CKML (AM)

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CKML is a 50 watt emergency broadcast system radio station owned by Chalk River Laboratories that operates at AM 530 kHz in Chalk River, Ontario, Canada.

The station was approved by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) in 1998. CKML, is not considered as a continuous broadcasting station. The service is tested for one hour each month and, once a year, a two-hour emergency exercise will be carried out. In a real emergency situation, the service could be used for many hours.

The "ML" in the CKML callsign means Mark Ling of Chalk River Laboratories.

[edit] External links

• The Security Systems Coordinator, Chalk River Laboratories CKML Chalk River – Licence renewal - Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2005-323
• New radio service to provide emergency information Decision CRTC 98-509

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