CHLK-FM, branded as 88.1 myFM, is a Canadian radio station offering an adult contemporary format with a focus on local/regional news programming broadcasting at 88.1 FM in Perth, Ontario. The station was founded by Norm Wright and Brian Perkin in 2007. The station is located at 43 Wilson Street West in the town of Perth,[2] while the antenna is at the top of a Bell Mobility cell tower located at the edge of town on Sproule Road off Lanark Road 511, approximately 1 kilometre (0.62 miles) north of Dufferin Street (Highway 7).[citation needed]
| Broadcast area | Rideau Lakes Region |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 88.1 MHz (FM) |
| Branding | 88.1 myFM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Adult contemporary/ community |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | My Broadcasting Corporation |
| History | |
First air date | August 10, 2007[1] |
Call sign meaning | CH Lake (former branding) or CH Lanark County (broadcast area) |
| Technical information | |
| Class | A |
| ERP | maximum 5,400 watts |
| HAAT | 91.5 meters (300 ft) |
| Links | |
| Website | 88.1 myFM |
The station was licensed by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission on March 14, 2006,[3] and began its first official broadcast day on August 10, 2007, at 6:00am as Lake 88.1. On December 13, 2010, the station received approval from the CRTC to increase the average effective radiated power (ERP) from 700 to 2,800 watts (maximum ERP from 1,350 to 5,400 watts with an average height of antenna above average terrain of 91.5 metres).[4] Lake 88.1 increased its signal strength at 12:10pm on April 12, 2011. In 2014, Norm Wright retired and sold his shares to partner Brian Perkin and his wife Jennifer Perkin.[citation needed]
CHLK-FM receives interference from WSLZ on 88.1 FM out of Cape Vincent, New York, in the Westport and areas north of Kingston.[citation needed]
On February 26, 2021, Brian Perkin (Perth FM Radio Inc.), the owner of CHLK-FM sold the station to My Broadcasting Corporation (MBC)[5] and was approved by the CRTC on March 12, 2021.[6]
On January 29, 2024, CHLK-FM dropped its longtime Lake 88.1 branding and rebranded the station as 88.1 myFM retaining the adult contemporary format.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Lake 88 - when did Lake 88 first Launch?". Archived from the original on 2008-12-22. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
- ^ "Contact Us - Lake 88". Lake88.ca. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
- ^ CRTC Decision 2006-66, English-language FM radio station in Perth, CRTC, March 14, 2006
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2010-934, CHLK-FM Perth – Technical change, CRTC, December 13, 2010
- ^ Perth's Lake 88 FM sold to Renfrew's My Broadcasting Corporation, Inside Ottawa Valley, February 26, 2021
- ^ 2021-0016-3 Change to the ownership and effective control of Perth FM Radio Inc., will be owned and controlled by My Broadcasting Corporation, CRTC, March 12, 2021 (published March 16, 2021) under Broadcasting — Administrative Applications (Decided)
- ^ 'A change': Lake 88.1 officially shifts branding to Lanark and Leeds 88.1 myFM, aligning with other My Broadcasting Corporation's stations, Inside Ottawa Valley, February 3, 2024
External links
edit- 88.1 myFM
- Lake 88.1
- CHLK-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
- CHLK-FM in the REC Canadian station database
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