CKRY-FM

CKRY-FM
Calgary , Alberta ;
Broadcast area	Calgary Metropolitan Region
Frequency	105.1 MHz ( FM ) ( HD Radio )
Branding	Country 105
Programming
Format	Country ; HD2: CHQR
Affiliations	Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner	Corus Entertainment ; (Corus Radio Company) ;
Sister stations	CHQR , CFGQ-FM , CICT-DT , CISA-DT
History
First air date	July 9, 1982
Call sign meaning	C ( K )alga RY (broadcast area) or ; C ( K )ount RY (format)
Technical information
Class	C
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	298.5 meters (979 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	51°03′00″N 114°04′30″W / 51.050°N 114.075°W
Repeater(s)	CKRY-FM-2 93.3 Banff
Links
Website	country105.com

CKRY-FM is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts a country format at 105.1 FM in Calgary , Alberta . The station uses its on-air brand name Country 105 . The station is owned by Corus Entertainment , which also owns sister stations CHQR , CFGQ-FM , CICT-DT , and CISA-DT . CKRY's studios are located on 17th Ave SW near Westbrook Mall , while its transmitter is located at 85th Street Southwest and Old Banff Coach Road in western Calgary.

As of Winter 2020, CKRY is the 5th-most-listened-to radio station in the Calgary market according to a PPM data report released by Numeris . ^[1] Country 105 has been awarded Station of the Year several times, most recently in 2019. ^[2]

A transmitter located in Banff , Alberta, rebroadcasts the station at 93.3 FM. ^[3]

In December 2015, CKRY launched HD Radio services, becoming the first station in Alberta to do so. Their HD2 sub-channel airs a simulcast of sister station CHQR . ^[4] On April 1. 2016, Corus acquired Shaw Media , giving CKRY two TV stations ( CISA and CICT ) for additional sister networks. CKRY is simulcast across Canada on Bell Satellite TV satellite channel 968. ^[5]

References [ edit ]

^ "Winter 2020 PPM Data" . Retrieved 2021-04-01 .
^ "Site Unavailable" .
^ (CRTC), Government of Canada, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (20 April 2000). "ARCHIVED - Decision CRTC 2000-108, Addition of a transmitter of CKRY-FM at Banff" . www.crtc.gc.ca . {{ cite web }}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link )
^ "Canada Stations" .
^ http://www.bell.ca/Styles/tv/all_languages/all_regions/pdfs/U3753%20WHS%20Prog%20Channel-DTH%20ON%20FEB%202016%20E.pdf ^{[
bare URL PDF
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External links [ edit ]

Country 105
CKRY-FM history - Canadian Communications Foundation
CKRY-FM in the REC Canadian station database

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[1] "Winter 2020 PPM Data" . Retrieved 2021-04-01 .

[2] "Site Unavailable" .

[3] (CRTC), Government of Canada, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (20 April 2000). "ARCHIVED - Decision CRTC 2000-108, Addition of a transmitter of CKRY-FM at Banff" . www.crtc.gc.ca . {{ cite web }}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link )

[4] "Canada Stations" .

[5] ttp://www.bell.ca/Styles/tv/all_languages/all_regions/pdfs/U3753%20WHS%20Prog%20Channel-DTH%20ON%20FEB%202016%20E.pdf ^{[
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FM	CJWE-FM 88.1 CJSI-FM 88.9 CBCX-FM 89.7 CKMP-FM 90.3 CJSW-FM 90.9 CJAY-FM 92.1 CFEX-FM 92.9 CKUA-FM-1 93.7 CHKF-FM 94.7 CKWD-FM 95.3 CHFM-FM 95.9 CJAQ-FM 96.9 CHUP-FM 97.7 CIBK-FM 98.5 CBR-1-FM 99.1 CFXO-FM 99.7 CKUV-FM 100.9 CKCE-FM 101.5 CBR-FM 102.1 CFXL-FM 103.1 CBRF 103.9 CKMR-FM 104.5 CKRY-FM 105.1 HD2 CKYR-FM 106.7 CFGQ-FM 107.3 CIRI-FM 107.9
Digital HD Radio	105.1-1 105.1-2
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