CKYR-FM

CKYR-FM

City	Calgary, Alberta
Branding	RED FM Calgary
Slogan	Reflecting Ethnic Diversity
Frequency	106.7 MHz (FM)
First air date	May 3, 2013
Format	Multicultural
Owner	South Asian Broadcasting Corporation
Webcast	Listen live
Website	calgary.redfm.ca

CKYR-FM is a radio station which operates a multilingual/ethnic radio station on the frequency of 106.7 MHz/FM in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. CKYR's studios are located on Westwinds Drive Northeast in Calgary, while its transmitter is located on Old Banff Coach Road in western Calgary.

History

On May 24, 2012, Multicultural Broadcasting Corporation Inc. received a licence from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to operate a new ethnic commercial radio station to serve Calgary.^[1]

In February 2013, the station is doing on-air tests and will be branded as RED FM.^[2] The station launched on May 3, 2013.^[3]

Notes

CIRI-FM, a very low power traffic radio station operating at 106.5 MHz is an adjacent frequency to the new proposed multicultural station at 106.7 MHz. There are possibilities that one of these stations may have to change frequencies to avoid interference.

Programming

CKYR's programming is primarily South Asian (Hindi and Punjabi) but it also airs programming in the following languages: Arabic, Bengali, Croatian, Fijian, Gujarati, Korean, Persian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Sindhi, Spanish, Tagalog, Tamil and Vietnamese.

References

↑ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2012-308, Licensing of new radio stations to serve Calgary, Alberta, CRTC, May 24, 2012
↑ RED FM (CKYR) 106.7 Calgary is on the air testing, Radio West - Canadian Radio News, February 17, 2013
↑ Calgary’s Newest Radio Station, Red FM 106.7 FM, Launched on May 3, 2013, mediamag.ca

External links

Radio stations in Calgary, Alberta

AM	CFFR 660 CJLI 700 CHQR 770 CFAC 960 CBR 1010 CKMX 1060

SW	CFVP 6.03 MHz

FM	CKAV-3 88.1 (defunct) CJSI 88.9 CBCX 89.7 CKMP 90.3 CJSW 90.9 CJAY 92.1 CFEX 92.9 CKUA-1 93.7 CHKF 94.7 CKWD 95.3 CHFM 95.9 CJAQ 96.9 CHUP 97.7 CIBK 98.5 CBR-1 99.1 VF5001 100.3 CKUV 100.9 CKCE 101.5 CBR 102.1 CFXL 103.1 CBRF 103.9 CKOV 104.5 CKRY 105.1 CIRI 106.5 CKYR 106.7 CFGQ 107.3 VF5002 107.9

Specialty services	Sur Sagar Radio Sur Sangam Radio

HD Radio	105.1-1 105.1-2

Alberta radio markets Banff Calgary Edmonton Fort McMurray Grande Prairie Lethbridge Lloydminster Medicine Hat Red Deer See also List of radio stations in Alberta

Coordinates: 51°04′21″N 114°15′38″W / 51.07250°N 114.26056°W / 51.07250; -114.26056

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