CHKS-FM

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CHKS-FM

City of license	Sarnia, Ontario
Branding	K106.3
Slogan	Great classics and the best new rock!
Frequency	106.3 MHz (FM)
First air date	August 3, 1968
Format	Mainstream rock
ERP	35 kW
Class	B
Former callsigns	CKTY (1987-1999) CKJD (AM) (1968-1987)
Owner	Blackburn Radio
Sister stations	CFGX-FM, CHOK
Webcast	Listen Live!
Website	K106.3

CHKS-FM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts at 106.3 FM in Sarnia, Ontario. The station broadcasts a mainstream rock format with the brand name K106.3.

Range

CHKS-FM can be heard in parts of Eastern Michigan, as far west as Flint, Michigan. The station conflicts with WGER of Saginaw, Michigan in Genesee and Lapeer Counties, though those with directional antennas can tune either station in these areas.

Format

K-106.3 now experiences great interference for listeners tuning into CHKS FM from Macomb, parts of St. Clair and Kent Counties in Eastern Michigan & Southwestern Ontario.^{[citation needed]} From a radio station K-love broadcasting from a translator transmitter located at Eight Mile and Meyer in Oak Park, Michigan. There has never been any official complaints against K-Love's interference with K 106.3, this has not been the first case of Detroit low power translator interfering with an out of market Full Power station. A low power translator called Smooth Jazz 104.7 caused interference with Southern Detroit listeners trying to tune into WIOT on the same frequency. So a battle brew for several months with the FCC and in the end WIOT was able to claim the frequency back in Southern Michigan. Smooth Jazz 104.7 was forced off the air by the FCC, for interfering with a Full power licensed FM station service contour.

History

The station was launched in 1968 by Dancy Broadcasting, as an AM station with the callsign CKJD. The station's original AM frequency was 1250 AM. It was acquired by Rogers Communications in 1972, and moved to 1110 AM in 1977. In 1981, Rogers also launched an FM sister station, CJFI.

CKJD and CJFI were sold to Maclean-Hunter subsidiary Blue Water Broadcasting in 1987. The following year, CKJD adopted a country music format with the new callsign CKTY.

When Rogers acquired Maclean-Hunter in 1994, the Blue Water stations were transferred to Blackburn Radio. Blackburn converted the station to FM in 1999, and gave the station its present call sign.

106.3 FM in Sarnia is currently known as K106.3 and plays "Great Classics & The Best New Rock".

External links

v t e Radio stations in Southwestern Ontario (excluding American stations)

Essex County	Windsor CKWW 580 CKLW 800 CBEF 1550 CIMX 88.7 CBE 89.9 CIDR 93.9 CJWF 95.9 CBEW 97.5 CJAM 99.1 CKUE-1 100.7 CINA 102.3 CJBC-1 103.9 CBEF-2 105.5 Leamington CBEW-FM-1 91.9 CJSP 92.7 CHYR 96.7 CBEF-1 103.1 VAZ533 162.475 Point Pelee National Park CJPP 90.7

Chatham-Kent	Chatham CFCO 630 AM & 92.9 FM CBEE 88.1 CKGW 89.3 CKSY 94.3 CKUE 95.1 CKXS 99.1 CKBK 104.3

Lambton County	Kettle Point CKTI 107.7 Sarnia CHOK 1070 AM & 103.9 FM CBEG 90.3 CFGX 99.9 CKCI 103.3 CHKS 106.3 XJV492 162.400 Walpole Island CFRZ 98.3

Weatheradio Canada	XJV492 162.400 (Sarnia-Oil Springs) VAZ533 162.475 (Windsor-Leamington)

Internet radio	Canada's Rock

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Coordinates: 42°52′09″N 82°23′38″W / 42.86917°N 82.39389°W / 42.86917; -82.39389

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