Rock radio station in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
CHKS-FM
is a Canadian
radio station
, which broadcasts at 106.3
FM
in
Sarnia
, Ontario. The station broadcasts a
classic hits
format with the brand name
Cool 106.3
and it also serves
Port Huron, Michigan
.
[1]
CHKS-FM broadcasts in
HD
.
[2]
Range
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CHKS-FM can be heard in parts of Eastern Michigan, as far west as
Flint, Michigan
. The station conflicts with
WGER
of
Saginaw
, in
Genesee
and
Lapeer
Counties, though those with directional antennas can tune either station in these areas. The 106.3 FM signal has been heard as far south as
Monroe
; however, reception can be difficult due to FM translator W292DK in
Oak Park
which is also on 106.3 FM. This situation tends to cause interference in southern
St. Clair County
, as well as in
Macomb County
. In Ontario, interference seems minimal.
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[4]
History
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Dancy Broadcasting launched the station in 1969, as an
AM
station with the callsign CKJD and a contemporary
MOR
format. The station's original AM frequency was 1250 AM.
Rogers Communications
acquired it in 1972, and moved to 1110 AM in 1977. In 1981, Rogers also launched an FM sister station,
CJFI
.
CKJD and CJFI were sold to
Maclean-Hunter
subsidiary Blue Water Broadcasting in 1987. The following year, CKJD adopted a
country
format with the new call sign CKTY.
When Rogers acquired Maclean-Hunter in 1994, the Blue Water stations were transferred to
Blackburn Radio
. Blackburn converted the station to FM in 1999,
[5]
and gave the station its current call sign, CHKS-FM and changed to an
active rock
format under the moniker
K106.3, Sarnia's Best Rock
.
On July 1, 2020 at 1:06 pm, CHKS ended its
active rock
format with playing "
Fireworks
" by
The Tragically Hip
repeatedly from 12:00 p.m. until 1:06 p.m. The first song played on the new
rock
-oriented
classic hits
-based
Cool 106.3
was "
Electric Avenue
" by
Eddy Grant
.
References
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External links
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42°52′9″N
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42.86917°N 82.39389°W
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42.86917; -82.39389