Broadcast area | Alberta |
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Frequency | See transmitters |
Branding | CKUA Radio |
Programming | |
Format | Community Radio |
Ownership | |
Owner | CKUA Radio Foundation |
History | |
First air date | November 21, 1927 |
Former frequencies | 580 kHz (AM) |
Call sign meaning | Canada K University of Alberta |
Technical information | |
Class | see chart |
Power | see chart |
Links | |
Website | ckua.com |
CKUA Radio is a Canadian donor-funded community radio station based in Edmonton, Alberta. Originally located on the campus of the University of Alberta in Edmonton (hence the UA of the call letters), it was the first public broadcaster in Canada when it began broadcasting in 1927. It now broadcasts from studios in downtown Edmonton, and as of fall 2016 has added a studio in Calgary's National Music Centre. CKUA's primary station is CKUA-FM, located on 94.9 FM in Edmonton, and the station operates fifteen rebroadcasters to serve the remainder of the province.
As of February 28, 2021, CKUA is the 13th-most-listened-to radio station in the Edmonton market according to a PPM data report released by Numeris.[1]