CKRY-FM
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| Broadcast area | Calgary Metropolitan Region |
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| Frequency | 105.1 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | Country 105 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Subchannels | HD2: CHQR |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| CHQR, CFGQ-FM, CICT-DT, CISA-DT | |
| History | |
First air date | July 9, 1982 |
Call sign meaning | Either "Calgary" or "country" |
| Technical information | |
| Class | C |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 298.5 metres (979 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 51°03′00″N 114°04′30″W / 51.050°N 114.075°W |
| Repeater | CKRY-FM-2 93.3 Banff |
| Links | |
| Website | country105.com |
CKRY-FM is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts a country format at 105.1 FM in Calgary, Alberta. The station uses its on-air brand name Country 105. The station is owned by Corus Entertainment, which also owns sister stations CHQR, CFGQ-FM, CICT-DT, and CISA-DT. CKRY's studios are located on 17th Ave SW near Westbrook Mall, while its transmitter is located at 85th Street Southwest and Old Banff Coach Road in western Calgary.
As of Winter 2020, CKRY is the 5th-most-listened-to radio station in the Calgary market according to a PPM data report released by Numeris.[1] Country 105 has been awarded Station of the Year several times, most recently in 2019.[2]
A transmitter located in Banff, Alberta, rebroadcasts the station at 93.3 FM.[3]
In December 2015, CKRY launched HD Radio services, becoming the first station in Alberta to do so. Their HD2 sub-channel airs a simulcast of sister station CHQR.[4] On April 1. 2016, Corus acquired Shaw Media, giving CKRY two TV stations (CISA and CICT) for additional sister networks. CKRY is simulcast across Canada on Bell Satellite TV satellite channel 968.[5]
References
- ^ "Calgary Winter 2020 PPM Data". RadioWest dot ca. Forum Software. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ Raine, Michael (13 May 2019). "Winners revealed for 2019 Canadian music broadcast industry awards". Canadian Musician. Canadian Musician - Shorttakes. Archived from the original on 23 September 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ^ "ARCHIVED - Decision CRTC 2000-108, Addition of a transmitter of CKRY-FM at Banff". Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission. Government of Canada. 20 April 2000.
- ^ "Find Stations: Canada". HD Radio. XPERI. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
- ^ Channel Listing / Satellite TV (PDF), Bell Satellite TV, 25 February 2016
External links
- Country 105
- CKRY-FM history - Canadian Communications Foundation
- CKRY-FM in the REC Canadian station database