CKRS-FM
| City of license | Saguenay, Quebec |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean |
| Branding | FM 98 |
| Slogan | "C'est Saguenay" |
| Frequency | 98.3 MHz (FM) |
| First air date | June 24, 1947 |
| Format | talk radio (French) |
| Power | 51,000 watts |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| Class | C1 |
| Callsign meaning | C K Radio Saguenay |
| Affiliations | Cogeco |
| Owner |
Radio Saguenay, Inc. (591991 B.C. Ltd.) |
| Website |
CKRS-FM is a French-language Canadian radio station located in Saguenay, Quebec.
Owned locally by Radio Saguenay, it broadcasts on 98.3 MHz using a directional antenna with an average effective radiated power of 51,000 watts and a peak effective radiated power of 100,000 watts (class C1).[1] Before 2007, the station was heard on the AM band on 590 kHz with a daytime power of 25,000 watts and a nighttime power of 7,500 watts as a class B station, using a directional antenna with slightly different daytime and nighttime directional patterns in order to protect various other stations on that frequency. CKRS went on the air on June 24, 1947.[2]
The station has an hybrid talk and mainstream rock format and identifies itself as FM 98. The station's playlist, however, is heavy on classic rock. It was previously part of the Corus Québec (formerly Radiomédia) network which operates across Quebec. In March 2009, Corus announced plans to drop the talk radio format on CKRS, CJRC-FM in Gatineau, CHLN-FM in Trois-Rivières and CHLT-FM in Sherbrooke in favour of a classic hits-oldies format branded as "Souvenirs Garantis", effective March 28, 2009.[3]
In early 2010, the local morning news show featuring Myriam Ségal (previously before for several years by Louis Champagne) was removed in favor of a provincial newscast broadcast from CHMP-FM in Montreal, by Paul Arcand. This provincial newscast broadcast was dumped a year later, in February 2011 and the station returned to a local morning news show.
On June 25, 2010 it was reported that Corus has agreed to sell CKRS-FM to a local business group known as Radio Saguenay,[4] whose owners include former NHL player and coach Guy Carbonneau.[5][6] The acquisition received CRTC approval on March 1, 2011.[7] However, the commission has approved the transfer of the station's management to Radio Saguenay on an interim basis; the station is now branded as "FM 98" but maintains its classic hits format.[8] The sale to Radio Saguenay was fully approved in November 2010.
In March 2011, CKRS-FM changed its music content from classic hits to mainstream rock, while retaining its talk programming.
References
- ↑ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2006-640
- ↑ Astral Communications inc. (2000-01-14). "Notice annuelle -- Exercice terminé le 31 août 1999" (in French). Retrieved 2006-12-11.
- ↑ Francophone news-talk listeners across much of Quebec will be out of luck at month's end Scott Fybush/NERW, 2009-03-09
- ↑ Corus sells Saguenay station to local buyers, The Wire Report, 25 June 2010
- ↑ Radio-Info: "Canadian Radio News for June 2010", July 2, 2010.
- ↑ "La station CKRS de Corus est vendue". Infopresse. 2010-06-23. Retrieved 2010-10-12.
- ↑ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2011-137
- ↑ CRTC ownership chart for Corus Entertainment (Radio), updated 2010-10-12. Retrieved 2010-10-18. (Notes administrative approval for "temporary management [...] by Radio Saguenay Inc."
External links
- FM 98
- CKRS-FM history at Canadian Communications Foundation
- Query the REC's Canadian station database for CKRS-FM
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