CKUL-FM
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| City of license | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
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| Branding | Radio 96.5 |
| Slogan | Halifax's New Music Mix |
| Frequency | 96.5 MHz (FM) |
| First air date | August 30, 1990 as CIEZ-FM |
| Format | Adult album alternative |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| Callsign meaning | C KUL (sounds like "Cool" for former branding) |
| Owner | Newcap Radio |
| Sister stations | CFRQ-FM |
| Website | www |
CKUL-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting at 96.5 FM in Halifax, Nova Scotia. CKUL's studios are located on Kempt Road in Halifax, while its transmitter is located on Washmill Lake Drive in Clayton Park. The station currently broadcasts an adult alternative/Triple A format branded as Radio 96.5. The station is owned by Newcap Radio which also owns sister station CFRQ-FM.
Prior to August 2013, CKUL-FM had a Classic hits format branded as 96.5 KOOL FM.
History
After receiving CRTC approval on March 5, 1990,[1] it first went on the air on August 30 of that year as "96.5 Sun FM", under the call letters CIEZ-FM with what was originally a hybrid beautiful music and Country format. Shortly thereafter, the station became adult contemporary. On August 30, 2001, the station became adult hits, branded as "FM 96.5". At 7:35 AM on November 1, 2004, CIEZ rebranded as "96.5 Kool FM", and adopted its current call letters. The adult hits format evolved into classic hits over the years.
The station was operated for several years as a joint venture between Newcap Radio and CHUM Limited (later purchased by CTVglobemedia), as part of their five-station "Metro Radio Group" LMA, later disbanded by order of the CRTC. In 2007, both companies received approval to convert their remaining AM stations in the market, CFDR and CJCH respectively, to the FM band, which would give each company two wholly owned FM stations in the Halifax market, the maximum permitted under current CRTC regulations.
Newcap later acquired CTV's share of CKUL,[2] while announcing the sale of CFDR to Rogers Radio, which became CFLT-FM.
On August 26, 2013, at Noon, after playing "Thank You for Being a Friend" by Andrew Gold, CKUL flipped to AAA, branded as "Radio 96.5." The first song on "Radio" was "It's Time" by Imagine Dragons.[3]
Former logo
Footnotes
- ↑ Decision CRTC 90-216
- ↑ Newcap press release, March 10, 2008
- ↑ [1]
External links
- Radio 96.5
- CKUL-FM history at Canadian Communications Foundation
- Query the REC's Canadian station database for CKUL-FM
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