CKMP-FM
| City of license | Calgary, Alberta |
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| Broadcast area | Southern Alberta |
| Branding | 90.3 AMP Radio |
| Slogan | Calgary's Most Hit Music |
| Frequency | 90.3 MHz (FM) |
| First air date | March 19, 2007 |
| Format | Contemporary hit radio |
| ERP | 100,000 watts (Effective August, 2011) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 51°04′30″N 114°15′40″W / 51.075°N 114.261°WCoordinates: 51°04′30″N 114°15′40″W / 51.075°N 114.261°W |
| Callsign meaning | C(K)algary's AMP Radio |
| Former callsigns | CFUL-FM (when it was then known as Fuel 90.3 Calgary's FUeL) |
| Owner | Newcap Broadcasting |
| Sister stations | CFXL-FM |
| Website | 90.3 AMP Radio |
CKMP-FM, branded as AMP Radio, is a contemporary hit radio station, which airs at 90.3 FM in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The station plays mostly contemporary pop, rock, hip hop and dance music.
CKMP is currently ranked #10 in the Calgary market according to the Fall 2011 PPM data report released by BBM Canada.[1]
History
2007–2009: Fuel 90.3
The station received approval by the CRTC in 2006[2] and began testing its signal on March 12, 2007 with music. The station formally launched on March 19, airing originally an adult album alternative format, under the music direction of Matt Schichter and in 2008, a modern rock format branded as Fuel 90.3 with the callsign CFUL-FM.
2009–present: 90.3 AMP Radio
On June 20, 2009, CFUL changed its format to contemporary hit radio and adopted its current callsign. The new brand name, AMP Radio, was inspired by KAMP-FM in Los Angeles, California, which adopted the same brand name in February 2009. The last song played on Fuel 90.3 was "Know Your Enemy" by Green Day, and the first song played by 90.3 AMP Radio was "Don't Stop The Music" by Rihanna. At the start, CKMP, like rival CIBK-FM (98-5 Virgin Radio), had no rhythmic lean as both Virgin & Amp Radio sounded very similar up until 2012, when Amp began to increase the Rhythmic and Dance content, possibly to also counter Adult Top 40 CKCE's Rhythmic direction. Amp Radio also began adding more new songs earlier over its Virgin Radio rival. Calgary is also the second-largest market in Canada with two English top 40 stations, the largest being in Toronto.
By September 2009, the station changed to the current CKMP-FM. CKMP was a former callsign of an unrelated radio station in Midland, Ontario which is known today as CICZ-FM.
CKMP-FM's launch marks it the first time Calgary has had two contemporary hit radio stations since 1999, when CHRK-FM (now CJAQ-FM) became classic rock Rock 97.
References
External links
- 90.3 AMP Radio
- CFUL-FM history at Canadian Communications Foundation
- Query the REC's Canadian station database for CFUL-FM
- Query the REC's Canadian station database for CKMP-FM
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