CKNS
Semi-satellite of CKNR Elliot Lake
Frequency930 kHz (AM)
Ownership
OwnerNorth Channel Broadcasters
History
First air date
October 2, 1976
Last air date
1997
Technical information
Power10,000 watts

CKNS was a former radio station which operated on 930 kHz (AM) in Espanola, Ontario, Canada.

History

On February 6, 1976, Algonquin Radio-TV Co. Ltd. was given approval to operate a new AM station at Espanola. [1] It would broadcast on 930 kHz with a power of 10,000 watts. CKNS began broadcasting at 930 kHz on October 2, 1976. [2] The station was a semi-satellite of CKNR in Elliot Lake which began broadcasting in 1967. The "NS" in the call sign: North Shore.

Newspaper article about the launch of CKNS Espanola from the Northern Life, page A6, October 6, 1976

In the mid-1980s, Mid-Canada Communications was approved by the CRTC to acquire CKNS from Huron Broadcasting Limited.[3]

In 1986 CKNS received approval to disaffiliate from the CBC radio network, which is now served by CBCE-FM out of Little Current.[4] In 1990, the Pelmorex Radio Network received approval to acquire CKNS from Mid-Canada Communications.[5] In 1996, CKNS and its sister stations CKNR and CJNR were sold to North Channel Broadcasters,[6] which established the contemporary CKNR-FM and shut down all three AM signals.

References

  1. ↑ Decision CRTC 76-53 - Approval to operate a new AM radio station at Espanola, Ontario - February 6, 1976.
  2. ↑ Rainbow Country Gets New Voice, Northern Life, page A6, October 6, 1976
  3. ↑ Decision CRTC 85-146
  4. ↑ Decision CRTC 86-205
  5. ↑ Decision CRTC 90-676
  6. ↑ Decision CRTC 96-396
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