CKLH-FM
CKLH-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 102.9 FM in Hamilton, Ontario. The station broadcasts an adult contemporary format branded as 102-9 K-Lite. The station is owned by Bell Media. CKLH's studios are located on Upper Wentworth Street in Hamilton, while its transmitter is located atop the Niagara Escarpment near Burlington.
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City | Hamilton, Ontario |
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Broadcast area | Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area, Waterloo Region, Niagara Region |
Frequency | 102.9 MHz (FM) |
Branding | 102.9 K-Lite |
Slogan | More Music Variety |
Programming | |
Format | Adult contemporary |
Ownership | |
Owner | Bell Media (Bell Media Radio) |
History | |
First air date | 1986 |
Call sign meaning | Canada Knows Les Horton or C K- Lite Hamilton (branding and broadcast area) |
Technical information | |
Class | B |
ERP | 40,300 watts |
HAAT | 122 meters (400 ft) |
Links | |
Website | iheartradio.ca/k-lite |
History
The station received CRTC approval on May 8, 1986,[1] and was launched on October 7, 1986, by Armadale Communications, the owner of CKOC. The "LH" in the call sign stood for Les Horton, CKOC's first broadcast engineer.
Armadale sold the stations to London Communications in 1993.[2] London Communications subsequently sold them to Telemedia in 1999,[3] and Telemedia was itself acquired by Standard Broadcasting in 2002.[4] In October 2007, Astral Media acquired Standard Broadcasting's terrestrial radio and television assets, including CKLH. Shortly after Astral acquired the station, CKLH adopted a more adult top 40 format; this ended in November 2009 when the station returned to its adult contemporary status after Boxing Day 2009, and regarding the flip from AC to adult hits at then-sister CJEZ in Toronto, which became CHBM after that.
With the merger of Astral Media and Bell Media, CKLH became a Bell Media owned station on July 5, 2013.
Current on-air schedule
- Sunni & Hayes Morning Show - Weekdays: 5:30am-9am
- Darrin Laidman - Weekdays: 9am-2pm
- On Air with Ryan Seacrest - Weeknights (syndicated)
- Julie Vanderlip - Weekends
- American Top 40 with Ryan Seacrest - Weekends (syndicated)
References
External links
- 102-9 K-Lite
- CKLH-FM history – Canadian Communications Foundation
- CKLH-FM in the REC Canadian station database