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CKNG-FM
Broadcast areaEdmonton Metropolitan Region
Frequency92.5 MHz
BrandingChuck @ 92.5
Programming
FormatAdult hits
Ownership
Owner
  • (Corus Premium Television Ltd.)
  • Sister stations

    CHED, CHQT, CISN-FM, CITV-DT
    History

    First air date

    1982 (asCJAX-FM)

    Call sign meaning

    C KiNG (former branding)
    Technical information
    ClassC
    ERP97,000 watts
    HAAT200.3 meters (657 ft)

    Transmitter coordinates

    53°27′47N 113°20′6.5″W / 53.46306°N 113.335139°W / 53.46306; -113.335139
    Links
    WebcastListen Live
    Websitechuck925.com

    CKNG-FM (92.5 MHz) is a radio stationinEdmonton, Alberta, Canada. The station plays an adult hits format branded on-air as Chuck @ 92.5. CKNG's studios are located on 84th Street in southeastern Edmonton, while its transmitter is located near Anthony Henday Drive in eastern Edmonton. The station is owned by Corus Entertainment.

    CKNG was the ninth most listened to radio station in the Edmonton market in the fall of 2008[1] but as of fall 2012, the station is ranked twelfth with a 3.3 percent share.[2]

    For the 2013 winter season, CKNG-FM was the tenth most listened to radio station with a 5.1% share.[3]

    As of Feb 28, 2021, CKNG is the 12th-most-listened-to radio station in the Edmonton market according to a PPM data report released by Numeris.[4]

    History

    [edit]
    Joe FM logo from 2010-2013

    On October 29, 1981, CFCN Communications, Ltd. was awarded a license for a new FM station to broadcast at 92.5 MHz. The station officially launched on August 11, 1982, as CJAX-FM,[5] and aired a country format. In June 1986, CJAX flipped to soft rock, and changed its call letters to CKNG-FM, branding itself as King FM.[6] In 1989, CKNG was sold to Moffat Communications. In September 1991, CKNG-FM became Power 92, a CHR/Top 40 station, which launched with The PowerbySnap.[7] In August 1992, the station was sold to Westcom Radio. On January 30, 2000, the station was sold to Corus Entertainment, and became a Corus station. On June 27, 2003, CKNG shifted to hot adult contemporaryasPower 92.5.[8] Seven months later, on January 13, 2004, the station flipped to adult hits, branded as 92.5 Joe FM, taking the format from sister station CHQT, which returned to oldies. The last song on "Power" was The Power by Snap! (which was also the first song under the station's top 40 "Power 92" era). The station then stunted for an hour with classic TV songs before "Joe" launched at 5 p.m., with the first song being Good Times RollbyThe Cars.[9]

    Fresh FM logo from 2013-2015

    On January 9, 2013, at Noon,[10] CKNG flipped back to Hot AC, branded as 92.5 Fresh FM becoming the third Corus radio station to adopt the "Fresh FM" branding. The final song on "Joe" was "Hotel California" by The Eagles, while the first song on "Fresh" was "Locked Out of Heaven" by Bruno Mars.

    Fresh Radio logo from 2015-2018

    On October 1, 2014, the station began promoting itself as 92.5 Fresh Radio, and formally changed to that branding on February 13, 2015 as part of Corus's national relaunch of the "Fresh FM" branding.

    On August 3, 2018, CKNG flipped back to adult hits now branded as 92.5 The 'Chuck.[11]

    In 2020, the station rebranded as Chuck @ 92.5.

    References

    [edit]
    1. ^ "BBM Canada Top-line Radio Statistics S4 2008" (PDF). BBM Canada. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 2, 2008. Retrieved January 11, 2013.
  • ^ "PPM Top-line Radio Statistics: Edmonton CMA (August 27-November 25, 2012)" (PDF). BBM Canada. December 6, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-03-09. Retrieved January 11, 2013.
  • ^ "PPM Top-line Radio Statistics: Edmonton CMA (November 25, 2013-February 23, 2014)" (PDF). BBM Canada. March 6, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-02. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  • ^ "Winter 2021 PPM Data". Retrieved 2021-04-17.
  • ^ Marty Forbes, Built right - from the ground up - great radio stations last a long time!, April 13, 2012. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  • ^ Helen Metella, "CJAX scoops up CHED's crew as it comes in from the country," The Edmonton Journal, May 7, 1986.
  • ^ Bob Remington, "CHED talent moves to FM outlet," The Edmonton Journal, September 5, 1991.
  • ^ Sandra Sperounes, "Edmonton loses its only all-contemporary hit station," The Edmonton Journal, June 28, 2003.
  • ^ "Not an average Joe: Power 92 hopes format switch halts ratings freefall," The Edmonton Journal, January 14, 2004.
  • ^ Edmonton’s JOE FM flips to FRESH FM Archived 2013-01-14 at the Wayback Machine from Radio West / Canadian Radio News, January 9, 2013
  • ^ What The 'Chuck? Corus Radio Introduces Uniquely-Edmonton Station: 92.5 The 'Chuck
  • [edit]
    Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=CKNG-FM&oldid=1230987144"

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