CHKT

CHKT
Broadcast areaGreater Toronto Area
Frequency1430 kHz (AM)
BrandingFairchild Radio
Programming
FormatChineseMultilingual
Ownership
Owner
Fairchild Television
History
First air date
May 5, 1925; 99 years ago (1925-05-05)
Former call signs
  • CKCL (1925–1945)
  • CKEY (1945–1991)
  • CKYC (1991–1996)
Former frequencies
  • 840 kHz (1925–1931)
  • 580 kHz (1931–1964)
  • 590 kHz (1964–1995)
Call sign meaning
Canada Hong Kong Toronto
Technical information
Licensing authority
CRTC
ClassB (regional)
Power50,000 watts
Links
Websitewww.fairchildradio.com

CHKT (1430 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The station, owned by the Fairchild Group service, airs mainly Cantonese and Mandarin Chinese programs as well as weekend shows in the following languages: Cambodian, Filipino, German, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Korean, Lao, Macedonian, Polish, Punjabi, Russian, Thai and Vietnamese. CHKT's studios at 151 Esna Park Drive, Unit 26 in Markham.

CHKT is powered at 50,000 watts, the maximum for Canadian AM stations. It uses a directional antenna with a six-tower array, to protect other stations on AM 1430. The transmitter is on one of the Toronto Islands.[1]

Prior to being acquired by Fairchild and becoming a multilingual outlet, the station was best known as CKEY from 1945 to 1991.