CKNO-FM
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". CKNO-FM (102.3 MHz, 102.3 Now! Radio) is a radio station in Edmonton, Alberta. Owned by the Jim Pattison Group, it broadcasts a hot adult contemporary format.
As of Feb 28, 2021, CKNO is the top radio station in the Edmonton market according to a PPM data report released by Numeris. [1]
History
The station received approval by the CRTC on October 17, 2008,[2] and officially launched on February 23, 2010 as 102.3 Now! Radio.[3] At launch, Rawlco's programming director Doug Pringle stated that Now! Radio would have a large focus on music from singer-songwriters, uninterrupted blocks of music as long as 90 minutes from 9 a.m. to 6 a.m. daily, and encourage DJs to engage in topical discussions. The Crash & Mars morning show from Regina, Saskatchewan sister station CIZL-FM also relocated to CKNO.[3]
On July 10, 2014, Rawlco announced the sale of CKNO and sister station CIUP to the Jim Pattison Group.[4]
Since the acquisition, Pattison has extended the Now! format and branding (which carries a focus on topical discussions) to sister stations, such as CKPK in Vancouver, and CHNW-FM in Winnipeg; however, these two stations would both drop the format in favour of modern rock in 2024.[5][6] CKCE-FM in Calgary also uses a similar format, but as Today Radio.[7][8] It has also syndicated the Crash & Mars show to sister stations, often as a replacement for local morning shows due to cost cutting measures.[9]
References
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External links
- 102.3 Now! Radio
- CKNO-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
- CKNO-FM in the REC Canadian station database
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