 1000 on December 24, 1947, under local ownership. CKBW flipped to the FM band at 98.1 MHz in 2001. The station changed formats numerous times. For much of the 1990s, CKBW played primarily country music until an official format change in 2001 to adopt the current hot adult contemporary format.

In 2006, the station's weekly one-hour program That East Coast Show was nominated for Broadcast of the Year at the annual East Coast Music Awards but lost to Atlantic Airwaves of CBC Radio One.

Current on-air personalities include Mike Richards, Sheldon Macleod and Jonathan Crouse.