CKHK-FM
{{short description|Radio station in Hawkesbury, Ontario}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name = CKHK-FM
| logo = 1077bigfm.png
| format = Adult hits
| class = A
| former_callsigns =
| owner = Evanov Communications
(Sale pending to Radio communautaire Cornwall-Alexandria)
| operator = Radio communautaire Cornwall-Alexandria
| sister_stations =
| city = Hawkesbury, Ontario
| area = Hawkesbury
| branding = 107.7 Big FM
| airdate = April 14, 2008
| erp = 1,100 watts
| haat = {{convert|71.5|meters}}
| callsign_meaning = Hawkesbury
| webcast = [https://1077bigfm.ca/player/?playerID=2490 Listen Live]
| website = [https://1077bigfm.ca/ 1077bigfm.ca]
| affiliations =
| coordinates =
}}
CKHK-FM (107.7 FM, "107.7 Big FM") is a radio station in Hawkesbury, Ontario. Owned by Evanov Communications and being operated under a temporary management agreement by future owner Radio communautaire Cornwall-Alexandria, it broadcasts an adult hits format.
History
On June 27, 2007, Ottawa Media Inc. was licensed by the CRTC to operate a new FM station at Hawkesbury.[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2007/db2007-204.htm Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2007-204]
On April 14, 2008 at 9:00 AM, the station was launched as 107.7 The Jewel, with a soft adult contemporary format.
File:Hot Country 107.7 logo.png
In May 2021, the station flipped to country as Hot Country 107.7, as part of a realignment of several Evanov stations.{{Cite web |date=2021-05-03 |title=Evanov rebranding four Ontario-Quebec stations |url=https://cartt.ca/evanov-rebranding-four-ontario-quebec-stations/ |access-date=2022-03-31 |website=Cartt.ca |language=en-CA}}
On September 5, 2024, Evanov announced that the station, along with CJWL-FM in Ottawa and CHRC-FM in Rockland, would close effective September 20, 2024, due to increased competition, changing listener habits, and economic conditions brought upon by the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite news |title=Evanov to shutter three FM stations |url=https://broadcastdialogue.com/evanov-to-shutter-three-fm-stations-this-month/ |access-date=September 5, 2024 |work=Broadcast Dialogue}} However, on September 19, Evanov announced that it had reached agreements to sell all three stations instead, with an agreement to sell CKHK and CHRC to Radio communautaire Cornwall-Alexandria—the cooperative that owns CHOD-FM 92.1 Go FM in Cornwall—pending CRTC approval. While CHOD is a francophone station, it was stated that both stations would continue to broadcast in English.{{Cite web |last=Thiessen |first=Connie |date=2024-09-19 |title=GO FM to acquire two Evanov stations set for closure |url=https://broadcastdialogue.com/go-fm-to-acquire-two-evanov-stations-set-for-closure/ |access-date=2024-09-23 |website=Broadcast Dialogue |language=en-US}}
Radio communautaire Cornwall-Alexandria formally filed applications to acquire the stations on January 24, 2025, valuing them at $150,000 each. It is currently operating the stations under a temporary management agreement.[https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2025/2025-18.htm#bm2 1001012762 Ontario Inc. Hawkesbury, Ontario Application 2024-0599-3] - Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2025-18, CRTC, January 24, 2025 On the morning of May 12, 2025, CKHK and CHRC stunted with a loop of "Bye Bye Mon Cowboy" by Quebecois singer Mitsou, before flipping to adult hits at noon as Big FM.{{cite web |date=2025-05-12 |title=Big Launch In Eastern Ontario |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/300296/big-launch-in-eastern-ontario/ |access-date=2025-05-12 |website=RadioInsight}}
References
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External links
- [https://1077bigfm.ca/ 107.7 BIG FM]
- [https://broadcasting-history.ca/radio/radio-stations/ontario/ontario-ottawa-valley/CKHK-FM CKHK-FM] at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
- {{RecnetCanada|CKHK-FM}}
{{Cornwall Radio}}
{{Evanov}}
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Category:Radio stations established in 2007
Category:2007 establishments in Ontario
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