CKPC-FM (92.1 FM, Lite 92) is a radio station in Brantford, Ontario. Owned by Evanov Communications, it broadcasts a soft adult contemporary format, billed as "Southern Ontario's Lite Favourites".[1] The studios are located at 571 West St in Brantford while its transmitter located near Brant Rd 24 and McLean School Rd north of Brantford.
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Broadcast area | Brant County Waterloo Region Hamilton Niagara Region |
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Frequency | 92.1 MHz (FM) (HD Radio) |
Branding | Lite 92 |
Programming | |
Format | Soft adult contemporary HD2: CFWC-FM HD3: vacant |
Ownership | |
Owner | Evanov Communications |
CKPC (defunct), CFWC-FM | |
History | |
First air date | 1949 (on 94.7 MHz) |
Former frequencies | 94.7 MHz (1949–1955) |
Call sign meaning | CK Preston, Canada (original city of licence) |
Technical information | |
Class | C1 |
ERP | 80 kW |
HAAT | 230 meters (750 ft) |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | lite92.ca |
Target market
The station's format is designed to attract and cater to the adult audience aged 35+ in South Western Ontario and is actively rated in both the Hamilton and Kitchener/Waterloo markets. The station is powered by a strong signal, reaching much of the population of Southern and Southwestern Ontario, although the Greater Toronto Area soft adult contemporary market was targeted by co-owned CKDX-FM until the latter's flip to country music in 2023. CKPC-FM provides relevant news, traffic reports and regional advertising.[2]
The station is available on-line via streaming, on services such as Streema, Online Radio Box, Radio Canada Online and iHeartRadio.[3][4][5][6]
History
- 1933 - Cyrus Dolph begins to operate an AM radio station in Preston (Cambridge), purchased from Wallace Russ, after it had operated as an amateur radio station since 1923[7]
- 1934 - CKPC moves to 930 kHz on the AM dial, moving to 1380 kHz in 1935
- 1936 - Power increases to 100 watts; now in Brantford, it operates as Telephone City Broadcast Ltd.
- 1947 - CKPC applies for an FM licence
- 1949 - CKPC-FM begins broadcasting at 94.7 FM at 250 watts, simulcasting CKPC.
- 1951 - Florence Dolph Buchanan, among the first women in broadcasting (and the first woman in Canada to own/operate a radio station), takes full control of the station, now with a 1,000–watt signal, from her father Cyrus
- 1955 - CKPC-FM changes frequency to 92.1 MHz; slogan for both AM and FM stations is "The Established Voice of Industrial Ontario"[8]
- 1959 - Signal increases to 10,000 watts
- 1962 - CKPC-FM introduces some original programming, independent of CKPC (AM)
- 1971 - CKPC-FM becomes completely independent, with all original programming
- 1972 - Richard Buchanan purchases Telephone City Broadcast Ltd. from his mother
- 1976 - Signal increases to 50,000 watts
- 2008 - Signal increases to 80,000 watts;[9]
- 2008 - Richard Buchanan July 29 loses battle with cancer[10]
- 2009 - Telephone City Broadcast Limited is purchased by Evanov Communications[11]
- 2009 - Station name changed from FM 92.1 to The New 92; format moves from hot adult contemporary to adult contemporary[12]
- 2010 - Station rebrands as The Jewel or Jewel 92, playing "the best current hits, recent favourites, and timeless classics".[13]
- 2021 - In June, CKPC-FM dropped its Jewel 92 branding and rebranded the station as Lite 92 - "Southern Ontario's Lite Favorites", previously "Lite Favourites".
Logo
- CKPC-FM logo used 2010-2021
- CKPC-FM logo used 2022-Present
HD Radio
On November 18, 2019, CKPC-FM launched HD Radio multi-casting services. The HD1 sub-channel carries the same programming as the standard analog frequency. As of September 4, 2020, the HD2 sub-channel carries a simulcast of sister station CFWC-FM, the HD3 sub-channel carried a simulcast of CKPC (AM) until the station was closed in August 2023.
References
External links
- Lite 92
- CKPC-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
- CKPC-FM in the REC Canadian station database