Broadcast area | Greater Vancouver Fraser Valley |
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Frequency | 107.5 MHz |
Branding | Sonic 104.9 Sonic 92.5 Sonic 107.5 |
Programming | |
Format | Modern rock |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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CISL, CKWX, CKSR-FM, CJAX-FM, CKQC-FM, CKVU-DT, CHNM-DT, CHDI-FM | |
History | |
First air date | October 1, 1986 |
Former call signs | CKSR-FM (1986–1999) CKVX-FM (2000–2004) CKCL-FM (2004–2009) CFUN-FM (2009–2015) |
Call sign meaning | Sounds like "kiss" (former branding) |
Technical information | |
Class | A |
ERP | 640 watts (peak) 303 watts (average) horizontal polarization only |
HAAT | 210.1 metres (689 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 49°06′36″N 121°50′47″W / 49.11005°N 121.846396°W |
Repeater(s) | CKKS-FM-1 92.5 Abbotsford CKKS-FM-2 104.9 Vancouver |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live[dead link] |
Website | sonicradio.ca |
CKKS-FM (107.5 MHz, Sonic) is a radio station licensed to Chilliwack, British Columbia and serving Greater Vancouver and the Fraser Valley. Owned by Rogers Radio, a division of Rogers Sports & Media, it broadcasts a modern rock format.
The station's main studios and offices are at 2440 Ash Street in the Fairview neighbourhood of Vancouver, where its rebroadcasting transmitter CKKS-FM-2 operates at 104.9 FM with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 31,000 watts and a height above average terrain (HAAT) of 672.2 metres (2,205 ft) from atop Mount Seymour.[1] Another rebroadcasting transmitter, 92.5 CKKS-FM-1, is in Abbotsford, British Columbia.
The station went on the air in 1986 as CKSR-FM, with transmitters at Abbotsford and Chilliwack. Technical changes in the late 1990s added a third transmitter in Vancouver, greatly expanding its broadcast coverage.