CKUE-FM
CKUE-FM
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| City | Chatham-Kent, Ontario |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Chatham-Kent, Essex County/Windsor, Ontario |
| Branding | 95.1 & 100.7 Cool FM |
| Slogan | Great Hits and Real Classics |
| Frequency | 95.1 MHz |
| Repeater(s) | 100.7 CKUE-FM-1 |
| First air date | October 6, 1999 (94.3 FM) May 4, 2002 (95.1 FM) |
| Format | Classic Hits |
| Language(s) | English |
| ERP | 42,000 watts (CKUE-FM) 3,840 watts average, 9,000 watts peak (CKUE-FM1) |
| HAAT | 133.5 meters (438 ft) (CKUE-FM) 74.5 meters (244 ft) (CKUE-FM-1) |
| Class | B (CKUE-FM) B1 (CKUE-FM-1) |
| Owner | Blackburn Radio |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | coolradio.ca |
CKUE-FM is a radio station located in Chatham-Kent, Ontario. Owned by Blackburn Radio, the station broadcasts a rock-based classic hits format under the name 95.1/100.7 Cool-FM. The station broadcasts on 95.1 MHz, and operates a rebroadcaster serving the nearby Windsor market, CKUE-FM-1, on 100.7 MHz.
CKUE's main signal is broadcast from a tower a few kilometres west of the community of Chatham, Ontario, with an effective radiated power of 42,000 watts.
Contents
1 History
1.1 As The Rock
1.2 As LiteFM
1.3 As Cool-FM
2 References
3 External links
History[edit]
As The Rock[edit]
CKUE's former logo as The Rock, used in variations since 2002
The station began operations on October 6, 1999 under the ownership of Bea-Ver Communications, broadcasting an active rock format on 94.3 FM.[1] On May 4, 2002, CKUE switched frequencies with its sister station CKSY to obtain its current frequency of 95.1 FM.
CKUE began operating a synchronized on-channel rebroadcaster serving the nearby Windsor market, CKUE-FM-1, in March 2004 from an antenna mounted on the top of the 26-floor Solidarity Tower Co-Op apartment building on the city's east end.[2] In 2005, Blackburn Radio acquired CKUE along with sister station CKSY. In September 2006, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) approved an application by Blackburn to move the Windsor signal from 95.1 to 100.7 MHz. This change allowed the Windsor and Chatham transmitters to increase their transmitter power.[3][4]
During the 2004-2005, and 2005-2006 seasons of the Ontario Hockey League, 95.1 provided live coverage of Windsor Spitfires games, with Shadd Dales on play-by-play and Brendan McGuire on colour. They returned to CKLW in 2006.
As LiteFM[edit]
On January 30, 2014, at 6 p.m., CKUE-FM flipped from rock to a soft adult contemporary format, branded as LiteFM. Station management cited increased competition from Detroit-based stations as reasoning for the change.[5]
As Cool-FM[edit]
On April 16, 2015, at 10 a.m., CKUE-FM flipped again, this time to variety hits as Cool FM; Blackburn Radio's general manager Walter Ploegman stated that the LiteFM format was characterized by listeners as being "too soft and sleepy", and that the new format would be targeted to a middle-aged adult demographic that is "on the go, active, and looking for fun".[6][7]
In 2016, a new low-powered FM station began testing in nearby Ferndale, Michigan, also on 100.7 MHz. Named WFCB-LP, the station broadcasts at just 100 watts at 81 feet above the ground, and may be subject to interference from CKUE-FM-1, due to its vastly higher power (3840 watts average, 9000 peak), and the fact that its antenna atop Solidarity Tower is adjacent to the Detroit River, and therefore, only a few hundred feet from the Canada–United States border (which sits in the middle of the river).
In the summer of 2018 the Cool-FM format was modified from Variety Hits to a rock-oriented Classic Hits direction. The station now uses the tagline "great hits and real classics" rather than "we play it all."
References[edit]
^ Decision CRTC 99-443
^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2003-603
^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2005-500
^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2006-563
^ https://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/87500/rock-goes-lite-in-windsor/
^ "From Lite To Cool: A New Radio Station For Windsor". Windsorite.ca. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
^ https://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/92723/blackburn-gets-cool-in-windsor/
External links[edit]
- Official website
CKUE-FM history – Canadian Communications Foundation
CKUE-FM history – Canadian Communications Foundation- Query the REC's Canadian station database for CKUE-FM
Coordinates: 42°26′14″N 82°06′22″W / 42.43722°N 82.10611°W / 42.43722; -82.10611
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- Radio stations in Windsor, Ontario
- Classic hits radio stations in Canada
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