CKFF-FM explained

CKFF-FM
City:Kipawa, Quebec
Branding:Drumbeat Radio
Format:First Nations community radio
Frequency: (FM)
Erp:6,000 watts
Haat:55.5 metres
Class:A

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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://explorekipawa.com/kipawa-radio-station-drumbeat-radio-ckff-104-1-fm/ Kipawa Radio Station Drumbeat Radio CKFF 104.1 FM
  2. https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2018/2018-423.htm Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2018-423
  3. http://newsletters.kebaowek.ca/2020%20-%20June.pdf Kebaowek First Nation Newsletter