CKFF-FM
| File:Drumbeat Radio CKFF-FM.jpg | |
| Frequency | 104.1 MHz (FM) |
|---|---|
| Branding | Drumbeat Radio |
| Programming | |
| Format | First Nations community radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Kebaowek First Nation |
| History | |
First air date | 2020 |
| Technical information | |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 6,000 watts |
| HAAT | 55.5 metres |
| Links | |
| Website | drumbeatradio |
CKFF-FM is a First Nations community radio station that operates at 104.1 MHz (FM) in Kipawa, Quebec, Canada.
Branded as Drumbeat Radio, the station airs a variety of programs, interviews, stories, culture and music including country, rock, pop and more. [1]
History
On November 13, 2018, Kebaowek First Nation (OBCI) received approval from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to operate a new english-language Indigenous (Type B Native) FM radio programming in Kipawa, Quebec which would operate at 104.1 MHz (channel 281A) with an average effective radiated power (ERP) of 6,000 watts (non-directional antenna with an effective height of antenna above average terrain of 55.5 metres). [2]
The station signed on the air as Drumbeat Radio in April 2020. [3]
On August 30, 2024, Kebaowek First Nation received CRTC approval to increase CKFF-FM's power from 6,000 to 8,650 watts and raising the antenna height from 55.5 to 67.2 metres (EHAAT) with a non-directional radiation pattern. [4] [5]
References
- ^ Kipawa Radio Station Drumbeat Radio CKFF 104.1 FM - explorekipawa.com
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2018-423, Indigenous FM radio station in Kipawa, CRTC, November 13, 2018
- ^ Kebaowek First Nation Newsletter, see pages 2 and 3, June 2020 (PDF)
- ^ 2024-0406-0L2024-42 2024-08-30 Approved - CRTC August 30, 2024
- ^ CRTC - Technical Changes To CKFF 104.1 Kebaowek Approved, radiowest.ca, September 3, 2024
External links
- drumbeatradio.ca
- CKFF-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
- CKFF-FM in the REC Canadian station database
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