CKHK-FM

CKHK-FM

Hawkesbury, Ontario
Broadcast area	Hawkesbury
Frequency	107.7 MHz (FM)
Branding	Hot Country 107.7
Programming
Format	Country
Affiliations	Compass Media Networks Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner	Evanov Communications (Sale pending to Radio communautaire Cornwall-Alexandria)
Sister stations	CHRC-FM, CFWC-FM, CKDX-FM
History
First air date	April 14, 2008
Call sign meaning	CK HawKesbury (broadcast area)
Technical information
Class	A
ERP	1,100 watts
HAAT	71.5 meters (235 ft)
Links
Website	hotcountry1077.ca

CKHK-FM (107.7 MHz) is a Canadian radio station licensed to Hawkesbury, Ontario. Owned by Evanov Communications, it broadcasts a country format branded as Hot Country 107.7.

History

On June 27, 2007, Ottawa Media Inc. was licensed by the CRTC to operate a new FM station at Hawkesbury.[1]

On April 14, 2008 at 9:00 AM, the station was launched as 107.7 The Jewel, with a soft adult contemporary format.

In May 2021, the station flipped to country as Hot Country 107.7, as part of a realignment of several Evanov stations.[2]

On September 5, 2024, Evanov announced that the station, along with CJWL-FM in Ottawa and CHRC-FM in Rockland, would close effective September 20, 2024, due to increased competition, changing listener habits, and economic conditions brought upon by the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] However, on September 19, Evanov announced that it had reached agreements to sell all three stations instead, with an agreement to sell CKHK and CHRC to Radio communautaire Cornwall-Alexandria—the cooperative that owns CHOD-FM 92.1 Go FM in Cornwall—pending CRTC approval. While CHOD is a francophone station, it was stated that the new owner would continue operating both stations with English-language programming.[4]

References

1. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2007-204
2. "Evanov rebranding four Ontario-Quebec stations". Cartt.ca. 2021-05-03. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
3. "Evanov to shutter three FM stations". Broadcast Dialogue. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
4. Thiessen, Connie (2024-09-19). "GO FM to acquire two Evanov stations set for closure". Broadcast Dialogue. Retrieved 2024-09-23.

External links

• Hot Country 107.7
• CKHK-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
• CKHK-FM in the REC Canadian station database

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