CKVI-FM

CKVI-FM
Kingston, Ontario;
Frequency	91.9 MHz (FM)
Branding	The Cave
Programming
Format	High school educational radio
Ownership
Owner	KCVI Educational Radio Station Inc.
History
First air date	1997
Call sign meaning	C Kingston Collegiate and Vocational Institute
Technical information
Class	LP
ERP	6.5 watts
HAAT	34.5 meters (113 ft)
Links
Website	thecave.ca

CKVI-FM is a Canadian community radio station, owned and operated by Kingston Collegiate and Vocational Institute in Kingston, Ontario. The station broadcasts at 91.9 on the FM dial, and uses the on-air brand The Cave. CKVI was the first high school radio station to be granted a broadcasting license by the CRTC.

CKVI now broadcasts up to 52 hours a week. Its programming includes multiple styles, cultures, and genres of music.

History

Initially licensed by the CRTC in 1996,^[1] it was the first licensed high school radio station in Canada. The station didn't go on air until the 1997–1998 school year because the station is run by high school students and had to wait until the start of the following year.

The station is run by students who are part of the Radio Broadcasting county-wide focus program which is open to any Grade 11, 12, and returning 12th year students in the Limestone District School Board.

On November 28, 2016, KCVI Educational Radio Station Incorporated (KCVI) applied to operate the station as a regular-powered radio station.^[2] The CRTC approved KCVI's application on May 5, 2017.^[3]

On April 5, 2022, the CRTC approved KCVI's application to increase CKVI's effective radiated power (ERP) from 7 to 30 watts, and decrease the effective height of the antenna above average terrain (HAAT) from 34.5 to 33 metres. ^[4]