CKKC-FM

CKKC-FM
Broadcast areaNelson
Crawford Bay
New Denver
Kaslo
Nakusp
Frequency106.9 MHz (FM)
BrandingBounce Radio
Programming
FormatAdult hits
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
1939 (AM)
Former call signs
CKLN (1939–1967)
Former frequencies
880 kHz (AM) (1991–2006)
1390 kHz (1976–1991)
1420 kHz (1939–1976)
Technical information
ClassB
ERP930 watts average
2,000 watts peak
horizontal polarization only
HAAT361 meters (1,184 ft)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websiteiheartradio.ca/bounce/nelson

CKKC-FM is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts an adult hits format at 106.9 FM in Nelson, British Columbia. The station is owned by Bell Media and is branded as Bounce Radio. The station's programming is produced partly from its own studios, and from its sister station CJAT-FM in Trail. The station was launched in 1939 by the Nelson Daily News on AM as CKLN,[1] it adopted its current call sign in 1967[2] and moved to the FM band in 2006.[3]

As CKLN, the station was a CBC Radio affiliate until the 1960s.[4]

As part of a mass format reorganization by Bell Media, on May 18, 2021, CKKC dropped the adult contemporary format and the EZ Rock branding and flipped to adult hits, and adopted the Bounce branding.[5]

On February 8, 2024, Bell announced a restructuring that included the sale of 45 of its 103 radio stations to seven buyers, subject to approval by the CRTC, including CKKC, which is to be sold to Vista Radio.[6]

  1. ^ Decision CRTC 91-246
  2. ^ "CKKC-FM (Ez Rock), Nelson, Astral Media Inc." Archived 2016-12-20 at the Wayback Machine, Radio Station History, Canadian Communications Foundation
  3. ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2005-41
  4. ^ CKLN history, BC Radio History
  5. ^ Bell Media Bounces 25 Stations Across Canada to New Variety Hits Brand
  6. ^ Hudes, Sammy (8 February 2024). "'Not a viable business anymore': Bell Media selling 45 radio stations amid layoffs". Toronto Star. The Canadian Press. Retrieved 8 February 2024.