CKNO-FM
CKNO-FM (102.3 MHz, 102.3 Now! Radio) is a radio station in Edmonton, Alberta. Owned by the Jim Pattison Group, it broadcasts a hot adult contemporary format.
As of Feb 28, 2021, CKNO is the number one-listened-to radio station in the Edmonton market according to a PPM data report released by Numeris. [1]
History
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The station received approval by the CRTC on October 17, 2008,[2] and officially launched on February 23, 2010.[3] On July 10, 2014, Rawlco announced the sale of CKNO and sister station CIUP to the Jim Pattison Group.[4]
Since the acquisition, Pattison has also extended the Now! format and branding (which carries a focus on topical discussions) to sister stations in Winnipeg and Vancouver (the latter has since changed formats). CKCE-FM in Calgary also uses a similar format, but as Today Radio.[5][6] Beginning in 2024, both stations run the Edmonton-based Crash & Mars show in the morning drive slot as a cost-saving move.[7]
References
- ^ "Winter 2021 PPM Data". Retrieved 2021-04-17.
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2008-288, Licensing of new radio stations to serve Edmonton, Alberta, CRTC, October 17, 2008
- ^ "New radio station at 102.3 FM launches in Edmonton". Archived from the original on 2010-04-03. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
- ^ "Edmonton radio stations Now! and Up! sold to Pattison broadcast group". Edmonton Journal. 11 July 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2014.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "102.7 Now Radio Debuts in Vancouver". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
- ^ Venta, Lance (June 30, 2022). "Rogers Launches Sonic Radio Vancouver". RadioInsight. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
- ^ "As Broadcast Radio Struggles to Compete, Morning Show Hosts Are Losing Their Jobs". Billboard. July 23, 2024. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
External links
- 102.3 Now! Radio
- CKNO-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
- CKNO-FM in the REC Canadian station database
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- CKUA 94.9
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- CIRK 97.3
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- CKER 101.7
- CKNO 102.3
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- CFMG 104.9
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- Alberta radio markets
- Banff
- Calgary
- Edmonton
- Fort McMurray
- Grande Prairie
- Lethbridge
- Lloydminster
- Medicine Hat
- Red Deer
- See also
- List of radio stations in Alberta