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.

CKLH-FM
CityHamilton, Ontario
Broadcast areaGreater Toronto and Hamilton Area, Waterloo Region, Niagara Region
Frequency102.9 MHz (FM)
Branding102.9 K-Lite
SloganMore Music Variety
Programming
FormatAdult contemporary
Ownership
OwnerBell 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
ClassB
ERP40,300 watts
HAAT122 meters (400 ft)
Links
Websiteiheartradio.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

References
  1. Decision CRTC 86-434
  2. Decision CRTC 93-569
  3. Decision CRTC 99-172
  4. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2002-95

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