CKJS-FM
| Broadcast area | Winnipeg Capital Region |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 92.7 MHz (FM) (HD Radio) |
| Branding | CKJS FM 92.7 Multilingual |
| Programming | |
| Format | Multilingual |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Evanov Communications |
| CFJL-FM, CHWE-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | March 25, 1975 (AM) 2021 (FM) |
Former frequencies | 810 kHz (AM) 1974 - 2022 |
| Technical information | |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 35,000 watts |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | ckjs.com |
CKJS is a multilingual radio station. The station broadcasts from 520 Corydon Avenue in Winnipeg, Manitoba with sister stations CFJL-FM and CHWE-FM, while its transmitter is located at Duff Roblin Provincial Park just south of Winnipeg.
The station is the only multilingual radio station in Manitoba serving more than twenty different ethnic groups.
History
The station was founded in 1974 by Casimir Stanczykowski; CKJS was the second station to be established by Stanczykowski, behind Montreal's multicultural station CFMB.[1]
In the '80's it also boasted, for a very short time, a cutting edge alternative music program (well before such programs existed on AM radio in particular) called Nightbeat. This program was responsible for promoting local talent and giving airplay to music that wasn't being played on mainstream radio.
In 2006, the station was sold to Newcap Broadcasting.[1] In May 2011, Newcap announced the sale of both CKJS and CHNK-FM to Evanov Communications, pending CRTC approval.[2] The deal was approved on October 24, 2011.[3] In November 2014, Evanov announced that it would acquire CFMB, which re-united both of Stanczykowski's stations under common ownership.[1]
In November 2017, Evanov received CRTC approval to convert CKJS to an FM station on 92.7 FM.[4]
On September 21, 2021, CKJS began broadcasting on 92.7 FM and in HD radio, becoming the first radio station in Manitoba to transmit in HD.[5]
On February 21, 2022, CKJS AM 810 left the air for good while the programming will continue on CKJS's new frequency at 92.7 FM. [6]
Programming
CKJS airs programming in the following languages: Bulgarian, Chinese, Filipino, German, Hindi, Hungarian, Irish, Jewish, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Spanish, Ukrainian and Vietnamese. It also broadcasts blocks of Christian programming on weekdays and Sundays.[7]
Notes
92.7 MHz is a first adjacent frequency of 92.9 MHz that was formerly used by CKIC-FM which left the air in 2012. Gill Broadcasting applied to use CKIC-FM's former 92.9 FM MHz frequency in Winnipeg for a new ethnic/multilingual radio station that was denied by the CRTC in 2015 [8] but was later used by CKYZ-FM a low-power 50 watt tourist information station owned by Gill Broadcasting without a CRTC license until it moved to 96.9 MHz in 2018 [9] after Evanov received approval from the CRTC to convert CKJS from the AM band to the FM band at 92.7 MHz in 2017.
References
- ^ a b c Faguy, Steve (November 18, 2014). "Multilingual radio station CFMB agrees to sale to Evanov Radio". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
- ^ Newfoundland Capital press release, via Canadian Newswire: "NEWCAP to Sell Winnipeg Radio Stations", May 19, 2010.
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2011-661
- ^ "CKJS Winnipeg – Conversion to the FM band". CRTC. Retrieved 2017-12-03.
- ^ "We've thrown the switch, and you can now hear us on 92.7 FM!". www.facebook.com. GMP CKJS. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- ^ CKJS AM 810 in Winnipeg Shuts Down, Canadian Radio News - Facebook, February 21, 2022
- ^ "On-Air Schedule – CKJS 810 AM". CKJS 810 AM. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2015-15, Ethnic commercial FM radio station in Winnipeg, CRTC, January 22, 2015
- ^ History of CKYZ-FM - Canadian Communications Foundation
External links
- CKJS FM 92.7
- Template:History of Canadian Broadcasting
- CKJS-FM in the REC Canadian station database - (92.7 MHz)
- CKJS in the REC Canadian station database - Old AM 810 kHz frequency
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