CKNO-FM

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CKNO-FM

City of license	Edmonton, Alberta
Branding	102.3 NOW! Radio
Frequency	102.3 MHz (FM)
First air date	February 2010
Format	Hot Adult Contemporary/Classic Hits
ERP	100,000 watts
Class	C1
Transmitter coordinates	53°31′54.7″N 113°46′52.2″W / 53.531861°N 113.781167°W / 53.531861; -113.781167Coordinates: 53°28′44.7″N 113°29′7.6″W / 53.479083°N 113.485444°W / 53.479083; -113.485444 (102.3 NOW! Radio)
Callsign meaning	NOW
Owner	Rawlco Radio
Sister stations	CIUP-FM
Website	102.3 NOW! Radio

CKNO-FM is a Canadian radio station, promoted under the branding 102.3 NOW! Radio in Edmonton, Alberta.^[1]

General Information & History

Owned by Rawlco Radio, the station received approval on October 17, 2008.^[2] It went on the air February 23 2010 at 1:02pm,^[3] restoring the adult top 40 format to Edmonton after five years when CKRA-FM dumped it for country music. CKRA-FM, as of 2008, is now a classic hits station.

Its main competitors are contemporary hit radio stations CFMG-FM (104.9 Virgin Radio), & CHBN-FM (91.7 The Bounce), rival hot adult contemporary station CKNG-FM (92.5 Fresh FM), & adult contemporary station CKEA-FM (Lite 95.7). However, Rawlco calls CKNO-FM as a hits for adults station. Since March 2011, the station was added at the Mediabase hot adult contemporary panel, with Nielsen BDS following suit most recently. It plays more classic hits over any other hot adult contemporary radio station in Canada, just like CILT-FM in Steinbach/Winnipeg; rare for an adult top 40 to do that. Based with the classic hits lean at the station, another Rawlco station in Edmonton is CIUP-FM, an adult hits station leaning heavy towards classic hits as well. In addition, CKNO-FM does play a hint of alternative rock & classic rock songs not played by any other adult contemporary or adult top 40 station.

Now Radio has consistently ranked amongst the top radio stations in Edmonton recently, both FM and AM. The Fall 2012 PPM ratings have Now as the number one station in the city.^[4]

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v t e Radio stations in Edmonton, Alberta

AM	CHED 630 CBX 740 CFCW 790 CHQT 880 CJCA 930 CFRN 1260

FM	CJSR 88.5 CKAV-4 89.3 CHFA 90.1 CBX 90.9 CHBN 91.7 CKNG 92.5 CJLD 93.1 CBX-FM-2 93.9 CKUA 94.9 CKEA 95.7 CKRA 96.3 CIRK 97.3 CFWE 98.5 CIUP 99.3 CFBR 100.3 CBCX-FM-1 101.1 CKER 101.7 CKNO 102.3 CHDI 102.9 CISN 103.9 CFMG 104.9 CJRY 105.9 CJNW 107.1 CKFT 107.9

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