CKFF-FM
Frequency104.1 MHz (FM)
BrandingDrumbeat Radio
Programming
FormatFirst Nations community radio
Ownership
OwnerKebaowek First Nation
History
First air date
2020 (2020)
Technical information
ClassA
ERP6,000 watts
HAAT55.5 metres
Links
Websitedrumbeatradio.ca

CKFF-FM is a First Nations community radio station that operates at 104.1 MHz (FM) in Kipawa, Quebec, Canada.

Branded as Drumbeat Radio, the station airs a variety of programs, interviews, stories, culture and music including country, rock, pop and more. [1]

History

On November 13, 2018, Kebaowek First Nation (OBCI) received approval from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to operate a new english-language Indigenous (Type B Native) FM radio programming in Kipawa, Quebec which would operate at 104.1 MHz (channel 281A) with an average effective radiated power (ERP) of 6,000 watts (non-directional antenna with an effective height of antenna above average terrain of 55.5 metres). [2]

The station signed on the air as Drumbeat Radio in April 2020. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Kipawa Radio Station Drumbeat Radio CKFF 104.1 FM - explorekipawa.com
  2. ↑ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2018-423, Indigenous FM radio station in Kipawa, CRTC, November 13, 2018
  3. ↑ Kebaowek First Nation Newsletter, see pages 2 and 3, June 2020 (PDF)
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